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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Pappas wins New Hampshire Senate seat, Sununu concedes
Democrat, Chris Pappas, Projected Winner, Senate New Hampshire.
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Democrat Christopher Pappas is projected to win the Senate seat in New Hampshire, defeating former Sen. John Sununu.
Pappas is now set to be the first openly gay senator elected from New Hampshire.
Sununu told supporters Tuesday night that he was conceding in the U.S. Senate race.
“This has been an incredible campaign, but it is not our night. I called Chris to congratulate him a few minutes ago,” he said.
-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim
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Michigan, New Mexico say DOJ monitors behaved improperly
Election officials in Michigan and New Mexico accused Justice Department monitors of improper behavior on Tuesday.
In New Mexico, officials said they "received reports that verified monitors with the Department of Justice have been asking some unusual questions and questioning voters in Bernalillo County."
Workers process absentee ballots for Detroit residents in the 2026 General Election at Huntington Place, October 30, 2026 in Detroit, Michigan.
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In Flint and Dearborn, Michigan, officials said the election monitors "were asking poll workers for copies of their training materials," which a spokesperson for the Michigan Department of State said is not permitted under the law.
The DOJ on Tuesday sent upward of 900 election monitors to polling places in all 50 states -- far more than the usual number. New Mexico and Michigan officials said they have lodged complaints with the Justice Department.
Justice Department spokesperson Kristen Pels told ABC News that monitors in Michigan "asked their typical questions about election official training," and said that "we are allowed to talk to voters after they've voted and are leaving the polling location, which is a longstanding practice in the division."
Pels said Justice Department officials spoke with the New Mexico secretary of state on Tuesday night and "we believe the issue is resolved."
-ABC News' Lucien Bruggeman
44 minutes ago
All North Carolina polls close
All polls have closed in North Carolina as of 8:15 p.m. ET, after some polling places had their hours extended.
-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim
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Homeland Security will be 'gathering voting logs,' Markwayne Mullin says
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in an interview on Tuesday afternoon that the agency will be "gathering voting logs" to ensure nobody voted illegally.
"After this election, we'll be gathering all the data," Mullin said on the "Will Cain Show."
Mullin was spotted heading into the West Wing earlier on Tuesday. He said it's Homeland Security's job to ensure the election is fair.
DHS has been spearheading voter fraud investigations through Homeland Security Investigations, the department's investigative arm.
