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Election 2026 live results: Hakeem Jeffries officially launches bid to be 1st Black speaker of the House
House Democrats will hold leadership elections on Nov. 18.
Democrats won several key races in the high-stakes midterm elections -- with ABC News projecting that Democrats will take control of the Senate and the House.
Key Headlines
- Mississippi Senate race: Democrat Colom leads Republican Hyde-Smith by about 1,000 votes
- Close-race audits for 6 Kansas races, including governor race
- Tom Emmer faces challenge for minority whip
- Hakeem Jeffries officially launches bid for speaker of the House
- NRCC chair concedes North Carolina House race
- Trump says Vance post blaming GOP losses on Iran war is ‘largely true,’ takes no personal responsibility for midterm losses
Republican Phil Scott projected to be reelected as Vermont governor
Republican Gov. Phil Scott is projected to defeat Democratic opponent Amanda Janoo and win his reelection bid.
Independents key factor in Iowa Senate flip: ABC News Voter Polls
Josh Turek's victory in the Iowa Senate race was propelled by strength among independents and peeling off enough Trump 2024 voters, according to ABC News Voter Poll findings.
Self-identified independents in Iowa preferred Turek by around 20 percentage points, according to ABC News Voter Polls. Party-switching among Democrats and Republicans was relatively muted, but Turek captured more Republicans than Democrats who voted for GOP candidate Ashley Hinson, the data showed.
About 1 in 10 Iowa Senate voters who backed Trump in 2024 crossed over to Turek, while few Kamala Harris voters supported Hinson, according to ABC News Voter Polls.
-ABC News' Emily Guskin and Nicky Bell
Trump says 'we didn't get the people out,' voters 'didn’t like the candidates'
President Donald Trump spoke with Politico via phone on Tuesday night following the results of Tuesday's midterm election.
When asked what his message was tonight in the aftermath of the results, Trump said, "I wasn't on the ballot, and we didn't get the people out, but I wasn't on the ballot. If I was on the ballot, we would have won."
Pressed on his comments telling voters to pretend that he was on the ballot, Trump said that voters didn't agree.
"Yeah, I said, 'Say you're on the ballot. Think about me being on the ballot.' But they didn't agree, and they didn't like the candidates in most cases, just one of those things," Trump added.
-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr
Republican Ohio Rep. Max Miller concedes in reelection bid
Republican Ohio Rep. Max Miller conceded to Democratic challenger Brian Poindexter, saying in a post on social media that he is "disappointed at this evening's election results."
"I have fought earnestly to continue to represent the interests of my home and community in the Ohio 7th District," the post continued. "We have achieved great things in the last four years and I am disheartened that I cannot continue the good fight. I am very grateful for every one of you that came out and voted for me."
ABC has not yet projected a winner in the race.
-ABC News' Diana Paulsen