US Midterm Election Results 2026 Live Updates: Jon Ossoff wins Georgia Senate reelection as Democrats target majority control

Ramaswamy, who has the backing of President Donald Trump, is in the race to take over from fellow Republican governor Mike DeWine, who is term-limited; Acton is heading the Democratic slate.
 

With around 25% of the anticipated ballots tallied, Acton was in the lead with about 63% of the vote, while Ramaswamy received approximately 34%.
 

In Ohio, the former presidential candidate Vyvel Ramaswamy has fallen behind his Democratic challenger in early results of the governor elections.
 

Democrat Pia Dandiya is winning over Republican Casey Askar in Florida’s 22nd District.
 

Aruna Miller won re-election as the Lieutenant Governor alongside her colleague Democrat Wes Moore as Democratic Governor. The one ticket defeated Republicans Dan Cox and Rob Krop which means the Indian-American representation in the executive government of Maryland will continue.
 

The race of Indian-American candidates in Florida and Ohio continues to attract national attention as counting of ballots determines congressional control over Capitol Hill.

In the US House of Representatives, Suhas Subramanyam was re-elected in Virginia's 10th District, beating Republican candidate Dave Beckwith by more than 63% of votes. In 2024, he became Virginia's first Indian-American Congressman.

More than 16 states have finished polling including important swing states.

On the Eastern Coast and Southern states, polling had been completed in Florida, Pennsylvania, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Tennessee, Maryland, Missouri, Alabama, Connecticut, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Delaware.

In the Central and the Western areas, polling ended in Washington DC, and in the congress districts of Kansas, Michigan and Texas.

Previously closed times included Ohio, North Carolina, West Virginia, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia.
 

It was decided early in the night that Democratic senator Jon Ossoff wins Georgia defeating Republican Mike Collins.

Ossoff's victory holds a crucial battleground seat for Democrats in their bid to challenge the GOP's Senate majority.

Meanwhile, attention remains locked on Georgia's historic gubernatorial election, where Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms faces Republican candidate Rick Jackson.

A win for Bottoms would make her the first female governor in Georgia's history and the first Black woman elected governor in the United States.
 

Vote counting is progressing in several high-profile state executive and congressional races:

Ohio Governor race: Democrat Amy Acton holds an early lead over Republican Vivek Ramaswamy as returns continue to filter in from key suburban counties.

New Hampshire Senate: Democrat Chris Pappas secured a critical Senate victory, defeating Republican John Sununu.

House control: Early returns across swing districts in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Virginia are driving the fight for the 218-seat House majority.