Congressional balance of power

Democrat Republican Independent Undecided
Senate
Democratic seats
Majority
Current balance
(59 Dem, 41 GOP)
Republican seats
House
Democratic seats
Majority
Current balance
(257 Dem, 178 GOP)
Republican seats

NBC projection: Democrats expected to win 193 House seats; Republicans, 242 seats. Margin of error +/- 3

Key Senate results

incumbent projected winner
The races listed below are editorially selected key Senate races from around the country. To find results from other races, click on a state name, use the menu at the top of this page or visit the Senate Results page.
Alaska 0% in Race details
dem Scott McAdams 23% 54,147
rep Joe Miller 35% 82,180
oth Total Write-In 40% 92,979
Washington 0% in Race details
dem Patty Murray* 52% 1,172,924
rep Dino Rossi 48% 1,088,828
Colorado 0% in Race details
dem Michael Bennet* 48% 799,072
rep Ken Buck 47% 783,426
Nevada 0% in Race details
dem Harry Reid* 50% 361,655
rep Sharron Angle 45% 320,996
oth Scott Ashjian 1% 5,805
oth None of these candidates 2% 16,174
California 0% in Race details
dem Barbara Boxer* 52% 4,377,730
rep Carly Fiorina 42% 3,554,066
Illinois 0% in Race details
dem Alexi Giannoulias 46% 1,694,093
oth LeAlan Jones 3% 116,685
rep Mark Kirk 48% 1,765,594
Pennsylvania 0% in Race details
dem Joe Sestak 49% 1,916,703
rep Pat Toomey 51% 1,995,026
Wisconsin 0% in Race details
dem Russ Feingold* 47% 1,020,860
rep Ron Johnson 52% 1,125,637
Missouri 0% in Race details
rep Roy Blunt 54% 1,051,495
dem Robin Carnahan 41% 785,719
West Virginia 0% in Race details
oth Jesse Johnson 2% 10,048
dem Joe Manchin 53% 280,771
rep John Raese 43% 227,960
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Key House results

incumbent projected winner
The races listed below are editorially selected key House races from around the country. To find results from other races, click on a state name, use the menu at the top of this page or visit the House Results page.
Virginia District 5 100% in Race details
rep Robert Hurt 51% 119,242
dem Tom Perriello* 47% 110,566
Missouri District 4 100% in Race details
rep Vicky Hartzler 50% 113,500
dem Ike Skelton* 45% 101,507
South Dakota District 1 100% in Race details
rep Kristi Noem 48% 153,683
dem Stephanie Herseth Sandlin* 46% 146,561
Washington District 3 99% in Race details
rep Jaime Herrera 53% 149,339
dem Denny Heck 47% 131,473
Arizona District 1 100% in Race details
rep Paul Gosar 50% 106,423
dem Ann Kirkpatrick* 44% 92,681
New York District 1 100% in Race details
rep Randy Altschuler 50% 92,702
dem Timothy Bishop* 50% 92,319
New Mexico District 1 100% in Race details
dem Martin Heinrich* 52% 110,046
rep Jonathan Barela 48% 103,207
Arkansas District 1 99% in Race details
rep Rick Crawford 52% 92,558
dem Chad Causey 43% 77,551
New York District 24 99% in Race details
rep Richard Hanna 53% 96,686
dem Michael Arcuri* 47% 86,037
South Carolina District 2 100% in Race details
rep Joe Wilson* 54% 138,755
dem Rob Miller 44% 113,354
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Key Gubernatorial results

incumbent projected winner
The races listed below are editorially selected key gubernatorial races from around the country. To find results from other races, click on a state name, use the menu at the top of this page or visit the Gubernatorial Results page.
Oregon 0% in Race details
rep Chris Dudley 48% 665,930
dem John Kitzhaber 49% 680,840
Florida 0% in Race details
rep Rick Scott 49% 2,589,915
dem Alex Sink 48% 2,522,857
Illinois 0% in Race details
dem Pat Quinn* 47% 1,721,812
rep Bill Brady 46% 1,702,399
ind Scott Lee Cohen 4% 134,219
oth Rich Whitney 3% 99,625
Minnesota 0% in Race details
dem Mark Dayton 44% 919,231
rep Tom Emmer 43% 910,480
oth Tom Horner 12% 251,491
California 0% in Race details
dem Jerry Brown 53% 4,552,290
rep Meg Whitman 42% 3,571,675
Rhode Island 0% in Race details
oth Ken Block 6% 22,116
dem Frank Caprio 23% 78,776
ind Lincoln Chafee 36% 123,398
rep John Robitaille 34% 114,761
Michigan 0% in Race details
dem Virg Bernero 40% 1,289,928
rep Rick Snyder 58% 1,880,438
Alaska 0% in Race details
rep Sean Parnell* 59% 119,347
dem Ethan Berkowitz 38% 77,552
oth Don Wright 2% 3,774
Georgia 0% in Race details
dem Roy Barnes 43% 1,094,621
rep Nathan Deal 53% 1,341,589
oth John Monds 4% 101,720
Alaska 0% in Race details
rep Sean Parnell* 59% 119,347
dem Ethan Berkowitz 38% 77,552
oth Don Wright 2% 3,774
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