Election News

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New Jersey

Governor: Heading into Election Day, Phil Murphy seemed well-positioned to become the first Democrat reelected as governor here since 1977. That may still happen, but the race is much tighter than expected. As of this writing, Murphy and Republican Jack Ciattarelli are separated by fewer than 2,000 votes out of almost 2.4 million counted.

NJ State Legislature: A significant number of races remain uncalled. However, Democrats started the day with significant majorities in both branches and will likely remain in control as the remaining votes are counted.  NJ Legislature Live Results >> 

Virginia

Republicans swept all three statewide offices: Governor, Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General.  All Virginia Results >>

House of Delegates:  Democrats took control of the lower house of the Virginia Legislature in 2019 winning 55 of the 100 seats that year. As of this morning, Republicans have held all 45 of the districts they won in 2019 and flipped four Democratic-held districts (12, 63, 75 and 83). Democrats have won 46 seats.

Five Democratic-held districts remain uncalled. Republicans must win two of them to win a majority.  The table below shows the party leading as of about 8:30 AM ET Wednesday morning. See the live results below the table for the latest.

Live results for Virginia are on this page. Use the links below for other Election Day results.

Virginia

There are races for elected statewide offices and for the House of Delegates, the Virginia State House. By winning the governorship or taking control of the House of Delegates, Republicans can break the Democratic state government trifecta. The Virginia State Senate will next be contested in 2023.

Polls close at 7:00 PM ET.

Governor

Live results for New Jersey are on this page. Use the links below for other Election Day results.

New Jersey

Elections will be held for governor and both chambers of the state legislature. Democrats are likely to maintain their governing trifecta by again winning the governor's office and majorities in both the state senate and state house. Polls close at 8:00 PM Eastern Time.

Governor

While history says otherwise - no Democrat has been reelected as governor here since 1977 - Gov. Phil Murphy is favored to win a second term over the Republican nominee, Jack Ciattarelli. Recent polling has been pretty consistent, with Murphy holding an 8% lead in the Real Clear Politics average. 

Live results for congressional special elections are on this page. Use the links below for other Election Day results.

Congressional Special Elections

There are three open seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, which Democrats currently control with a 220-212 edge over Republicans.  Two of the vacancies will be filled Tuesday, and a primary will decide the nominees for the final one. Winners will serve through the remainder of the current Congress.

All 435 House seats will be up for a regular two-year term next November. As a result of redistricting, most of these 2022 races will be contested along different district lines.  

Ohio District 11

Live results for mayoral elections are on this page. Use the links below for other Election Day results.

Live results for state legislative special elections are on this page. Use the links below for other Election Day results..

State Legislative Special Elections

There are 7,383 seats in state legislatures across the 50 states. With that large a number, there are almost always vacancies that arise due to resignation or death. Special elections are held through the year; the ones below are taking place on Election Day itself. That timing could increase turnout, especially in those places where there are other high profile races or proposals on the ballot.

Poll closings shown in Eastern Time (ET). Your individual polling place may have different hours - do not rely on these times to determine when to vote.

Member data courtesy of Ballotpedia.

Rep. Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump and one of ten Republicans to vote for his impeachment in January, said Friday that he won't seek reelection next year.

One week until Election Day! See our First Look for a brief overview of the races we'll be following that day.

The final contest we're following before Election Day is a state house special election.

New Hampshire Cheshire District 9

Democratic Rep. Anthony Brown will run for attorney general of Maryland in 2022. He is looking to succeed fellow Democrat Brian Frosh, who announced last week that he would retire at the end of this term.

Brown represents the state's 4th congressional district. Like several others in this heavily gerrymandered state, it is difficult to describe geographically.

A new Monmouth University poll shows a dead heat in the Virginia gubernatorial race. Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin are tied at 46% each among registered voters. The result is an improvement for Youngkin; he had trailed by five points in last month's Monmouth survey. 

Using its electoral models, Monmouth says that "a range of reasonable outcomes" is a race decided by 3% or less in either direction. That is reflected in the 'Range' columns in the table below.