Election 2026 live results: Dems take back Congress, Maine GOP Sen. Susan Collins concedes

Josh Turek's victory in the Iowa Senate race was propelled by strength among independents and peeling off enough Trump 2024 voters, according to ABC News Voter Poll findings.

Self-identified independents in Iowa preferred Turek by around 20 percentage points, according to ABC News Voter Polls. Party-switching among Democrats and Republicans was relatively muted, but Turek captured more Republicans than Democrats who voted for GOP candidate Ashley Hinson, the data showed.

About 1 in 10 Iowa Senate voters who backed Trump in 2024 crossed over to Turek, while few Kamala Harris voters supported Hinson, according to ABC News Voter Polls.

-ABC News' Emily Guskin and Nicky Bell

President Donald Trump spoke with Politico via phone on Tuesday night following the results of Tuesday's midterm election.

When asked what his message was tonight in the aftermath of the results, Trump said, "I wasn't on the ballot, and we didn't get the people out, but I wasn't on the ballot. If I was on the ballot, we would have won."

Pressed on his comments telling voters to pretend that he was on the ballot, Trump said that voters didn't agree.

"Yeah, I said, 'Say you're on the ballot. Think about me being on the ballot.' But they didn't agree, and they didn't like the candidates in most cases, just one of those things," Trump added.

-ABC News' Nicholas Kerr

Republican Ohio Rep. Max Miller conceded to Democratic challenger Brian Poindexter, saying in a post on social media that he is "disappointed at this evening's election results."

"I have fought earnestly to continue to represent the interests of my home and community in the Ohio 7th District," the post continued. "We have achieved great things in the last four years and I am disheartened that I cannot continue the good fight. I am very grateful for every one of you that came out and voted for me."

ABC has not yet projected a winner in the race.

-ABC News' Diana Paulsen

Democrat Hannah Pingree, the former Maine House speaker, is projected to win the Maine governor's seat, beating Republican challenger Bobby Charles and third-party candidate Rick Bennett.