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Election 2026 · Washington Edition
Election 2026
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Open live resultsLiveElection 2026Updated 4:11 AM4 updates
Election Night 2026 — Results, Races to Watch and Analysis
Follow live results, race calls and analysis from our politics team as polls close across the country.
Polls have closed in all but two states
Polls are now closed across most of the country. Results are coming in quickly in the East; Western states will report later tonight.
MBMarcus BellChief Political Correspondent
Turnout on pace for a midterm record
62%estimated turnout
Election officials in eight states say turnout is ahead of 2022 at the same hour.
HCHannah ChoMetro & Education Editor
Governor’s race too close to call
With 71 percent of precincts reporting, the two candidates are separated by fewer than 9,000 votes. Mail ballots from the suburbs are still being counted.
MBMarcus BellChief Political Correspondent
Every ballot will be counted, and we will not rush it. Accurate beats fast.
State election director
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Live: Election Night 2026 — Results, Races to Watch and Analysis
Follow live results, race calls and analysis from our politics team as polls close across the country.
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City Council Passes $2.1 Billion Transit Budget After Late-Night Vote
The plan adds three bus rapid-transit lines and keeps fares flat through 2028 — but leaves the downtown…
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Power outages, road closures and snow totals as a powerful storm moves up the coast.
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Early Voting Turnout Hits a Record in the County’s First Weekend
More than 61,000 people voted early on Saturday and Sunday, nearly double the last midterm.
U.S.
Firefighters Contain Warehouse Blaze on the East Side; No Injuries Reported
More than 80 firefighters spent the night battling the four-alarm fire, which sent smoke across three neighborhoods.
U.S.
Western School Districts Add Air Purifiers and Smoke Days as Wildfire Haze Cuts Into Class Time
From Oregon to Colorado, districts are installing air filters, setting smoke rules for recess and planning remote lessons…
Ballot measure
Should the state stop changing the clocks and stay on one time all year?
It’s on your ballot this fall. Here’s how readers are leaning.
Measures to watch
| Issue | What it does | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Clock changes | On the ballot: stay on one time year-round | Ballot |
| District map | Three suburban districts redrawn | In effect |
| Teacher pay | Starting salaries to $52,000 over three years | Deal reached |
| AI political ads | Labels required from the next cycle | Law |
| Bridges & water mains | $48 billion a year for upkeep | In committee |
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