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November 5, 2026 at 3:48 PM ET · 2:41 · 0 views · ❤️ 0 ▶ Watch in Crosstab LiveAll shows
Maya and Daniel, Crosstab Live. Maya and Daniel on the latest polling. Nonpartisan polling analysis; every number is checked against Crosstab's data before it airs.

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Maya It is 3:41 Eastern, and the biggest story tonight is Senate control. CBS News, Fox News, NBC News, ABC News and CNN all project Democrats will hold the Senate majority.

Daniel The current count stands at 54 Democrats, 44 Republicans, with 2 seats not yet projected. Democrats needed 51, Republicans needed 50, so this one is settled even with votes still coming in elsewhere.

Maya CNN, CBS News, ABC News and NBC News have also projected Democratic control of the House. Now to the races still being counted.

Daniel In Kansas, Cindy Holscher leads Ty Masterson 50.3 to 49.7 percent, with 100 percent reporting. That is too close to call.

Maya Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, so these are first-choice numbers. In the Senate race, Mary Peltola leads Dan Sullivan 48.2 to 47.9 percent, with 74 percent reporting.

Daniel Also first-choice votes in the Alaska governor's race: Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins leads Bernadette Wilson 49.1 to 29.2 percent, with 73 percent reporting.

Maya In Guam, Vicente Ada leads Therese Terlaje 51.5 to 48.2 percent, with 100 percent reporting.

Daniel And in Mississippi, Scott Colom leads Cindy Hyde-Smith 49 to 48.9 percent, with 98 percent reporting. Another one too close to call.

Maya Let's check how Crosstab's polling averages compared with results coming in tonight.

Daniel In the Texas governor's race, Crosstab's average showed Abbott up 2.4, but the result leader is Gina Hinojosa by 7.1, with 99 percent reporting. In the Texas Senate race, Crosstab had Talarico up 3.7, and the result leader is James Talarico by 12.1, also at 99 percent.

Maya In Florida, Crosstab's average had Moody up 5.2 for Senate, and the result leader is Ashley Moody by 2.9 at 100 percent reporting. For governor, Crosstab had Donalds up 3.1, and the result leader is Byron Donalds by 1.3, also at 100 percent.

Maya Stay with us. Crosstab Live continues all night.