# 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:** 6
**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, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/101 "2026-11-04T01:09:13Z")
JB Pritzker’s re-election has been called, seven minutes after the polls closed. 🍻 ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/102 "2026-11-04T01:09:22Z")
Denton County Tx went blue. ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/103 "2026-11-04T01:10:17Z")
Kornacki reporting Denton Co going blue. 53.7% Talarico 44.9% Paxton ---
**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, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/104 "2026-11-04T01:10:21Z")
South Carolina Senate seat still looking very much within Democrats’ reach. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/105 "2026-11-04T01:10:29Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#): > > JB Pritzker’s re-election has been called, seven minutes after the polls closed. What took them so long? ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/106 "2026-11-04T01:10:41Z")
Looks like your rep’s race already got called, @ZipperJJ! ---
**Author:** ![FlikTheBlue](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fliktheblue/32/10972_2.png) [@FlikTheBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FlikTheBlue)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/107 "2026-11-04T01:11:39Z")
The magic map on CNN shows Democrats leading in the Senate in TX, SC, OH, and KS, but behind in Maine. I swear Susan Collins has more political lives than a cat. ---
**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, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/108 "2026-11-04T01:12:52Z")
Acton looking good. ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/109 "2026-11-04T01:13:18Z")
Collins way ahead in ME. Fuck. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/110 "2026-11-04T01:13:22Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > And now the AP has called the race for Ossoff as well. Nice, We expected this, but it is good to see it confirmed. Collins is ahead of Jackson, but Talarico is way ahead of Paxton. ---
**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, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/111 "2026-11-04T01:16:00Z")
The gerrymandered districts are not working in Florida. ---
**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, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/112 "2026-11-04T01:16:20Z")
> [@DesertDog](#): > > Collins way ahead in ME. Albeit with a grand total of 22 votes counted thus far. ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/113 "2026-11-04T01:16:46Z")
Now the NYT “needle” has Talarico at a 65% chance of winning. [https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/11/03/us/elections/results-texas-us-senate.html](https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/11/03/us/elections/results-texas-us-senate.html) ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/114 "2026-11-04T01:18:18Z")
Yeah, but AP is showing her at her election party without a furrowed brow in evidence. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/115 "2026-11-04T01:20:19Z")
Talarico is leading in Denton County with 70+% of the vote in. If you know that area it is pretty insane. I’m waiting for the Tarrant County/Fort Worth numbers to be able to breath a sigh of relief. ---
**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, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/116 "2026-11-04T01:21:20Z")
Pappas wins NH. ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/117 "2026-11-04T01:21:29Z")
> [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](#): > > Talarico is leading in Denton County with 70+% of the vote in. If you know that area it is pretty insane. You got that right. I’m in Collin County and this is better than I ever expected thus far. ---
**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, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/118 "2026-11-04T01:21:44Z")
> [@Win\_Place\_Show](#): > > Now the NYT “needle” has Talarico at a 65% chance of winning. 🤞🏽 But there’s only 20-ish% of the ballots in… ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/119 "2026-11-04T01:22:11Z")
That’s how it usually seems to go, IIRC, in regards to projections vs. ballots counted. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377/120 "2026-11-04T01:22:19Z")
My mood right now (after basically not posting here since the 2024 election thread, when I was in retrospect comically overoptimistic) is… “don’t do that… don’t give me hope”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/usa-election-watch-2026/1034377.md?page=7)