Election 2026 live results: Republican Byron Donalds projected to become Florida's 1st Black governor

All polls have closed in North Carolina as of 8:15 p.m. ET, after some polling places had their hours extended.

-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in an interview on Tuesday afternoon that the agency will be "gathering voting logs" to ensure nobody voted illegally.

"After this election, we'll be gathering all the data," Mullin said on the "Will Cain Show."

Mullin was spotted heading into the West Wing earlier on Tuesday. He said it's Homeland Security's job to ensure the election is fair.

DHS has been spearheading voter fraud investigations through Homeland Security Investigations, the department's investigative arm.

-ABC News' Luke Barr

Members of President Donald Trump's Cabinet, senior White House staff and political advisers are currently gathered in the East Room monitoring election results as they come in, according to a White House official and sources familiar with the matter.

Trump, who is at the White House, is monitoring the early returns elsewhere in the building. He is expected to join his staff and advisers in the East Room, the sources said.

-ABC News' Katherine Faulders, Nicholas Kerr and Michelle Stoddart

As Maine polls close, the state will be tabulating the results through a ranked choice voting (RCV) system.

Alaska will also using this system for its state and congressional races.

Click here to see how RCV works.