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Below is an updated 50-state recap of the 2026 electoral changes:
Alabama: Republicans retained the open Governor and open US Senate positions.
Alaska: Final numbers won’t be known until all votes are counted and Ranked Choice Voting begins. Projections suggest finishing the ballot tabulation process by Nov. 25th.
Arizona: Democrats gained two seats in the US House delegation and flipped both houses of the state legislature leading to a trifecta in state government.
Arkansas: Despite heavy campaigning and reduced Republican victory margins, the state saw no partisan changes.
California: Most races have now been called. Democrats retained the open Governor’s position. Rep. Mike Thompson’s (D-Napa) congressional contest will take more time to settle. Democrats gained five seats in the US House delegation.
Colorado: Democrats retained the open Governor’s position and gained three seats in the US House delegation, leaving Republicans with just one seat.
Connecticut: No partisan changes at any level.
Delaware: No partisan changes at any level.
Florida: Despite the heavy competition in the state, the partisan composition remained constant. Republicans were expected to gain 3-4 US House seats but failed to get any.
Georgia: Democrats flipped the Governor’s position, but the US House delegation remained unchanged. Democrats flipped the state House of Representatives, but Republicans held the state Senate with a reduced number.
Hawaii: No changes.
Idaho: Heavy campaigning, but no partisan changes.
Illinois: Democrats retained the open US Senate seat. No partisan changes at any level.
Indiana: Democrats gained one seat in the US House delegation. No other partisan changes.
Iowa: Democrats converted the Governor and US Senate positions and gained three seats in the US House delegation. Republicans held majorities in both state legislative chambers.
Kansas: Democrats won a US Senate seat for the first time since 1932. Democrats retained the Governor’s chair in a close race. No further partisan changes.
Kentucky: Democrats gained one US House seat in the delegation.
Louisiana: Republicans retained the open US Senate seat. Two US House races are advancing to December 12th runoff elections.
Maine: Democrats gained a US Senate seat and held the open Governor’s chair. Republicans gained one seat in the congressional delegation.
Maryland: No partisan changes at any level.
Massachusetts: No partisan changes at any level.
Michigan: Democrats held the open US Senate and open Governor’s positions. Democrats gained three seats in the US House delegation and won control of the state Senate that becomes a state government trifecta.
Minnesota: Democrats held the open US Senate and open Governor’s positions. No partisan change in the US House delegation. Democrats also expanded their control of both state legislative chambers.
Mississippi: Democrats converted a US Senate seat. No further partisan changes.
Missouri: Democrats gained one seat in the US House delegation. No further partisan changes.
Montana: Republicans held the open US Senate seat. Democrats gained one seat in the US House delegation. No further partisan changes.
Nebraska: Democrats gained one seat in the US House delegation. No further partisan changes.
Nevada: Democrats gained the Governorship and one seat in the US House delegation. They now have all four US House districts, and both Senate seats. They also expanded their majorities in both houses of the legislature.
New Hampshire: Democrats retained the open US Senate and open US House seats. They also flipped both houses of the state legislature, though GOP Gov. Ayotte was re-elected.
New Jersey: Democrats gained two seats in the US House delegation.
New Mexico: Democrats retained the open Governor’s post. No further partisan changes.
New York: Democrats gained one seat in the US House delegation.
North Carolina: Democrats converted the open Republican US Senate seat. Assuming two recounts hold for their candidates, Democrats gained seven seats in the US House delegation and became the majority in the state House of Representatives.
North Dakota: No partisan change at any level.
Ohio: Democrats converted the Governor’s office and the US Senate seat. The party gained three seats in the US House delegation.
Oklahoma: The Republicans retained the open Governor and US Senate posts along with the one open US House seat.
Oregon: No partisan change at any level.
Pennsylvania: Democrats converted four US House districts and won a majority in the state Senate. The Democrats now have a state government trifecta.
Rhode Island: The Democrats retained the open Governor’s position. No partisan changes.
South Carolina: Democrats gained a US Senate post and one seat in the US House delegation.
South Dakota: Republicans retained the state’s open at-large US House seat.
Tennessee: Republicans retained the open Governor’s position. Each party gained a seat in the US House delegation which resulted in no net partisan change.
Texas: Democrats defeated the incumbent Governor and converted the open US Senate seat. They netted a gain of one seat in the US House delegation and secured a majority in the state House of Representatives for the first time since the 2000 election.
Utah: Democrats gained one seat in the US House delegation.
Vermont: No partisan change at any level.
Virginia: Democrats gained two seats in the US House delegation.
Washington: Republicans retained the state’s open US House seat.
West Virginia: No partisan change at any level.
Wisconsin: Democrats retained the Governorship and gained two seats in the US House delegation. They also won majorities in both houses of the legislature, thus creating a state government trifecta.
Wyoming: Republicans retained the open Governorship, the open US Senate seat, and the open at-large congressional district.
