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United States midterm elections 2026

Polling day · date declared · local times in America/New_York (hover for UTC) · last verified 2026-09-23

RaceBodySeatsPolls closeNowCounting authority
House of Representativeslegislature-lower435ScheduledState election offices
Senatelegislature-upperScheduledState election offices
Governorssubnational-executiveScheduledState election offices

House of Representatives

Count stages

StageExpected fromExpected byReplaced on the live pageConfidenceBasis
election-night — estimateFirst polls close at 6:00 PM Eastern (Indiana, Kentucky), the last at 1:00 AM Eastern (Alaska). The window closes at 6:00 AM Eastern on 4 Nov, five hours after the last close — an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. Counting continues for days in some states (California), so the election-night count is never final.
media-call
published by apnews.com
— precedentUS markets settle on race calls, and the Associated Press is the call of record. Most races are called on election night; close ones take days. 2022: the AP called control of the House on the evening of Wednesday 16 Nov, eight days after polling day — the window closes eight days out, Eastern time. A single race can take longer.
final-result —— estimateState certification, each on its own deadline (NCSL election certification deadlines): e.g. Washington 3 Dec 2026, Virginia the first Monday in December, New York 15 Dec. The window closes at the end of New York's deadline, Eastern time; a given race's state may certify much earlier. No earliest date is set because it varies by state, so stageAt does not model the change to the certified count.

Sources

URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
usa.gov/state-election-officeresults-livedirectoryno (links to other offices)OK 2026-09-24
apnews.commedia-callmediano (news organisation homepage)OK 2026-09-24

Senate

Count stages

StageExpected fromExpected byReplaced on the live pageConfidenceBasis
election-night — estimateFirst polls close at 6:00 PM Eastern (Indiana, Kentucky), the last at 1:00 AM Eastern (Alaska). The window closes at 6:00 AM Eastern on 4 Nov, five hours after the last close — an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. Counting continues for days in some states (California), so the election-night count is never final.
media-call
published by apnews.com
— precedentUS markets settle on race calls, and the Associated Press is the call of record. Most races are called on election night; close ones take days. 2022: the AP called control of the House on the evening of Wednesday 16 Nov, eight days after polling day — the window closes eight days out, Eastern time. A single race can take longer.
final-result —— estimateState certification, each on its own deadline (NCSL election certification deadlines): e.g. Washington 3 Dec 2026, Virginia the first Monday in December, New York 15 Dec. The window closes at the end of New York's deadline, Eastern time; a given race's state may certify much earlier. No earliest date is set because it varies by state, so stageAt does not model the change to the certified count.

Sources

URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
usa.gov/state-election-officeresults-livedirectoryno (links to other offices)OK 2026-09-24
apnews.commedia-callmediano (news organisation homepage)OK 2026-09-24

Governors

Count stages

StageExpected fromExpected byReplaced on the live pageConfidenceBasis
election-night — estimateFirst polls close at 6:00 PM Eastern (Indiana, Kentucky), the last at 1:00 AM Eastern (Alaska). The window closes at 6:00 AM Eastern on 4 Nov, five hours after the last close — an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. Counting continues for days in some states (California), so the election-night count is never final.
media-call
published by apnews.com
— precedentUS markets settle on race calls, and the Associated Press is the call of record. Most races are called on election night; close ones take days. 2022: the AP called control of the House on the evening of Wednesday 16 Nov, eight days after polling day — the window closes eight days out, Eastern time. A single race can take longer.
final-result —— estimateState certification, each on its own deadline (NCSL election certification deadlines): e.g. Washington 3 Dec 2026, Virginia the first Monday in December, New York 15 Dec. The window closes at the end of New York's deadline, Eastern time; a given race's state may certify much earlier. No earliest date is set because it varies by state, so stageAt does not model the change to the certified count.

Sources

URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
usa.gov/state-election-officeresults-livedirectoryno (links to other offices)OK 2026-09-24
apnews.commedia-callmediano (news organisation homepage)OK 2026-09-24

Questions and answers

When is the United States midterm elections 2026?
Polling day is 2026-11-03 (declared).
When will the final result of the House of Representatives race be official?
Expected between polls close and 2026-12-16T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence estimate. State certification, each on its own deadline (NCSL election certification deadlines): e.g. Washington 3 Dec 2026, Virginia the first Monday in December, New York 15 Dec. The window closes at the end of New York's deadline, Eastern time; a given race's state may certify much earlier. No earliest date is set because it varies by state, so stageAt does not model the change to the certified count.
When will the final result of the Senate race be official?
Expected between polls close and 2026-12-16T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence estimate. State certification, each on its own deadline (NCSL election certification deadlines): e.g. Washington 3 Dec 2026, Virginia the first Monday in December, New York 15 Dec. The window closes at the end of New York's deadline, Eastern time; a given race's state may certify much earlier. No earliest date is set because it varies by state, so stageAt does not model the change to the certified count.
When will the final result of the Governors race be official?
Expected between polls close and 2026-12-16T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence estimate. State certification, each on its own deadline (NCSL election certification deadlines): e.g. Washington 3 Dec 2026, Virginia the first Monday in December, New York 15 Dec. The window closes at the end of New York's deadline, Eastern time; a given race's state may certify much earlier. No earliest date is set because it varies by state, so stageAt does not model the change to the certified count.
Where are the official House of Representatives results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is State election offices (https://www.usa.gov/state-election-office).
Where are the official Senate results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is State election offices (https://www.usa.gov/state-election-office).
Where are the official Governors results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is State election offices (https://www.usa.gov/state-election-office).

Data

Provenance: seed calendar (CC BY 4.0). Cite as: Election Index, "United States midterm elections 2026", https://electionindex.org/election/us-midterms-2026, dataset 2026-09-24.29d6dd3f.