2026 Midterm Election Watch: Results & Key Races
Follow the races for Congress and governor, track the balance of power, and see where seats could flip.
Election Watch
Mississippi Senate results, key races, and the balance of power.
Mississippi U.S. Senate
Decision Desk HQ · Nov 5, 2026, 12:09 PM ET · Unofficial returns
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
 Scott ColomDemocrat | 466,735 | 49.04% |
 Cindy Hyde-SmithRepublican · Incumbent | 464,902 | 48.85% |
Ty PinkinsIndependent | 20,044 | 2.11% |
In its Nov. 5, 12:09 p.m. ET snapshot, DDHQ estimated more than 95% of the vote had been reported.
Compare vote shares
Each bar uses the same 0–100% scale.
What to watch in the count
Mail ballots
WDAM reported roughly 3,600 mail ballots outstanding on November 5. This earlier estimate is not a current statewide total of all uncounted ballots.
Affidavit ballots
WDAM reports a November 10 cure deadline. Ballot verification can change the count; no statewide affidavit total is established here.
County certification
WDAM reports counties must submit certified results by November 13. Certification and a newsroom projection are different milestones.
Balance of power
Each office retains its own source timestamp. Gray seats are uncalled, not seats assigned to the current leader.
U.S. Senate
NBC News via NBC Chicago · November 4 snapshot. Includes 2 independents in the Democratic caucus. Majority: 51.
Blue: Democratic · Red: Republican · Gray: uncalled. Seat positions show aggregate totals, not states or districts.
U.S. House
Ballotpedia · November 4, 4:12 p.m. ET snapshot. Majority: 218.
Blue: Democratic · Red: Republican · Gray: uncalled. Seat positions show aggregate totals, not states or districts.
Governors · all 50 states
Ballotpedia · November 4, 4:17 p.m. ET. Includes 6 D and 8 R offices not on the ballot.
Blue: Democratic · Red: Republican · Gray: uncalled. Seat positions show aggregate totals, not states or districts.
Interactive seat explorer
U.S. Senate · 100 seats
54 + 44 + 2 = 100 seats. Blocks show aggregate counts; they are not individual race locations.
NBC News reporting, November 4. Democratic caucus: 52 Democrats + 2 independents. Includes seats not on the ballot. 51 seats for a majority; Alaska and Mississippi uncalled.
All 100 seats shown.
Senate: the 54-seat Democratic caucus includes two independents. Governors: 28 Democratic, 20 Republican, 2 uncalled includes 14 offices not on the 2026 ballot. House: all 435 seats are on the ballot. These are projected or called totals, not certified final results.
Other key races
Candidate photos and dated reported returns. DDHQ newsroom projections are not final certification.
North Carolina · U.S. Senate
DDHQ projects Roy Cooper to win
November 4 · 2:00 p.m. ET · Unofficial returns
Roy Cooper
58.69%2,467,963 votes
Michael Whatley
39.07%1,643,088 votes
Gray: other candidates · Shares of all reported votes
View DDHQ race reporting ↗Michigan · Governor
DDHQ projects Jocelyn Benson to win
November 4 · 4:46 p.m. ET · Unofficial returns
Jocelyn Benson
54.53%2,597,141 votes
John James
43.75%2,083,491 votes
Gray: other candidates · Shares of all reported votes
View DDHQ race reporting ↗Michigan · U.S. Senate
DDHQ projects Abdul El-Sayed to win
November 4 · 4:46 p.m. ET · Unofficial returns
Abdul El-Sayed
52.51%2,504,274 votes
Mike Rogers
45.48%2,168,872 votes
Gray: other candidates · Shares of all reported votes
View DDHQ race reporting ↗Nine races. Historic firsts.
All nine governors featured in Maham Javaid’s November 4 NPR report. Historical context is also available through Georgia Public Broadcasting’s republication.
Both major-party candidates are shown below. Percentages include all reported votes, so other candidates may account for the remainder. Results are dated DDHQ snapshots, not certified final counts.
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Why it’s historic: First Black woman elected governor in U.S. history.
DDHQ projected winner2026 · Nov. 5, 11:40 a.m. ET · Unofficial returns
Keisha Lance Bottoms
54.33%2,271,403 votes
Rick Jackson
45.67%1,909,161 votes
Blue: Democratic · Red: Republican · Gray: other candidates (0.00%)
Reported margin: 362,242 votes
Deb Haaland
Why it’s historic: First Native American woman elected governor in the United States.
DDHQ projected winner2026 · Nov. 4, 3:22 a.m. ET · Unofficial returns
Deb Haaland
57.25%412,834 votes
Gregg Hull
42.75%308,315 votes
Blue: Democratic · Red: Republican · Gray: other candidates (0.00%)
Reported margin: 104,519 votes
Xavier Becerra
Why it’s historic: First Latino elected governor of California.
DDHQ projected winner2026 · Nov. 5, 12:30 p.m. ET · Unofficial returns
Xavier Becerra
64.36%5,268,634 votes
Steve Hilton
35.64%2,917,832 votes
Blue: Democratic · Red: Republican · Gray: other candidates (0.00%)
Reported margin: 2,350,802 votes
Gina Hinojosa
Why it’s historic: First Latina governor of Texas; first Democratic governor in over 30 years.
DDHQ projected winner2026 · Nov. 5, 12:03 p.m. ET · Unofficial returns
Gina Hinojosa
52.78%5,230,988 votes
Greg Abbott
45.66%4,525,046 votes
Blue: Democratic · Red: Republican · Gray: other candidates (1.56%)
Reported margin: 705,942 votes
Byron Donalds
Why it’s historic: First Black governor of Florida.
DDHQ projected winner2026 · Nov. 4, 3:00 a.m. ET · Unofficial returns
Byron Donalds
50.02%4,132,112 votes
David Jolly
48.71%4,024,180 votes
Blue: Democratic · Red: Republican · Gray: other candidates (1.27%)
Reported margin: 107,932 votes
David Crowley
Why it’s historic: First Black governor of Wisconsin.
DDHQ projected winner2026 · Nov. 4, 5:22 p.m. ET · Unofficial returns
David Crowley
54.00%1,441,003 votes
Tom Tiffany
46.00%1,227,696 votes
Blue: Democratic · Red: Republican · Gray: other candidates (0.00%)
Reported margin: 213,307 votes
Marsha Blackburn
Why it’s historic: First woman elected governor of Tennessee.
DDHQ projected winner2026 · Nov. 4, 2:41 a.m. ET · Unofficial returns
Marsha Blackburn
45.62%957,136 votes
Jerri Green
43.04%902,953 votes
Blue: Democratic · Red: Republican · Gray: other candidates (11.34%)
Reported margin: 54,183 votes
Amy Klobuchar
Why it’s historic: First woman governor of Minnesota.
DDHQ projected winner2026 · Nov. 4, 5:24 p.m. ET · Unofficial returns
Amy Klobuchar
55.52%1,570,189 votes
Lisa Demuth
42.66%1,206,626 votes
Blue: Democratic · Red: Republican · Gray: other candidates (1.82%)
Reported margin: 363,563 votes
Amy Acton
Why it’s historic: First woman elected governor of Ohio and its first Jewish governor.
DDHQ projected winner2026 · Nov. 4, 5:40 a.m. ET · Unofficial returns
Amy Acton
52.31%2,404,179 votes
Vivek Ramaswamy
44.38%2,039,731 votes
Blue: Democratic · Red: Republican · Gray: other candidates (3.31%)
Reported margin: 364,448 votes
Candidate portraits: DDHQ candidate directory. Historical milestones: NPR / Maham Javaid, November 4, 2026. No AP election feed is used.
What would the remaining votes change?
Illustrative scenario, not a forecast or a ballot estimate. This assumes every additional vote goes to one of the two major candidates.
Hyde-Smith receives the remaining share.
Colom needs at least 4,084 of these 10,000 additional votes (40.84%) to finish ahead.
This simulation never changes the reported results or seat totals.Sources & update status
Saved snapshot — automatic updates are not connected. Mississippi data timestamp: 11/5/2026, 12:09:00 PM ET. Check the source for newer returns.
| Coverage | Snapshot | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Mississippi Senate | November 5 · 12:09 p.m. ET | Decision Desk HQ |
| Senate balance | November 4 reporting | NBC News via NBC Chicago · 54 Democratic caucus / 44 Republican / 2 uncalled |
| House & governors | November 4 · House 4:12 p.m.; governors 4:17 p.m. ET | Ballotpedia results desk |
| Mississippi counting process | November 5 · 8:35 a.m. ET publication | WDAM / Brooke Parker |
Candidate portraits: Decision Desk HQ candidate directory. No AP feed or AP widget is used. This file opens offline and displays its saved snapshots. Links open the reporting source; they do not silently update this dashboard.
Import Mississippi results
Official election authority directory
Retained from the original export. “Awaiting Publication” is the original application's connection status, not proof that a state has no results.