Acton is projected winner in the governor race against GOP's Vivek Ramaswamy.
Projections for winners are coming in for some of the key races 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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Republican Andy Barr is projected to defeat Democrat Charles Booker for the Kentucky Senate seat that was left open after former Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced he was not running for reelection.
About 6 in 10 Iowa Senate voters are "very concerned" about the cost of healthcare, according to early ABC News Voter Polls. Asked which party is better able to handle healthcare, just less than half of voters say the Democratic Party and about one-third say the Republican Party.
Roughly two-thirds of Iowa Senate voters rate the condition of the nation's economy negatively, according to early ABC News Voter Polls, including about one-third who say it is "poor."
In a state Trump carried by 13 percentage points in 2024, about 4 in 10 Iowa Senate voters approve of the way he is handling his job as president, while nearly 6 in 10 disapprove, according to preliminary ABC News Voter Polls. This includes around half of voters who say that they “strongly disapprove" of Trump's performance.
-ABC News' Nicky Bell
Democratic candidate Helena Foulkes, who defeated incumbent Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in the Democratic primary, is projected to win the election for governor.
She is projected to defeat Republican challenger Aaron Guckian.
Polls have closed in Arkansas as of 8:30 p.m. ET.
