Half of U.S. polls now closed, CBS News makes early ratings, projections
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As of 8 p.m. on the East Coast, 16 more states closed their polls in the 2026 midterm elections. Among them were the battleground states of Maine and New Hampshire, which could affect control of the U.S. Senate. Tony Dokoupil anchors from Election Headquarters in New York.
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Half of U.S. polls now closed, CBS News makes early ratings, projections
As of 8 p.m. on the East Coast, 16 more states closed their polls in the 2026 midterm elections. Among them were the battleground states of Maine and New Hampshire, which could affect control of the U.S. Senate. Tony Dokoupil anchors from Election Headquarters in New York.
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