The earliest vote tallies will be skewed by how quickly states count mail ballots.īecause Democrats vote by mail more often than Republicans, states that let officials get an early jump on counting mail ballots could report big Democratic leads early on that evaporate as vote counters work through piles of Republican-leaning ballots that were cast on election day. "When it comes to knowing the results, we should move away from talking about Election Day and think instead about election week," said Nathan Gonzales, who publishes the nonpartisan newsletter Inside Elections. Nonpartisan election forecasters and opinion polls suggest Republicans have a very strong chance of winning a House majority, a result that could become clear Tuesday evening, with control of the Senate likely to be closer fought and likely to take longer to be resolved.Ī massive wave of Republican support could lead to declarations of victory hours after polls close.īut with dozens of races expected to be close and key states like Pennsylvania already warning it could take days to count every ballot, experts say there's a good chance America goes to bed on election night without knowing who won. Republicans would need to pick up five seats to take a majority in the House and just one to control the Senate. House of Representatives are up for grabs, as are 35 U.S. midterm elections: Be ready for a long night and maybe days of waiting before it's clear whether Republicans or President Joe Biden's Democrats will control Congress.Īll 435 seats in the U.S. WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Here is some advice for anyone following Tuesday's U.S.
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