How Election Week 2022 Went Down

The preliminary exit-poll results in Texas (which, again, will continue to update throughout the evening) shows good news so far for Republican Gov. Greg Abbott. On a number of policy issues — including immigration and gun control — voters said they trust Abbott over his Democratic challenger, Beto O’Rourke. Meanwhile, 51 percent of the state’s voters say O’Rourke’s views are too extreme, compared with just 46 percent who said the same about the incumbent. Again, these results will update throughout the evening, but Abbott also seems to be doing quite well among independent voters in the state — 51 percent to 46 percent for O’Rourke — according to preliminarily exit-poll results. College-educated voters so far are narrowly going for Abbott, too: 50 percent to 48 percent.

ABC News projects a Democratic win in VA-10.

Polls are now closed in New York, which has turned into an unexpected battleground for House Democrats. New York’s redistricting process was a mess, with courts throwing out the maps passed by the Legislature — the maps were heavily biased toward Democrats. The result, drawn by a court-appointed special master, was one of the most balanced and competitive maps in the country, according to the Brennan Center. And that paved the way for Republicans to make gains in the midterms. So keep an eye on this blue state — it has some important races for control of the House.