T-minus 15 days
Good morning. Today is Monday, October 19th, 2026, and this is your morning brief. The evening edition lands after the close.
The lead
Democrats' governors odds down 10 to 70 percent
Democrats 63 percent for the Senate, 91 for the House, 70 for the governors; the Senate down 3 and the governors down 10. 10 coin flips.
Trump tracker
Early ballots
Iowa33k ballots · October 16
D54/R30
Kansas7k ballots · October 16
7kNo party split
Ohio228k ballots · October 13
228kNo party split
Maine102k ballots · October 16
D53/R19
Michigan441k ballots · October 13
441kNo party split
Florida815k ballots · October 17
D43/R36
and 7 more states reporting
What moved
The Oregon governor's race: 31 points toward Drazan (R), now Kotek (D) 66 percent.
Alaska Senate: 23 points toward Sullivan (R), now Sullivan (R) 64 percent.
The New Hampshire governor's race: 23 points toward Ayotte (R), now Ayotte (R) 83 percent.
The Nebraska governor's race: 22 points toward Walz (D), now Pillen (R) 69 percent.
Lines crossed
The Oregon governor's race is no longer safe for Kotek (D): 66 percent.
The Nebraska governor's race is no longer safe for Pillen (R): 69 percent.
The Georgia governor's race is a coin flip again: Jackson (R) 55 percent.
The New Mexico governor's race is no longer safe for Haaland (D): 82 percent.
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Every day
October 19Democrats' governors odds down 10 to 70 percent