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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 tossups. | |
| 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, defeated McGrath, one of the Democratic Party’s most prominent challengers, in a deeply conservative district, according to The Associated Press. He won by 22 points in 2016. | |
| It was one of 30 toss-up districts where Republicans held a distinct partisan advantage, and Barr’s victory signaled that Republican-controlled districts were still asserting their allegiance to President Trump. Read more of our analysis of the race. | |
| 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 closed at 7 p.m. | |
| 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 closed at 7 p.m. | |
| Neither is an incumbent. | Neither is an incumbent. |
| In this Tampa-area district, Spano, a Republican state representative, defeated Carlson, a former prosecutor and general counsel for the state citrus agency, according to The Associated Press. His win is a modest sign of a Republican night. Check out a breakdown of results in the district by county. | |
| Curbelo, the incumbent who won by 12 points in 2016, was defeated on Tuesday by Mucarsel-Powell, a former associate dean at Florida International University, according to The Associated Press. Her win in one of the most competitive House districts is a solid sign of a Democratic night. Check out a breakdown of results in the district by county. | |
| 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 — Senator Joe Donnelly, a Democrat, was defeated by the Republican businessman Mike Braun, according to The Associated Press. His loss deals a significant blow to Democratic efforts to retake control of the Senate. | |
| Missouri | Missouri |
| Florida | Florida |
| New Jersey — Senator Robert Menendez, a Democrat, was elected to a third term, according to The Associated Press. He withstood a public backlash over his federal corruption trial and the official Senate criticism he received for misusing his office for personal gain. | |
| Montana | Montana |
| Tennessee — Representative Marsha Blackburn, a Republican, beat out Phil Bredesen, a Democrat and former governor, according to The Associated Press. Democrats had hoped to pull out a victory in this deep red state, which became a surprise battleground in the final weeks of the contest. Blackburn had tied herself closely to Trump. | |
| Texas —- Senator Ted Cruz, a Republican, won re-election, according to The Associated Press. He overcame a challenge by the best-financed and most popular Democrat to run in Texas in years, Representative Beto O’Rourke. | |
| Arizona | Arizona |
| Nevada | Nevada |