Overview
- Voting is taking place across the country on Tuesday, Nov. 3, with thousands of precincts reporting partial returns and more than 60 million Americans having cast ballots before Election Day.
- Polls and late forecasts gave Democrats advantages in many competitive House and Senate contests, making a Democratic regain of the House likely in some models while control of the Senate remains finely balanced.
- Media outlets are issuing projections based on partial returns and models but those estimates are not official and close Senate races in states such as Alaska, Texas, Michigan and Ohio may take hours or days to resolve.
- A day-of confrontation unfolded when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement posted warnings about prosecuting unlawful voting and California Governor Gavin Newsom vowed to locate and prosecute any federal agents who illegally interfere at polling sites.
- President Trump, who voted early in Florida, entered the midterms defending narrow Republican majorities in both chambers and has expressed public confidence in better-than-expected results.