House control now
Republicans
218 R · 214 D · 3 other or vacant · 218 for a majority
Democrats need a net gain of 4 seats to win the House.
November 3, 2026 · U.S. midterm elections
Control of Congress first, then every state, county and town on the ballot. Results appear as official returns are published; until then everything is grey.
Who holds each chamber before the vote. House composition as of October 1, 2026.
Republicans
218 R · 214 D · 3 other or vacant · 218 for a majority
Democrats need a net gain of 4 seats to win the House.
Republicans
53 R · 47 D (incl. 2 independents) · Vice President breaks ties
Democrats need a net gain of 4 seats for 51; a 50–50 Senate stays Republican.
Not reported
Control is called only from official returns; projections are labelled and shown apart.
435 House seats and 35 Senate seats on the ballot.
All 435 seats are up on November 3. Composition before the election, House Clerk, October 1, 2026.
Not reported. Seats stay grey until official returns come in.
35 of 100 seats are on the ballot: 33 regular (Class II) and 2 special elections. Democrats count with the two independents who caucus with them.
Not reported. Seats stay grey until official returns come in.
2,939 of 4,127 races have named candidates in our data so far.
Share of each state's races with named candidates in our data.
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Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Polls close at different times in each state; results appear here as each election office publishes its official returns.
All 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, governors and other statewide offices, state legislatures, courts, county and local offices and ballot measures: 4,127 races in our data so far.
Republicans hold 218 House seats and Democrats 214; in the Senate, Republicans hold 53 seats and Democrats, with the two independents who caucus with them, 47.
On election night, as each county and state election office publishes its returns. Until a race reports, it shows as not reported, never as zero; results stay unofficial until they are certified.
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