Ossoff is projected to win over his opponent, Republican Mike Collins.
Polls are closing around the country in the high-stakes midterm elections.
There are several key House and Senate races that could determine the balance of power in Congress as well as significant races for governor around the country. The elections could ultimately determine how effective President Donald Trump's agenda is in the back half of his second term.
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Five Democrats have won Senate seats in states where polls have closed.
Democratic candidate Juliana Stratton defeated her Republican opponent Don Tracy in the Illinois race.
Incumbent Sens. Chris Coons of Delaware, Cory Booker of New Jersey, Ed Markey of Massachusetts and Jack Reed or Rhode Island, were all projected to be reelected.
Four Democratic governors are projected to keep their seats: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro.
Polls have now closed in these states as of 8 p.m. ET: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, parts of Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, parts of Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, parts of North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, parts of South Dakota, Tennessee and parts of Texas.
Polls have also closed in Washington, D.C.
As AI and data centers have emerged as a key theme in the 2026 midterms, preliminary Voter Polls across a range of states indicate the issue is a concern for many voters.
In New Hampshire, AI data centers are a crucial factor for around a quarter of voters, of whom about 8 in 10 believe that AI will do more to help than hurt society, according to preliminary ABC News Voter Poll findings.
In Ohio, about 6 in 10 of the Senate voters in the state say artificial intelligence will do more to hurt society than to help it, according to preliminary ABC News Voter Polls, while around a quarter say it will do more to help and 1 in 5 say neither
In Nebraska, where independent U.S. Senate candidate Dan Osborn has made data centers a key issue in his campaign, about 6 in 10 Nebraska Senate voters say artificial intelligence will do more to hurt society than to help it, according to preliminary ABC News Voter Polls. Around a quarter say it will do more to help and 1 in 5 say neither.
Overall, around 1 in 5 Nebraskan Senate voters say AI data centers were crucial in their vote for Congress, according to preliminary ABC News Voter Polls.
In North Carolina, where Raleigh and other cities are voting on data center moratoriums, about 6 in 10 of North Carolina Senate voters say AI does more to hurt society, while roughly one-quarter say it does more to help society, according to preliminary ABC News Voter Poll findings.
