Welcome to a special Election Day edition of the From the Politics Desk newsletter, where we’re putting all the links and information you’ll need when the vote tallies start rolling in tonight in one place.And keep an eye on your inbox tomorrow morning for a post-election edition of our Morning Rundown newsletter wrapping up the results from all the key races.— Adam WollnerEverything you need for election nightElection Day is finally here! Voting is underway across the country, with control of the House and the Senate — and the direction of the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency — at stake.As a reminder, Democrats would need to gain a net of three seats to win the House and four to win the Senate.With the first polls closing soon, here are the NBC News guides and tools to have on hand to follow along with the results.Ben Kamisar and Bridget Bowman have a comprehensive guide on how to watch election night.They run through the poll closing times for each state, early bellwethers, and other key battlegrounds that will tell us which way the political winds are blowing.
Stephanie Perry explains how the NBC News Exit Poll works and how the Decision Desk uses the results.Speaking of the Decision Desk, John Lapinski, Stephen Pettigrew and Marc Trussler lay out the factors that will determine when we will know which party has won the House and the Senate.The Kornacki Cam is back! Steve Kornacki will be live at the Big Board starting at 5:30 p.m.
ET, and NBC News primetime coverage begins at 6:30 p.m.ET.Here are the links to our results pages: Senate; House; governor.
And make sure to keep tabs on our live blog for minute-to-minute updates.Final poll closing times7 p.m.
ET: Georgia, Indiana (parts close earlier), Kentucky (parts close earlier), South Carolina, Vermont and VirginiaFor SubscribersFOR SUBSCRIBERSDOJ is deploying a record number of monitors on Election Day FOR SUBSCRIBERSHow to watch election night: Key races, poll closing times, bellwe...