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Ossoff Wins Reelection in Georgia and Warner Holds Virginia Senate Seat as First Midterm Results Arrive

Sen. Jon Ossoff defeated Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia and Sen. Mark Warner won a fourth term in Virginia, according to projections, as polls closed in the first states on election night and control of Congress remained undecided.

By admin Nov. 3, 2026 · 7:41 PM ET 2 min read

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Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat from Georgia, won reelection on Tuesday over Republican Rep. Mike Collins, according to NBC News and Decision Desk HQ, in one of the first Senate calls of election night.

In Virginia, Sen. Mark Warner won a fourth six-year term over Republican Bert Mizusawa, according to the Associated Press, which declared Warner the winner at 7 p.m. as polls closed.

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Early House results point to a long night

Polls closed at 7 p.m. ET in Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Vermont and Virginia, and at 7:30 p.m. in North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia, according to USA Today live coverage.

In Indiana’s 5th Congressional District, incumbent Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz trailed Democratic challenger J.D. Ford by 60% to 40% in early returns, with nearly 40% of precincts counted. USA Today noted the margin was expected to narrow as votes cast on Election Day were counted. The district includes suburbs of Indianapolis that have moved toward Democrats in recent elections, and the Cook Political Report rated the district as leaning Republican.

In Florida, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz won the Democratic seat in the state’s 20th District, according to projections by NBC News and the Associated Press. Wasserman Schultz ran in the 20th after a redistricting by the state’s Republican-led legislature, while she currently represents the 25th District.

Control of Congress still undecided

With polls still open in much of the country on Tuesday night, control of the House and Senate remained undecided. Alaska’s Senate race could take up to two weeks to resolve, according to USA Today, because the state accepts mailed ballots for up to 15 days after Election Day from overseas voters.

President Donald Trump, watching returns from the White House, criticized Fox News coverage in social media posts on Tuesday evening, according to USA Today. Trump wrote that he stopped watching in disgust and complained that the network gave too much time to Democrats.

Reporting based on coverage by USA Today, the Associated Press and NBC News.

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