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While officials said it could take awhile for counties to begin uploading results after the polls close, they did not make predictions for the pace of reporting. (In 2020, it took three days for 90 percent of the vote to be reported.) The state conducts a predominantly mail-ballot election, and ballots postmarked by Election Day have four days to arrive. Learn more about the timing of results ›

Counting could be faster than in 2020, when 68 percent of votes were reported by midnight Eastern and 77 percent were reported by noon on Wednesday. Officials are now allowed to begin processing mail ballots before Election Day; in 2020, mail ballots could not be opened or counted until after the election. Learn more about the timing of results ›

Officials are not permitted to begin processing mail ballots before Election Day, and the state’s top election official said it would most likely take several days for full unofficial results to be available. Early returns could give a misleading impression of a large Republican advantage before all mail ballots are counted. Learn more about the timing of results ›

Live forecast: Estimating the outcomeThis is our current best estimate for the outcome of this race. We look at the votes that have been reported so far and adjust our estimate based on what we expect from the votes that remain. See the full forecast ›

Officials expect the pace of vote reporting to be similar to the pace in 2020, when 91 percent of votes were reported by midnight Eastern and 99 percent were reported by noon on Wednesday. Counties are required to finish reporting the unofficial vote count within 24 hours, although they may seek an extension. Learn more about the timing of results ›

OregonTina Kotek, a former state House speaker, hopes to retain Oregon Democrats’ 36-year hold on the governorship and would be one of the first openly lesbian governors if she won. She faces Christine Drazan, a Republican, and Betsy Johnson, an independent.

An amendment would state there is no right to abortion, or any requirement to fund abortion, in the State Constitution.

Officials said they expected complete unofficial results by Wednesday night. Because of a recent change in state law, some jurisdictions will begin processing mail ballots two days before the election. Early returns could give a misleading impression of a large Republican advantage before all mail ballots are counted. Learn more about the timing of results ›

State officials in Georgia expect that results will be reported faster than in 2020, when 77 percent of votes were reported by midnight Eastern and 95 percent were reported by noon on Wednesday. There’s a possibility that the high-profile Senate race won’t be decided until a Dec. 6 runoff election, which will be triggered if no candidate gets more than 50 percent of the vote. Learn more about the timing of results ›

How votes compare with 2020The map below shows how votes cast in this race compare with votes cast in the 2020 presidential election in the same area. Only counties that have reported almost all of their votes are shown.

Florida allows mail ballots to be processed and counted before Election Day, and many voters cast early ballots, so the state tends to be fast at reporting results. Votes processed before the election must be reported within 30 minutes once polls close. Learn more about the timing of results ›

Born-Alive Infants RegulationThe measure would enact a law making any infant “born alive” at any gestational age a legal person, a protection that already exists under a federal law passed 20 years ago. It would criminalize health care providers who do not make every effort to save the life of an infant “born during an attempted abortion” or after labor or C-section. Doctors say they are concerned that the law will limit palliative care for infants who are born but will not survive.

The estimates for each race are based on the votes reported so far, historical voting data, and the results of demographically similar places where votes have been counted. How our Senate forecast has changedThese charts show how our forecasts have changed over the course of the night. As a rule, when the composition estimate is steady in the presence of new results, our forecast is more trustworthy.

Tracking the most competitive statesEach party needs to win a share of the most competitive races for Senate control. The win targets below are based on what each party needs for control after accounting for the races the parties are expected to win most easily. Alaska is expected to be won by one of the two Republicans leading the vote count in that state.

Tracking the most competitive districtsEach party needs to win a share of the most competitive districts for House control. The win targets below are based on what each party needs for control after accounting for the races the parties are expected to win most easily. There is one race in a district rated competitive prior to the election that has not yet been called.

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