Election 2026 live updates: Americans cast their votes

Democratic Senate candidate Troy Jackson attended a canvass launch in Portland, Maine, telling supporters that Tuesday's election is not just about the Senate, but is about the people of Maine.

“I mean, you all know it, and I talk about this all the time. You know, I always enjoy the team sports, and this is the ultimate team sport right now, and so this is not, you know, about U.S. Senate. This is about all of us in this race,” Jackson said.

“We are going to be able to do some really great things if we pull this off in these next seven-and-a-half hours,” he said.

Jackson was asked if he’s nervous about how he will perform in some of the counties that voted Democratic for the presidential race and Republican in the Senate race, as seen in the 2020 election, which saw former President Joe Biden win Maine but also saw GOP Sen. Susan Collins win reelection.

“Well, as far as nervous goes, I mean, I don't know how many elections I've been in, but I was nervous in every one of them, and one of them I was unopposed. If you're going to do this work, you should be nervous. I mean … it should matter to you that you know people are giving you, trusting you with your vote,” Jackson said.

-ABC News’ Hannah Demissie

Héctor Sánchez Barba, the president and CEO of Mi Familia Vota, told ABC News Live anchor Kyra Phillips that Latinos have emerged as a critical voting bloc this election.

After speaking to voters in the Rio Grande Valley this week, Barba said that "Latinos are turning out to vote in historical numbers."

"We are rejecting MAGA. We are tired of extremism. We are tired of the hate crimes. We are tired of the situation of the economy. We are tired of exclusion," he said.

Barba, who said he plans to watch election results with Texas U.S. Rep. James Talarico tonight, who is the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, he stated that he believes that there is an "alignment" between the demands of Latino voters and Talarico’s campaign.

"He knows what it means to be working class, and he understands the Latino community from that perspective. That's why we're making sure that we support candidates that are welcoming to Latinos, that are respectful to Latinos, but also that Latinos are at the center of making the decisions and are at the center of the table," he said.

-ABC News’ Synai Ferrell

According to an analysis of advertising spending from AdImpact, of the ten most expensive gubernatorial races in U.S. history, eight were held this election cycle.

The most expensive is the California gubernatorial race, which saw roughly $350.3 million expended. That race has Democrat Xavier Becerra, the former U.S. secretary of health and human services, facing off against Republican Steve Hilton, who has worked as a contributor for Fox News. Tom Steyer, a liberal billionaire, spent over $215 million of his own money trying to make it into the general election.

Of the ten most expensive House races on record, nine are from the current cycle. The most expensive is the race for Michigan's seventh district, which has Democratic candidate Will Lawrence, co-founder of the Sunrise Movement environmental group, up against Republican incumbent Rep. Tom Barrett. AdImpact says over $66 million has been spent on the race for Michigan's seventh district.

Three U.S. Senate races from this cycle broke into the top ten most expensive of all time: Texas, Ohio and Michigan.

According to AdImpact, the Texas race has cost about $594.1 million, Ohio cost about $525.5 million, and Michigan cost about $382.1 million.

-ABC News’ Will Lennon

North Carolina's State Board of Elections Executive Director Sam Hayes told reporters at an Election Day press conference that the board will meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss whether to extend voting hours in Hertford, Gates, Wilson and Lenoir counties due to "minor delays."

The delays "are due to various technical issues. The State Board will be meeting today at 2 p.m. to consider extensions in these counties," said Hayes.

"It is not unusual for the State Board to extend voting hours beyond 7:30 p.m. if a disruption at a polling place causes a stoppage of voting," Hayes added.

Deputy Director of Elections Administration Parker Holland told reporters that issues included "varying items such as a printer jam" and "an issue with a poll book," adding "those issues have since been resolved."

"We also have our secondary procedures that we go to in the event this happens, such as pulling out our manual poll books to make sure we're serving the voters," Holland said.

-ABC News' Halle Troadec