<p>Voters approved nearly every datacenter moratorium that was on the ballot, dozens in total in Tuesday’s elections</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/nov/04/midterm-elections-full-results-senate-house-governor-races">Track live results from all 50 states</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/midterm-election-results-question-answer">Send us your questions about the US midterms results and Democrats’ ‘blue wave’</a></p></li></ul><p>There were three big losers in Tuesday’s midterm elections in the US: Donald Trump, Elon Musk and datacenters.</p><p>Datacenters, the facilities full of semiconductor chips that power artificial intelligence and a host of other online products, were on the ballot in elections in at least 40 jurisdictions across 10 states. Voters responded with a strong rebuke of the giant buildings, which have has become a symbol of the tech industry and AI.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/04/datacenters-midterm-elections">Continue reading...</a>