Election Day 2026: Stakes High as Republicans Guard Congress
Early voting breaks records with over 54 million ballots, and results will start rolling in at 6 p.m. ET, beginning in Kentucky and Indiana.
Election Day 2026 is underway, and control of Congress is on the line for voters across the nation.
Republicans are defending slim majorities in Congress as early voting shatters records, with more than 54 million ballots already cast nationwide.
Results are expected to start coming in at 6 p.m. ET, with the first counts coming from Kentucky and Indiana.
Original reporting
Fox News
The battle for Congress is just the beginning. Here's what's at stake on Election Day
Election Day 2026 sees Republicans defending slim majorities as early voting shatters records with over 54 million ballots already cast nationwide.
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It's Election Day. Control of Congress is on the line, and what else you need to know
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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Facts this version was allowed to use
- Election Day 2026 is taking place.
- Republicans are defending slim majorities in Congress, according to Fox News.
- More than 54 million ballots have already been cast nationwide in early voting, according to Fox News.
- Early voting has shattered records, according to Fox News.
- Control of Congress is on the line in the election, according to NPR.
- Results are expected to start coming in at 6 p.m. ET, according to NPR.
- Results will start to come in at 6 p.m. ET in Kentucky and Indiana, according to NPR.
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