Tasha Le Mel in Los Angeles asked in a reader callout: What were turnout numbers as compared to previous years? And roughly how many voters switched from voting Republican to Democrat? Lauren Gambino, senior political correspondent: Hello from a fellow Angeleno! As you will know all too well being from California, ballots are still be counted. But across the major battleground states – where Senate contests were being held – we saw high election day turnout. We saw strong turnout among young voters, the second-highest in the past 30 years, according to Circle’s early estimate. Latino voters also turned out in high numbers and were credited with powering Democratic wins, particularly in Texas, but also in Georgia and Nevada and other states with key Senate, House and governor’s races. Among that cohort, we know anecdotally and in the data that many voters who backed Trump in 2024 switched to Democrats. And simply based on the results in states such as South Carolina, Kansas, Iowa and Oh