The San Francisco Chronicle's live blog tracks the 3 November 2026 midterms, where Democrats flipped the U.S. House, took a Republican-held Senate seat in North Carolina with Roy Cooper's win over Michael Whatley, and flipped the Georgia governor's mansion as California polls closed on races from governor to 14 propositions. Among claims it passes along, Xavier Becerra led Steve Hilton for California governor by double digits in late polls, and James Talarico led Ken Paxton by 18 points with 38 percent of Texas votes counted.