It's Election Day. Control of Congress is on the line, and what else you need to know

Nov 3, 2026 · Domenico Montanaro

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It's Election Day. Control of Congress is on the line, and what else you need to know

In an aerial view, voters wait in line on the last day of early in-person voting at the Franklin County Board of Elections on Nov. 1 in Columbus, Ohio.

There are a lot of variables for how things will go today. Results will start to come in at 6 p.m. ET in Kentucky and Indiana, and then it will be off to the races.

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