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Texas Sen. Ted Cruz will serve a third term after winning an expensive and contentious race against Democratic Rep. Colin Allred. Cruz retained his seat after beating back Allred, keeping alive Texas’ streak of not electing a Democratic Senator in more than 30 years. Cruz rose to national prominence when he ran for President in 2016, before dropping out of the Republican primary and eventually endorsing Donald Trump.

Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert has won her congressional race in Colorado’s 4th district. The controversial rightwing lawmaker, who was first elected to Congress in 2020, won the race against Jeff Hurd, according to the Associated Press. Boebert will begin her third term as a Colorado representative, but this time for a different district.

For live updates on the 2024 presidential election, read TIME’s coverage here. After a hard-fought election cycle that brought hundreds of millions of dollars in outside spending into the mix, Republicans are expected to flip control of the Senate to their advantage when the 119th Congress gavels in next year, after The Associated Press called the Ohio Senate race for Republican Bernie Moreno.

Delaware State Sen. Sarah McBride, already the nation’s highest-ranking openly transgender elected official, made history once again on Tuesday, becoming the first openly transgender person elected to the United States Congress. She clinched Delaware’s lone House seat in a resounding victory, according to the Associated Press. While her win is a landmark moment for the transgender community, McBride, 34, was careful not to make her identity the centerpiece of her candidacy.

For live updates on the 2024 election, read TIME’s coverage here. Republican Lieutenant Governor Mark Robinson lost the race for North Carolina Governor to the state’s Democratic Attorney General Josh Stein, according to the Associated Press, ending the provocative candidate’s campaign. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] [video id=46pdPW98] The loss comes after polls in October showed Stein with a consistent double-digit lead ahead of Robinson.

As Americans settle in at home to watch the results of the 2024 Presidential Election unfold, TIME’s photo editors are following images from photographers across the country. From the early hours as the first polls opened, to the late night anticipation of results streaming in, photographers across the United States are capturing a visual chronicle of Election Day.