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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
Polls close in 5 states
Polls in five states closed at 10 p.m. ET: Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon and Utah.
New York AG Letitia James projected to win reelection
Democratic New York Attorney General Letitia James, a Trump adversary, is projected to win reelection against Republican challenger Saritha Komatireddy.
James gained national attention through her 2022 lawsuit against Trump, his company and members of his family alleging net worth inflation. The lawsuit led to a $454 million civil fraud judgment that was thrown out by an appeals court in 2025.
Cabinet officials, top aides gathered in White House for election night watch party: Sources
Members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet, senior White House staff and political advisers are currently gathered in the East Room monitoring election results as they come in, according to a White House official and sources familiar with the matter.
Trump and Vice President JD Vance joined the election night watch party in the East Room later in the evening, sources familiar with the matter said.
-ABC News' Katherine Faulders, Nicholas Kerr and Michelle Stoddart
Arkansas Gov. Huckabee Sanders projected to win reelection
Republican Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is projected to win reelection, defeating Democratic challenger Fred Love.