How To Watch As Tonight’s Senate Returns Come In

EL PASO, EL PASO - NOVEMBER 06: Volunteer Albert Lopez, 18, sets out signs directing voters to a polling place at El Paso Community College-Rio Grande Campus before dawn on Election Day November 06, 2018 in El Paso, ... EL PASO, EL PASO - NOVEMBER 06: Volunteer Albert Lopez, 18, sets out signs directing voters to a polling place at El Paso Community College-Rio Grande Campus before dawn on Election Day November 06, 2018 in El Paso, Texas. In Texas, Rep. Beto O'Rourke (D-TX) is in a surprisingly tight contest against incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) for the state's U.S. Senate race. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) MORE LESS

November 6, 2018 2:15 p.m.

As election night goes on, our focus will shift from race to race as new rounds of polls close — and depending on how each party has done in the races that have already been called. Here’s what to watch tonight, sorted by the time polls close.

(Polls may close in different parts of a given state at different times, but the times below reflect when polls are fully closed in a given state.)

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