Our final ABC/Post pre-election poll found a 50-48 percent Republican-Democratic split in House vote preference among likely voters, with economic discontent and President Joe Biden’s unpopularity fueling Republican prospects. Despite these headwinds, our ABC News exit poll analysis indicates that support for abortion rights, negative views of Donald Trump, rejection of election denial, broad backing from young voters and surprising strength among independents helped to keep the race for House and Senate control competitive. See additional coverage by The New York Times, Forbes, MSNBC, PBS, Vox, The Week, The Global Herald, The Hill, the New York Post, and the Chicago Sun-Times, among others.