Keisha Lance Bottoms will become Georgia’s first female governor | CNN Politics

Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms will win Georgia’s gubernatorial race and become the first Black female governor in US history, CNN’s Decision Desk projects.

The former Atlanta major also will make Georgia history as the first African American and the first woman elected to the role.

Supporters at the North Carolina headquarters of former Gov. Roy Cooper (D) celebrate as he is projected to win the Senate seat that has long evaded Democrats.

Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas will win New Hampshire’s open Senate seat, CNN projects, making history as the first out gay man to be elected to the chamber.

CNN's Elex Michaelson speaks to voters in Norwalk, California about what is motivating them to head to the polls and their desire for change in the 2026 midterm election.

Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff’s win in Georgia, according to a CNN projection, is no surprise — but his big early margins could boost his party’s hopes of what’s to come later Tuesday in redder states where they also need to notch several victories in Senate races.

Election Night in America coverage is live now on CNN and streaming with an All Access subscription.

President Donald Trump urged supporters to help him “finish the job” in a fundraising appeal as polls began to close Tuesday, warning that Democrats would seek to impeach him if they regained control of Congress. CNN's Kaitlan Collins reports.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin raised the prospect of a post-election investigation into the midterm results, saying his department would examine whether any noncitizens voted. CNN's Gabe Cohen reports.

NASA astronaut Anil Menon shows us how he used a computer to submit his US midterm ballots at the International Space Station.

CNN 决策台预测，民主党候选人凯莎·兰斯·博顿斯将赢得佐治亚州州长竞选，成为美国历史上第一位黑人女州长。

这位前亚特兰大大学少校还将创造佐治亚州历史，成为第一位当选该职位的非裔美国人和第一位女性。

在北卡罗来纳州前州长罗伊·库珀（民主党）的竞选总部，支持者们正在庆祝他有望赢得长期以来民主党人一直未能染指的参议院席位。

据 CNN 预测，民主党众议员克里斯·帕帕斯将赢得新罕布什尔州空缺的参议院席位，成为历史上首位当选该州参议员的公开同性恋者。

CNN 记者 Elex Michaelson 在加利福尼亚州诺沃克采访了选民，了解是什么促使他们前往投票站，以及他们希望在 2026 年中期选举中做出改变。

根据 CNN 的预测，民主党参议员乔恩·奥索夫在佐治亚州获胜并不令人意外——但他早期取得的巨大优势可能会提振民主党对周二晚些时候在共和党占优势的州取得胜利的希望，因为他们还需要在这些州的参议院选举中取得几场胜利。

美国大选之夜的报道正在 CNN 上直播，也可通过 All Access 订阅观看流媒体播放。

周二投票开始陆续结束之际，唐纳德·特朗普总统在一次筹款呼吁中敦促支持者帮助他“完成这项工作”，并警告说，如果民主党重新掌控国会，他们将寻求弹劾他。CNN记者凯特兰·柯林斯报道。

国土安全部长马克韦恩·穆林提出，可能会对中期选举结果展开选后调查，称国土安全部将审查是否有非公民参与投票。CNN记者加布·科恩报道。

美国宇航局宇航员阿尼尔·梅农向我们展示了他是如何在国际空间站使用电脑提交美国中期选举选票的。