The first election results won’t start rolling in for a few hours yet, but Republican control of the House of Representatives looks pretty safe. The GOP holds a 247-to-188 seat majority, and Democrats are likely to gain between five and 20 seats. Here’s a look at the most competitive races and how to interpret results as they come in, as compiled by FiveThirtyEight contributor David Wasserman.
| VERY BAD | BAD | GOOD | VERY GOOD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIME (ET) | IF THEY’RE LOSING … | IF THEY’RE WINNING … | ||
| 6 P.M. | Indiana-9 | |||
| 7 P.M. | Florida-13 | Florida-7 | Florida-26 | Florida-18 |
| N.H.-1 | Virginia-10 | |||
| 8 P.M. | Illinois-10 | Maine-2 | Kansas-3 | |
| New Jersey-5 | Penn.-8 | Michigan-1 | ||
| Texas-23 | Michigan-8 | |||
| Penn.-16 | ||||
| 9 P.M. | Arizona-1 | Minnesota-2 | Colorado-6 | Minnesota-3 |
| New York-3 | Minnesota-8 | New York-19 | New York-22 | |
| Nebraska-2 | ||||
| 10 P.M. | Nevada-4 | Iowa-1 | Iowa-3 | |
| Nevada-3 | Utah-4 | |||
| 11 P.M. | California-7 | California-25 | California-10 | California-21 |
| California-24 | California-49 | |||
| 12 A.M. | Alaska-1 | |||