THE RACE FOR CONGRESS

2026 · NATIONAL CONTROL WATCH
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U.S. SENATE 100 SEATS

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Democratic caucus51 for majorityRepublican caucus

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U.S. HOUSE 435 SEATS

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Democratic caucus218 for majorityRepublican caucus

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National calls are separate from Ohio’s official vote feed.National calls: NPR / AP ↗
How seats are counted

Senate totals include 65 seats not on the 2026 ballot: 32 Democrats, 31 Republicans and 2 independents who caucus with Democrats. The remaining 35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats move out of the neutral segment only when the national source publishes a race call. These are media calls, not certified results. Blue and red show caucus alignment; any unaffiliated winners remain separate. A party’s vote lead does not award a seat. A Senate majority is 51; 50 Republican-aligned seats can organize with the Republican vice president’s tie-breaking vote.

Senate baseline and caucus information ↗
FIRST U.S. POLLS CLOSE IN

Eastern parts of Indiana & Kentucky · 6:00 p.m. ET ↗

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OHIO POLLS CLOSE IN

Scheduled close: 7:30 p.m. ET ↗ · Voters in line may still vote.

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ELECTION NIGHT NOVEMBER 3, 2026

88 COUNTIES. ONE OHIO.

OHIO DECIDES.

The votes. The candidates.
The decisions shaping our state.

Ohio election results 2026

Follow unofficial vote counts for Ohio governor, U.S. Senate, Congress, the Ohio legislature and judicial races in the state’s reporting feed. Explore the interactive Ohio county map, compare candidate totals and select any of Ohio’s 88 counties. We check the official Ohio Secretary of State feed every three minutes; each county reports on its own schedule.

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Ohio election results at a glance

Unofficial complete results. This summary reflects the official totals available when this page opened. The interactive results update automatically.

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Governor and Lieutenant Governor

Statewide · race reporting unit

Governor and Lieutenant Governor: reported candidate votes
Candidate or ticketPartyReported votes
Amy Acton / David PepperDemocratic2,404,178
Timothy Grady / Andrea NeutzlingNot Applicable - WI235
Heather Hill / Patrick ManleyNot Applicable - WI1,186
Don Kissick / James MillsLibertarian151,874
Vivek Ramaswamy / Robert McColleyRepublican2,039,730
Renea Turner / Jalen TurnerNot Applicable - WI67

U.S. Senator

Statewide · race reporting unit · Term ends 2029-01-03

U.S. Senator: reported candidate votes
Candidate or ticketPartyReported votes
Sherrod BrownDemocratic2,301,042
Stephen FarisNot Applicable - WI291
Anthony HollimanNot Applicable - WI36
Jon HustedRepublican2,077,748
Greg LevyOther-party candidate94,509
William RedpathLibertarian128,272
Timothy TelymondeNot Applicable - WI27

County contributions and race totals are separate reporting levels. A lead is not a winner declaration. Election-night totals remain unofficial unless the state marks the file certified.

Explore all 88 Ohio counties

Choose a county to open its view in the interactive results.

Vote source: Ohio Secretary of State. Official XML documentation.

THE RESULTS

Explore the state. Find your county.

THE COUNTY VIEW

Every county counts.

Interactive Ohio county mapFocus or hover over a county for details. Press Enter, Space, or tap to select it. You can also use the county dropdown.
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County boundaries: Ohio Department of Transportation ↗

OHIO · RACE TOTAL

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COUNTY BY COUNTY

Selected race

Compare reported votes across the counties in this race. Select a row to explore its candidate totals.

County breakdown for the selected race
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BEYOND THE NUMBERS

Meet the candidates

Expand a profile to read priorities stated by the candidate’s campaign. Profiles are sourced separately from election totals and do not establish the complete ballot lineup.

UNDERSTANDING OHIO’S RESULTS

Election night questions

When do Ohio election results begin?

Ohio’s scheduled poll closing time on November 3, 2026 is 7:30 p.m. Eastern. Voters already in line may still vote. Results arrive as counties report them; a three-minute feed check does not mean every county has new votes.

Ohio Secretary of State voting hours ↗

How do I see my county’s vote counts?

Select a county on the Ohio map or use the county search and dropdown. The result panel then shows that county’s contribution to the selected race. Use the county-by-county table to compare reporting across all 88 counties, including Franklin, Cuyahoga and Hamilton.

Explore Ohio county election results ↓

Which races are included?

The state feed includes the Ohio governor and lieutenant governor election, the U.S. Senate election, Ohio’s U.S. House districts, state Senate and House races, judicial contests and verified statewide issues. Local issues and other contests may require a separate county board of elections source.

Check official Ohio race coverage ↗

Are these final election results?

Election-night totals are unofficial. An early lead is not a winner declaration, and precincts reporting is not the percentage of all votes counted. WKE shows the official file’s generation time separately from the most recent check, and retains the last valid totals if updates are delayed.

Read our sources and counting method ↓

TRANSPARENCY MATTERS

Know what you’re seeing.

Official counts. Unofficial totals.

Vote counts come from the Ohio Secretary of State. Election-night results are unofficial and may change as counties report and reconcile ballots. WKE does not call winners from a temporary lead.

View Ohio’s official reporting ↗

A check isn’t always a change.

Our server checks the official feed every 180 seconds while scheduled retrieval is running. Open pages also check every 180 seconds. Vote bars and county highlights change only when the underlying numbers change. During interruptions, the last valid totals stay visible with a delay notice.

County and race totals stay separate.

Race totals come from the race’s official reporting unit. County views use only that county’s records. We never add county subtotals to race totals. Missing records are shown as unavailable, rather than zero.

Ohio XML technical documentation ↗

Coverage follows the source.

Only contests present in the validated feed appear in the race selector. Local issues may be reported separately by county boards. Candidate priorities describe campaign statements, with links for context; unavailable portraits or profiles are identified.

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