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ARCHIVE PHOTO, 1997: The west front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington. Not Election Day 2026. Photo: Architect of the Capitol / Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

1997 · Photo source · License: Public domain

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The races that will decide control of Congress: what to watch

Republicans hold the Senate 53-47 and a narrow House majority. The Senate, House and governor races to watch, and the first states to report.

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ARCHIVE PHOTOS (composite): Ron Howard as Richie Cunningham in a 1973 ABC press photo for Happy Days (ABC Television / Wikimedia Commons, public domain) and Ron Howard at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival (Vbrunophotog / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0), both cropped.

2026-05-18 · Photo source · License: CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ron Howard Then and Now: From Richie Cunningham to Oscar Winner at 72

He was Opie, then Richie on Happy Days. Then he moved behind the camera to direct Splash, Apollo 13 and the Oscar-winning A Beautiful Mind.

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ARCHIVE PHOTO: Ken Berry (with co-star Arlene Golonka at right) in a 1970 Mayberry R.F.D. cast publicity photo. Photo: CBS Television Network / Wikimedia Commons, Public domain (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mayberry_R.F.D._Cast_1970.jpg). Cropped by NewsCubby.

1970-09-14 · Photo source · License: Public domain

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Ken Berry and Aneta Corsaut: Mayberry's Shared Birthday

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ARCHIVE PHOTO: "I Voted" stickers at a polling place in Saint Paul, Minnesota, Nov. 4, 2025. Not Election Day 2026. Photo: Funknendai / Wikimedia Commons, public domain (CC0).

2025-11-04 · Photo source · License: Public domain

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Poll closing times and when results come in, state by state

Polls close from 6 p.m. ET to 1 a.m. ET Wednesday. When each state closes, which count fast, which take days, and why early leads can shift.

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