# USA Election Watch 2026 **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [November 3, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377 "2026-11-03T18:32:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 33
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/641 "2026-11-04T05:59:43Z")
Don’t look now, but with 97% of the vote in Scott Colom (D) is up by 28 votes over Hyde-Smith (R-Incumbent) in the senate race in _Mississippi_. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/642 "2026-11-04T06:00:33Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > MS has 95+% of the vote counted and Colom (D) is up by about 500 votes. 😲 AP has 97% counted and Colom has a 40-some vote lead. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/643 "2026-11-04T06:00:54Z")
22% in in AK as the polls close, Peltota (D) up by 12. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/644 "2026-11-04T06:01:01Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > C’mon now, Talarico doesn’t even remotely have Obama’s sense of humor or sharp delivery, but I do buy Jimmy Carter. Obama was/is a superstar. And he can windsurf, too. James probably can’t. Not sure. But he and Talarico are both articulate, principled men who don’t wimp out or waffle when it comes to taking a firm moral stand. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/645 "2026-11-04T06:01:19Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > It’s hard to go to bed with the constant stream of new good news, but I don’t know if I can stay up for Alaska. 🙂 Alaska accepts absentee ballots that arrive up to 10 days after election day (15 days from overseas) so long as they are postmarked be election day. Unless it’s a landslide, it’ll be a while before the Alaska races are called. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/646 "2026-11-04T06:01:28Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Peltota (D) up by 12. 12 votes??? ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/647 "2026-11-04T06:01:31Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Osborn says he plans to “caucus with everybody”, whatever that means. > > Achilles seems likely to go D. Wasn’t there once an Independent Senator who cactused with whoever the majority of was? ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/648 "2026-11-04T06:02:13Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > cactused John McCain? Barry Goldwater? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/649 "2026-11-04T06:02:28Z")
This was a shock. Don’t know if he can pull the same day… Peltola has jumped to a good lead. Deb haaland is the new governor for New Mexico! ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/650 "2026-11-04T06:03:13Z")
Jimmy Saguaro ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/651 "2026-11-04T06:03:30Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > 12 votes??? 12 percent. ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/652 "2026-11-04T06:04:17Z")
Wow. Amazing. Woo hoo! Good night, everyone. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/653 "2026-11-04T06:04:44Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > > [@Smapti](#): > > > > Peltota (D) up by 12. > > 12 votes??? Peltola ahead by 11.3% with 22% of the precincts counted per AP as of this writing. ---
**Author:** ![Thing.Fish](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thing.fish/32/9168_2.png) [@Thing.Fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thing.Fish)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/654 "2026-11-04T06:07:07Z")
Please welcome Dr. Senator Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed! “To bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance” – George Washington, 1790 ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/655 "2026-11-04T06:07:22Z")
Right, so we have six states left to call. ID, ME, and NE all have the Republican leading the independent. MI and AK are trending Democrat right now, with MS neck-and-neck. We’re looking at 55 or 56 seats for Democrats. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/656 "2026-11-04T06:08:37Z")
Looks like the billionaire tax got shot down in California. ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/657 "2026-11-04T06:09:17Z")
Is it called for Alaska? ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/658 "2026-11-04T06:09:51Z")
Not yet. ---
**Author:** ![Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/face_intentionally_left_blank/32/288_2.png) [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Face_Intentionally_Left_Blank)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/659 "2026-11-04T06:10:12Z")
I’ll take the under. ---
**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/660 "2026-11-04T06:10:41Z")
The Senate (CNN) is 53 D (7 flips) to 41 R (no flips). So six seats left. I count MS, MI, NE, ID, AK. What am I missing? MS is tied which is nuts MI and AK (early) lean D ID and NE lean R [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377.md?page=32) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377.md?page=34)