Welcome to a Wednesday evening edition of Progress Report.
The term “Election Day” is really a misnomer, given that early voting starts weeks ahead of time and ballot counting can extend just as far in the other direction. Most people have moved on from results-watching, but my massive Election Hub keeps on chirping at me on the hour with updated numbers and occasional calls in random districts all around the country.
With so much still happening, here are the latest election headlines and numbers, in a convenient cheat sheet form that I’ll update again later this week.
🏛️ CONGRESS
U.S. House
🔵 Democrats 259 · 🔴 Republicans 168 · ⚪ 8 uncalled
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Seats flipped: 🔵 +48 | 🔴 +3 → Net D+45
🎯 Dem flips in Lean/Likely R seats: 14 (10 Lean R, 4 Likely R)
🆕 Called since this morning: