THIS half of our Live Blog will focus outside of Orange County, from the East Coast to California, focusing mainly on will the Democrats take the Senate and by how much, and how much are we going to kick ass in the lower House? Certain governorships as well. And, in California, we’re rooting closely for Jane Kim, and very Prop-40-curious. And okay, it’s 5:00, let’s look at:

Eastern Standard Time

Georgia:

Jon Ossoff is winning re-election spectacularly, over one of the Mike losers / Collins losers. With 59% the race has been called, duh, it’s nearly 2/3! 63% to 27%. We all knew he had become a great orator, making heart-stirring poetry out of Trump contempt and miscellaneous patriotism. This augurs well for a President Ossoff in ’28. And does Jon have coattails?

Hell yes, because look at Keisha Lance Bottoms! It looks to me like Keisha is gonna be Georgia’s next Governor! And this wasn’t even expected! A black female Governor for Georgia! Scratch that – Keisha is the FIRST BLACK LADY GOVERNOR IN THE NATION. HISTORY RIGHT HERE.

North Carolina

There was little suspense here as the old warhorse Roy Cooper flipped Tom Tillis’ seat Democratic, also with nearly 2/3 of the vote. Wipe-out! No progressive, but a hell of a nice guy, this new Senator Roy Cooper. Just heard it’s NC’s first Dem Senator in 18 years!

Maine (Ranked Choice Voting)

Here, we’ve only got 3% showing. We’re rooting hard for firewood toter Troy Jackson to finally get rid of nasty concern-fossil Susan Collins. Right now Troy’s ahead 52.4% to 47.6%. We will have to keep coming back to this race.

UPDATE 8 our time, 11 theirs – Susan is now half a percent ahead – less than a thousand votes – with 38% in. A NAIL BITER! I feel very concerned

9 our time – Troy is back ahead, by 3.5 points, with 61% counted.

10 pm – I took a walk, came back, Susan conceded. Welcome Senator Jackson!

South Carolina

This will be amazing, a Democrat Senator in the Secession State? Cuz Lindsey Graham’s sister is really THAT BAD AND STOOPID! Right now it is looking good for us – with 65% reporting, Dr. Amy Andrews is ahead 53-45. What happens if *I* call this? I’m calling it! Senator Amy! And our second Democrat gain!

Florida

A tougher nut to crack. We love socialist Angie Nixon but it doesn’t look like so far like she’ll pull this off. No. Shame. She beat a 10-to-1 better-funded moderate in the primary. As I write it’s been called for the Republican. Ashley Moody is the next Florida senator.

BUT GOVERNOR? Ah, shit, that was close. David Jolly is at 48.74% to MAGA moron Byron Donalds‘ even 50%. Some of those panhandle racist knuckle-draggers must have held their noses and voted for a black guy after all. And a real dumb one at that. Good try, Jolly.

While we’re in the lame-ass Sunshine state, I wanna see if that lunatic Anna Paulina Luna (from our own Santa Ana) gets beat – that’d at least be good… Shit. it’s close. But 99% is in and she’s about 3000 votes ahead of her Dem challenger Leela Gray. Worth going back to look at later though! (11pm, 99% in, still too close to call, but Luna ahead a bit.)

New Hampshire

Looks like we kept this Senate seat, replacing Jeanne Shaheen with Chris Pappas walloping John Sununu 60-40 and it is CALLED. Senator Chris Pappas will be the first openly gay US Senator! No, Lindsey Graham was not openly gay, he was a Republican and everyone knew he was gay but nobody said it. Meet the FIRST OPENLY GAY US SENATOR, CHRIS PAPPAS!

In New York, can we see that assbite Mike Lawler go down?

Looking good so far in NY’s 17th, with Cait Conley above Lawler 58-42 … but that’s with only 10% in. So we’ll come back later. WELL I CAME BACK LATER! Conley won, Lawler conceded! I don’t remember why I really didn’t like him but there were good reasons.

Cait Conley beat Mike Lawler! Well of course, look at her!

Central Time

Ohio!

Too close for comfort. We need Sherrod Brown to kick John Husted’s celebrated ass. As of this writing, Sherrod is ahead 49-46. Let’s keep our fingers crossed. Sherrod is a good one. UPDATE 8 our time, 10 theirs: Sherrod is ahead by 2 points with 87% in, I’m calling it for the gravelly-voiced chap!

But the Governor’s race there is personal for all of us, with the dirty attacks the scumbag Republican Vivek Ramaswamy threw at Dr. Amy Acton. And right now Amy’s ahead 51-46. We’ll keep coming back to Ohio – we want Sherrod and Amy! UPDATE 8 our time, 10 theirs – AMY WINS. FUCK VIVEK SIDEWAYS!

Michigan!

We’re rooting for progressive Muslim populist Dr. Abdul El-Sayed probably more than any Senate candidate, for a bushel of reasons. (Damn, we sure have a lot of “Doctors” running!) Right now (6:45 our time, 8:45 their time) only 18% is counted, but Abdul is 11 points ahead of that weenie Mike Rodgers. Let’s hope it stays that way, and fuck that maniac Haley Stevens! (Will have to keep checking)

Had to check in on this one controversial progressive Michigan Congressional candidate, Will Lawrence… but womp womp… doesn’t look like he’s gonna make it. Sorry.

Getting back to the Senate race.. 8 our time, 10 their time, Abdul is 4 points ahead, but ONLY 32% is in. Gotta check back still;

9 our time – 46% in, Abdul ahead by under 2 points. 10pm our time – 77% reporting, with Abdul ahead by 5.5 points. I am calling it for the Muslim. As Abdul said about Trump: “He has a hard time saying my name. That’s okay, after November 3 he can call me SENATOR.”

Heh, so tonight we got the first openly gay Senator, the first Muslim senator, the first paralympic senator, and the first black female governor.

Kansas of all places!

I call it for that minister Adam Hamilton, who with 58% in is ahead of that greedy doctor 57-40! What’s everyone waiting for? This is our next Kansas Senator, THE FIRST DEMOCRAT SENATOR FROM KANSAS SINCE 1939! (And that gets us to the 3 flipped Senate seats we need to regain the Senate, NOW LET’S KEEP SLOGGING FORWARD.

Iowa!

I think that paralympic Josh Turek is gonna win here. There’s only 34% reporting, but Josh is ahead 55-43. I’m just gonna put his picture right here, I believe he’ll be the next Iowa Senator. FIRST PARALYMPIC SENATOR! And the first Democrat Iowa Senator since that swell Harkin fella. And makes a 4th flip, from the retiring ghoulish Republican Joni “Everyone’s gonna die” Ernst.

Iowa’s Rob Sand is looking to be the next Governor, at similar margins to Josh. We should really go back and check at some point, but I think Rob and Josh have got it. UPDATE – YES THEY BOTH DO.

Mississippi of all Places!

Very sorry not to see the great Scott Colom doing better, he’s five points behind that ghoulish “Pick another protein” Chrissie Hyde Smith. I don’t think he can overcome this, with 61% reporting. But Scott did give us this year’s best ads.

Wow. Hold the barn door. Look at this, 11pm our time, 1am Mississippi time – Scott has surged and the race is almost tied: 97% in, Scott is 28 43 votes ahead of the Vampire Lady! Wow, real nail-biter. Will have to check this first thing in the morning.

UPDATE WED NIGHT – Scott is now up by 1,138 votes! Scottmentum? Colomentum! I think I’ll put up his picture for good luck!

Nebraska

38% reporting in Nebraska, and independent Dan Osborn (who promises to caucus with neither party) is up 52 to 42 over Republican Ricketts. I think Dan’s gonna win. Don’t know how to count this then, but it’s definitely a Republican loss, and the Democrats wanted Dan to win, and stayed out of his way. Congratulations Senator Osborn! Sorry everybody, sorry Osborn! I called it wrong, Ricketts overtook him.

Minnesota

Uh-oh. THIS could be a flip from Democrat to Republican. This was Democrat Tina Smith’s old seat, and at the moment Republican Michele Tafoya is WAY ahead of progressive Democrat Peggy Flanagan. But only 8% is in right now, so… we’ll see. 8:38 our time, 38% reporting, not looking much better.

And look at that – I turn around, the Nebraska seat flips but SO DOES MINNESOTA! Congratulations Peggy Flanagan, the first something something something.

Mountain Time

TEXAS!!!!

Here’s the REAL historic one. I lived in this state 1989-96, and I knew Governor Ann Richards and Jim Hightower. And Senator Lloyd Bentsen. That was the end of Democrats there. But they are BACK, baby.

Talarico really looks like he’s gonna win, but I’m a Talafreako so I may be biased.

Gina Hinojosa.. wait, these two are BOTH kicking ass, 60-40.

Yeah, forget it. I’m calling it for Senator Talarico and Governor Hinojosa! HELL YEAH! Hook em horns. PS Talafreako is also the YOUNGEST Senator ever.

Arizona

Governor – We want competent Democrat Katie Hobbs to beat MAGA election denier Andy Biggs so he can get to work denying the results of one more election. How’s that going… I’m calling it for Katie! 58-40 with 2/3 in.

Nevada

Governor – we are rooting for Aaron Ford. Nevada is taking a long time.

Pacific Time

Alaska

This’ll take a while too – Ranked Choice Voting again. Don’t say anything to Dan C. Rooting for Mary of course..

MARY HERSELF just announced that it will be not hours, not days, but WEEKS, to know the results of this razor-close, Ranked-Choice, and legally challenged race.

California

ROOTING FOR JANE KIM for Insurance Commissioner, over the vendido Ben Allen! LOOKING GOOD SO FAR! (8pm) with 27% in – Jane at 51.7% to Ben at 48.3% – hope that holds or grows! Hello! This is a little later, with 42.6% in – and Jane is still ahead! 11 PM, 75% in, and shit-hell – the numbers are the same! 51.4 to 48.6. A progressive victory in CALIFORNIA of all places!

Propositions – 40, the Billionaire’s Tax? It is going down pretty bad, with 30% in. Flip side, 39 (voter ID) also going down.

LA MAYOR – Nithya or Karen? As of 10:30 tonight, 50% of the vote in, Bass at 50.69 Nithya at 49.31! MIDNIGHT – Nithya inching closer! Bass 50.17 Nithya 49.83. . .

And we’d like to see Randy Villegas beat Congressman David Valadao, do our share for getting a huge Dem majority plus Randy’s a progressive! 9PM, 37% in – Randy is kicking ass 65 – 35 – I call this race! For Progressive Congressman Villegas!

what a guy!

For Orange County, see our second LiveBlog starting around 8! Nah, I’ll do it tomorrow morning.