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The Downballot's election night 2026 open thread

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If you’d like to chat about tonight’s election results, this is the place to do it! To help you follow along, you can also check out our poll closing times map and our live tracker of all the key contests. We also hope you join us and our friends at Strength In Numbers for our election night livestream starting at 6:45 PM ET and going until the wee hours.…

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