2026 US Election Results | Democrats Take Lead In Early Trends, Roy Cooper Wins North Carolina

Polls have begun closing in several states, including Ohio, Georgia and North Carolina, in US midterm elections that will determine the congressional balance of power for the next two years of President Donald Trump's stay in the White House. Early returns show Democrats leading in several Republican-held districts, threatening to shatter Trump's grip on Washington and curtail his power for the rest of his presidency. The projections have left several GOP sources involved in House races growing worried about the results so far, suggesting Democrats could be in for a good night. A GOP official in Georgia told CNN that multiple Republican campaigns are concerned that turnout across the Peach State won't get them across the finish line against Democrats as key Senate and governor races hang in the balance