At long last, Election Day is here! Daily Kos Elections has been tracking the ins and outs of the 2018 midterms every day all cycle long, and we’re very excited to finally liveblog the results, beginning when the first polls start closing at 6 PM ET tonight. To help you get ready to track the returns—and make sense of them as they come in—we’ve put together a broad array of resources you’ll want to bookmark, print out, and share with your friends:
Our poll closing times map shows you when each state’s polls close, with version for every U.S. time zone and a special version to aid the color-blind Our hour-by-hour guide to election night summarizes every key race for Senate, House, and governor, including those that will determine control of Congress Our guide to key ballot measures will fill you in on all the important initiatives and constitutional amendments that many states will be voting on, on a broad range of topics that include voting rights, redistricting, the environment, health care, the minimum wage, and more Our guide to key legislative chambers will walk you through all the state Senates and state Houses that could change hands on election night Our final forecast for the Senate, House, and governorships uses the Daily Kos Elections polling averages to project how many seats we think each party might win Our final race ratings for Senate, House, and governor show how competitive we think each individual contest is, as well as the final average of all publicly available polls Our "county benchmarks" will help you make sense of returns as they come in by showing what percentage of the vote in key counties Democratic candidates for statewide office (and one House race in Kentucky, where polls close early) likely need to hit to win their races And finally, our key race tracker will keep you updated on who’s won each of the important races in real time on election nightAlso, if you haven’t had the chance to enter our election prediction contest, there’s still time to submit your guesses for a shot at winning that delicious Green's babka. Be sure to follow us on Twitter and again, check back in at Daily Kos Elections at 6 PM ET tonight for our liveblog. See you there!