The AP will tabulate results for nearly 7,000 races, including national congressional contests, state legislative and gubernatorial races, as well as some local elections for mayor, city council and school board.

Nearly 40 million votes have already been cast for races that will determine not only who controls Congress, but also governors, mayors and city councils. For many years, PBS News has relied on the Associated Press to keep track of results, and we will again next Tuesday. Deema Zein takes a closer look at how the AP counts the vote.

Ahead of Election Day, our politics crew takes a closer look at what to watch in the 2026 elections and take your questions around election security and voting rights.

A minister, a rabbi and an imam walk into a polling place. No, it's not the beginning of a joke, but a coordinated effort to train clergy to help keep the peace on Election Day. Deema Zein reports.