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FOX 5's election night starts with lines in Laurel

Jim Lokay and Marina Marraco anchor coverage spanning Virginia amendments, Mark Warner's victory and Washington's mayoral election.

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LIVE: Midterm Elections Coverage

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0:18A Laurel polling site has long lines amid ballot shortages while voting continues in Maryland and D.C.
1:07At Warner's watch party, Don Beyer reports that the AP has called the Virginia senator's reelection.
5:27Katie Barlow explains Virginia referendums concerning abortion access, same-sex marriage language and voting rights after prison.
8:22Tom Fitzgerald identifies Virginia House districts important to control of Congress.
15:21Mark Serrano and A. Scott Bolden offer contrasting assessments of Trump's influence and affordability.
19:42Shirin Rajaee reports from a Southeast D.C. gathering for mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George.

Virginia's polls have closed, but a camera in Laurel, Maryland, shows voters waiting in long lines amid ballot shortages. FOX 5 Washington DC's election-night broadcast begins with that regional contrast, before moving between watch parties, constitutional amendments and the national congressional map.

"LIVE: Midterm Elections Coverage" was the most watched of the station's 53 uploads this week, reaching roughly 106,000 views. Jim Lokay and Marina Marraco anchor, with Josh Rosenthal reporting from Mark Warner's watch party in Alexandria. Don Beyer brings an almost immediate result: the AP has called Warner's reelection. Asked about voters' concerns, he points to groceries, gasoline and the cost of borrowing for a home.

Katie Barlow then gives the Virginia ballot questions their own space, explaining proposals concerning abortion access, same-sex marriage language and voting rights after prison. Later, Shirin Rajaee reports from a gathering for D.C. mayoral candidate Janeese Lewis George. These are local decisions, not merely supporting details on a national election board.

The follow-up, "WHO WON? | Midterm 2026 Election Recap, Results", turns to Democrats' congressional sweep and an Alaska Senate contest still awaiting a result. It and the House-control update join the livestream as the channel's busiest videos right now.

Across the catalogue, daily viewing is more than twice its usual level, while subscribers were unchanged over the week. Nearby WUSA9 had a larger weekly viewing total; FOX 26 Houston also saw a pronounced daily lift. For FOX 5 Washington DC, the distinctive thread is the journey from people waiting to vote in Laurel to explanations of what their regional ballots would change.

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