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| Your Election Night Cheat Sheet | Your Election Night Cheat Sheet |
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| Get live analysis and real-time election results. | Get live analysis and real-time election results. |
| Want to know if the Democrats or the Republicans have the edge in winning control of the House and Senate? | Want to know if the Democrats or the Republicans have the edge in winning control of the House and Senate? |
| Here is our cheat sheet for key toss-up races to track Tuesday night. | Here is our cheat sheet for key toss-up races to track Tuesday night. |
| Remember: Republicans need to win a much higher percentage of competitive House races than Democrats do because so many G.O.P. seats are toss-ups. | Remember: Republicans need to win a much higher percentage of competitive House races than Democrats do because so many G.O.P. seats are toss-ups. |
| So any one Republican victory is a modest sign of a good night for Republicans, while any given Democratic victory is a solid or strong sign of a good night for Democrats. | So any one Republican victory is a modest sign of a good night for Republicans, while any given Democratic victory is a solid or strong sign of a good night for Democrats. |
| Barr, the incumbent, won by 22 points in 2016 | Barr, the incumbent, won by 22 points in 2016 |
| If Barr wins, it’s a MODEST sign of a Republican night. | |
| If McGrath wins, it’s a STRONG sign of a Democratic night. | |
| Polls close at 6 p.m. Could take a few hours before a clear result. | Polls close at 6 p.m. Could take a few hours before a clear result. |
| Brat, the incumbent, won by 15 points in 2016. | Brat, the incumbent, won by 15 points in 2016. |
| If Brat wins, it’s a MODEST sign of a Republican night. | If Brat wins, it’s a MODEST sign of a Republican night. |
| If Spanberger wins, it’s a STRONG sign of a Democratic night. | If Spanberger wins, it’s a STRONG sign of a Democratic night. |
| Polls close at 7 p.m. Could be a relatively quick vote count. | Polls close at 7 p.m. Could be a relatively quick vote count. |
| Taylor, the incumbent, won by 23 points in 2016. | Taylor, the incumbent, won by 23 points in 2016. |
| If Taylor wins, it’s a MODEST sign of a Republican night. | If Taylor wins, it’s a MODEST sign of a Republican night. |
| If Luria wins, it’s a STRONG sign of a Democratic night. | If Luria wins, it’s a STRONG sign of a Democratic night. |
| Polls close at 7 p.m. Could be a few hours before a clear result. | Polls close at 7 p.m. Could be a few hours before a clear result. |
| Neither is an incumbent. | Neither is an incumbent. |
| If Spano wins, it’s a MODEST sign of a Republican night. | If Spano wins, it’s a MODEST sign of a Republican night. |
| If Carlson wins, it’s a STRONG sign of a Democratic night. | If Carlson wins, it’s a STRONG sign of a Democratic night. |
| Polls close at 7 p.m. Should be a relatively quick vote count. | Polls close at 7 p.m. Should be a relatively quick vote count. |
| Curbelo, the incumbent, won by 12 points in 2016. | Curbelo, the incumbent, won by 12 points in 2016. |
| If Curbelo wins, it’s a MODEST sign of a Republican night. | If Curbelo wins, it’s a MODEST sign of a Republican night. |
| If Mucarsel-Powell wins, it’s a SOLID sign of a Democratic night. | If Mucarsel-Powell wins, it’s a SOLID sign of a Democratic night. |
| Polls close at 7 p.m. Could be a few hours before a clear result. | Polls close at 7 p.m. Could be a few hours before a clear result. |
| MacArthur, the incumbent, won by 20 points in 2016. | MacArthur, the incumbent, won by 20 points in 2016. |
| If MacArthur wins, it’s a MODEST sign of a Republican night. | If MacArthur wins, it’s a MODEST sign of a Republican night. |
| If Kim wins, it’s a SOLID sign of a Democratic night. | If Kim wins, it’s a SOLID sign of a Democratic night. |
| Polls close at 8 p.m. Could be a couple hours before a clear result. | Polls close at 8 p.m. Could be a couple hours before a clear result. |
| This district has been redrawn but is very similar to the seat Mr. Fitzpatrick holds. | This district has been redrawn but is very similar to the seat Mr. Fitzpatrick holds. |
| If Fitzpatrick wins, it’s a MODEST sign of a Republican night. | If Fitzpatrick wins, it’s a MODEST sign of a Republican night. |
| If Wallace wins, it’s a SOLID sign of a Democratic night. | If Wallace wins, it’s a SOLID sign of a Democratic night. |
| Polls close at 8 p.m. Could be several hours before a clear result. | Polls close at 8 p.m. Could be several hours before a clear result. |
| Indiana | Indiana |
| Missouri | Missouri |
| Florida | Florida |
| New Jersey | New Jersey |
| Montana | Montana |
| Tennessee | Tennessee |
| Texas | Texas |
| Arizona | Arizona |
| Nevada | Nevada |