Decision Desk HQ projected that Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff won reelection in Georgia at 7:18 p.m. ET, minutes after polls closed. He beat Republican Rep. Mike Collins, who had Trump’s endorsement.
The Associated Press had not called the race. Georgia was Republicans’ top target for a Senate flip.
Democratic Sen. Mark Warner has won reelection to a fourth term in Virginia. The Associated Press, NBC News and Decision Desk HQ projected his victory over Republican Bert Mizusawa as polls closed at 7 p.m. ET.
It is the first Senate race called on election night. Read the full story.
President Trump told CBS News in a phone interview that he has the “ultimate power” of veto if Democrats take control of Congress. He welcomed the nickname “Mr. Veto.”
Trump also said the Supreme Court’s Slaughter ruling “gives the president tremendous powers that it never had before.”
The first polls close at 6 p.m. ET (23:00 GMT) in parts of Indiana and Kentucky. Most states close between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET, and Alaska is last at 1 a.m. ET, according to the AP schedule published by CNBC.
No statewide winners will be called in Indiana or Kentucky until the last polls close there at 7 p.m. ET, AP says. Kentucky’s 6th and Florida’s 14th districts may offer early clues, Goldman Sachs said.
North Carolina’s elections board extended voting by up to 45 minutes at precincts in four counties after technical problems, WCTI and WITN report. Polls were due to close at 7:30 p.m. ET, and statewide results will post about 45 minutes late.
In New York’s Westchester County, scanners rejected paper ballots after a programming update, the state elections board said. Voters used sealed emergency bags. Rep. Mike Lawler said both sides agreed to count them after polls close at 9 p.m. ET, ABC7 reports.
Democrat Alicia Limtiaco beat Republican Del. James Moylan for Guam’s House delegate seat by about 2.2 percentage points, according to unofficial results cited by CNBC. The delegate cannot vote on final passage of legislation.
Republican Tony Ada won Guam’s governor’s race. Trump congratulated Ada on Truth Social and wrote: “Wow, hopefully that’s an indication for things to come!”
