Happy Election Day! Polls are closing tonight after voters have their final say on 35 Senate and 435 House races as well as 36 gubernatorial elections and 6,139 state legislative contests. More than 60 million Americans have cast their votes early, either in person or by mail, according to the University of Florida [Election Lab](https://election.lab.ufl.edu/early-vote/2026-early-voting/#us). The early turnout represents a record surge for a midterm election, far surpassing the roughly 46 million votes cast ahead of Election Day in 2022. The early vote can't predict the final results, but the details and polling data available so far suggest a "blue wave" coming this year. Democrats need a net gain of three seats to win control of the House and four seats to gain a majority in the Senate.
