The races to watch
9 contests carrying the night. Massachusetts counts by town rather than by county, so each map is drawn on the towns themselves, shaded for whoever leads each one, with the full town ledger underneath.
Every federal, statewide and legislative race
8 contested races out of 271 carried here. 262 still to load. Massachusetts also voted tonight for the Governor's Council, district attorney and register of probate. Decision Desk HQ carries none of those and the state publishes no live count, so they are not on this board and are not in the total above.
Massachusetts8 races
Live returns from the Decision Desk HQ public results feed, read fresh every few seconds. Percentages are each candidate’s share of the vote in that contest. A state split across two time zones closes twice, so the strip above counts down to the next closing and names the last one: Florida’s peninsula closes at 7:00 PM ET and its panhandle at 8:00 PM, which is why every statewide Florida race closes at 8:00. Where a state does not publish precinct counts, the reporting figure is counted votes against the expected turnout for that race. Lead confidence describes how much of the vote is still out, not a polling forecast. Results are unofficial until certified by each state.