Year: 2026
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Twenty-six states complete unofficial results reporting by Nov. 4
Twenty-six states completed their unofficial reporting of the Nov. 3 election results by 5 pm EST on Nov. 4. Unofficial results include all Election Day, early voting, and absentee/mail-in ballots, but do not necessarily include provisional ballots, cured ballots, or ballots from overseas or military voters. Local and state governments finalize official election results during…
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How statewide ballot measure results compare with candidate results across five policy areas, including taxes, abortion, voter ID, and more.
Candidate results show who voters chose to hold office. Ballot measure results show how voters decided specific policy questions. Voters can elect a candidate while approving a policy the candidate opposes or rejecting one the candidate supports. For example, in Nevada, voters approved Question 6, a constitutional right to abortion, with 63.2%, and Question 7,…
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Bobby Pulido (D) defeated incumbent Monica De La Cruz (R) in the general election for Texas' 15th Congressional District
Bobby Pulido (D) defeated incumbent Monica De La Cruz (R) in the general election for Texas' 15th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Texas adopted a new U.S. House district map in 2025, changing the boundaries of the 15th District from those used in 2024. In an interview with the Texas Observer, University of Texas…
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Janelle Stelson (D) defeated incumbent Scott Perry (R) in the general election for Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District
Janelle Stelson (D) defeated incumbent Scott Perry (R) in the general election for Pennsylvania's 10th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. PoliticsPA's Louis Jacobson said Perry was the most vulnerable House incumbent in Pennsylvania in 2026: "[H]e has articulated the most conservative views of the four vulnerable Republicans on our list despite representing a district…
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Amish Shah (D) defeated Jay Feely (R) and three other candidates in the general election for Arizona's 1st Congressional District
Amish Shah (D) defeated Jay Feely (R) and three other candidates in the general election for Arizona's 1st Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Incumbent David Schweikert (R), first elected in 2010, ran for governor rather than seeking re-election. Local radio station KJZZ's Wayne Schutsky and Camryn Sanchez said, "Schweikert held the seat for 15…
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Where state parties disagreed, Democratic positions prevailed on 33 called ballot measures (62.3%) and Republican positions on 20 (37.7%); 17 measures remained uncalled
Of the 70 statewide ballot measures where state Democratic and Republican parties took opposing positions in 2026, results have been called for 53. Democratic positions prevailed on 33 (62.3%), and Republican positions prevailed on 20 (37.7%). Another 17 measures on which the parties disagreed remained uncalled as of Nov. 5. Based on the available vote…
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Trump issued four executive orders, two memoranda, and seven proclamations in October
President Donald Trump (R) issued four executive orders in October, bringing his second-term total to 292. The orders concerned diesel fuel taxes, sanctions on Russia and Iran, women’s health, and housing costs. Click here to read more about each order. Trump issued seven fewer orders in October than he did in September, when he issued…
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Incumbent Gabriel Vasquez (D) defeated Greg Cunningham (R) in the general election for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Gabriel Vasquez (D) defeated Greg Cunningham (R) in the general election for New Mexico's 2nd Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Vasquez defeated then-incumbent Yvette Herrell (R) 50.3%–49.6% in 2022. In 2024, Vasquez defeated Herrell 52.1%–47.9%, and President Donald Trump (R) defeated Kamala Harris (D) 49.9%–48.1% in the 2nd District. The 2nd District was…
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Voters approved abortion rights measures in two states, Nevada and Virginia, rejected a rights measure in Idaho, and a repeal in Missouri
Voters in four states decided abortion-related ballot measures in 2026. Here are the results and what they mean. Of the three measures to establish a state right to abortion, two passed, and one was defeated. Missouri voters defeated a measure that would have repealed the constitutional right to reproductive freedom they approved in 2024 and…