What you need to know

• Former President Donald Trump scored his third battlefield victory after winning Pennsylvania. Arizona, Michigan, Nevada and Wisconsin are still too close to call.
• The first battleground victory went to Trump in North Carolina, where NBC News projects the former president will win a third straight election.
• In Congress, Republicans are expected to take control of the Senate after four years of Democratic control.
• Democrats, meanwhile, saw Josh Stein defeat Mark Robinson in North Carolina in what was one of 11 gubernatorial races across the country.
• Measures related to abortion and marijuana were also on the ballot in several states.