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Connecticut, United States, midterm elections 2026

Polling day . 2 races. Counted by Connecticut Secretary of the State. Times are New York time; hover for UTC.

U.S. House 5 seats

3 Nov17 Nov1 Dec
Election-night count
3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 20:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 07:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
5–10 NovIntermediate count: Thu 5 Nov, 20:00 → Tue 10 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
25 Nov – 3 DecFinal result: Wed 25 Nov, 00:00 → Thu 3 Dec, 23:59, announced.
announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateNew York time. Polls close in 40 days.
Stage windows and their sources 3 stages, each cited
  1. Election-night count
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    estimate
    Polls are open 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM; electors in line at 8:00 PM may vote (C.G.S. § 9-174(a)); Connecticut is wholly on Eastern time, so polls close at 8:00 PM EST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. Each town's moderator (head moderator in towns with voting districts) must transmit a preliminary list of the tabulator totals to the Secretary of the State "not later than midnight on election day" (§ 9-314(a); SoS 2026 Election Calendar), i.e. 05:00 UTC. The window closes at 7:00 AM EST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. Overseas ballots must be received by the close of polls (§§ 9-158c, 9-158g, per the 2026 Election Calendar), so no late-arriving military/overseas ballots are added afterwards.
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    Town returns (Connecticut canvasses by town, not county). The moderator must transmit the complete duplicate list of votes to the Secretary of the State "not later than forty-eight hours after the close of the polls on election day" — 8:00 PM EST on 5 Nov 2026 — and deliver the sealed original "not later than the third day after the election" (C.G.S. § 9-314(a)); head moderator, registrars and town clerk meet by 9:00 AM on 6 Nov to identify errors and file any amended return by 1:00 PM that day (§ 9-322a(a), as amended by P.A. 26-1 § 77, per the SoS 2026 Election Calendar). Discrepancy and close-vote recanvasses must be completed by Tuesday 10 Nov 2026 (§§ 9-311, 9-311a; 2026 Election Calendar); the window closes at the end of that day, Eastern time. Town clerks of towns with voting districts file consolidated district-level listings within 21 days, by 24 Nov 2026 (§ 9-322a(b)).
  3. Final result
    →
    announced
    State canvass: votes for representatives in Congress "shall be publicly counted by the Treasurer, Secretary of the State and Comptroller on the last Wednesday of the month in which they were cast", and "on said day, declare what persons are elected" (C.G.S. § 9-315) — Wednesday 25 Nov 2026; the window covers that day, Eastern time. The count follows any Supreme Court decision on a contest under § 9-323. The 2026 Election Calendar does not list this date. Precedent: the Treasurer, Secretary of the State and Comptroller declared the 2022 results on 30 Nov 2022, the last Wednesday of that month (Board of Canvassers' certifications, SoS 2022 Statement of Vote). An automatic recanvass is held when the winning margin is less than 0.5% of the votes cast for the office but not more than 2,000 votes, or less than 20 votes, unless the defeated candidate waives it (§ 9-311a). Complaints contesting a ruling or the count must be brought within 14 days of the election, by 17 Nov 2026 (§§ 9-323 and 9-324; 2026 Election Calendar). The window is held open to the end of 3 Dec 2026, Eastern time (the 30-day canvass limit of § 9-318 used for Governor), to err late: the SoS 2026 Election Calendar lists no date for this canvass, and the § 9-315 text was read from the 2025 revision only.
Results sources 5 pages, 1 can answer a results question
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portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/election-results/election-resultsresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)not checked yet
portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/statement-of-vote-pdfs/general-elections-statement-of-vote-1922results-finalotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/calendars/2026-elections/2026-election-calendar-122325.pdftimetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
ctemspublic.tgstg.net/ng-app/data/Elections.jsonopen-datafeedyesnot checked yet
portal.ct.gov/sotsauthority-homeotherno (no election or results marker)not checked yet

Governor 1 seats

3 Nov17 Nov1 Dec
Election-night count
3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 20:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 07:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
5–10 NovIntermediate count: Thu 5 Nov, 20:00 → Tue 10 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
25 Nov – 3 DecFinal result: Wed 25 Nov, 00:00 → Thu 3 Dec, 23:59, announced.
announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateNew York time. Polls close in 40 days.
Stage windows and their sources 3 stages, each cited
  1. Election-night count
    →
    estimate
    Polls are open 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM; electors in line at 8:00 PM may vote (C.G.S. § 9-174(a)); Connecticut is wholly on Eastern time, so polls close at 8:00 PM EST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. Each town's moderator (head moderator in towns with voting districts) must transmit a preliminary list of the tabulator totals to the Secretary of the State "not later than midnight on election day" (§ 9-314(a); SoS 2026 Election Calendar), i.e. 05:00 UTC. The window closes at 7:00 AM EST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. Overseas ballots must be received by the close of polls (§§ 9-158c, 9-158g, per the 2026 Election Calendar), so no late-arriving military/overseas ballots are added afterwards.
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    Town returns (Connecticut canvasses by town, not county). The moderator must transmit the complete duplicate list of votes to the Secretary of the State "not later than forty-eight hours after the close of the polls on election day" — 8:00 PM EST on 5 Nov 2026 — and deliver the sealed original "not later than the third day after the election" (C.G.S. § 9-314(a)); head moderator, registrars and town clerk meet by 9:00 AM on 6 Nov to identify errors and file any amended return by 1:00 PM that day (§ 9-322a(a), as amended by P.A. 26-1 § 77, per the SoS 2026 Election Calendar). Discrepancy and close-vote recanvasses must be completed by Tuesday 10 Nov 2026 (§§ 9-311, 9-311a; 2026 Election Calendar); the window closes at the end of that day, Eastern time. Town clerks of towns with voting districts file consolidated district-level listings within 21 days, by 24 Nov 2026 (§ 9-322a(b)).
  3. Final result
    →
    announced
    State canvass: votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor "shall be canvassed by the persons authorized to receive and count the same, within thirty days next after they were cast" (C.G.S. § 9-318) — by Thursday 3 Dec 2026; the window closes at the end of that day, Eastern time. If a complaint under § 9-324 is pending, the canvass is not made until after the third Monday of December (21 Dec 2026). The list of votes is then laid before the General Assembly on the first day of its session, which formally declares who is elected (§ 9-318); the 2027 session opens on the Wednesday following the first Monday of January (Constitution, amended art. III § 2), 6 Jan 2027. Precedent: the Treasurer, Secretary of the State and Comptroller declared the 2022 Governor result on 30 Nov 2022, the same day as the federal canvass (Board of Canvassers' certifications, SoS 2022 Statement of Vote). An automatic recanvass is held when the winning margin is less than 0.5% of the votes cast for the office but not more than 2,000 votes, or less than 20 votes, unless the defeated candidate waives it (§ 9-311a). Complaints contesting a ruling or the count must be brought within 14 days of the election, by 17 Nov 2026 (§§ 9-323 and 9-324; 2026 Election Calendar).
Results sources 5 pages, 1 can answer a results question
URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/election-results/election-resultsresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)not checked yet
portal.ct.gov/sots/election-services/statement-of-vote-pdfs/general-elections-statement-of-vote-1922results-finalotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
portal.ct.gov/-/media/sots/electionservices/calendars/2026-elections/2026-election-calendar-122325.pdftimetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
ctemspublic.tgstg.net/ng-app/data/Elections.jsonopen-datafeedyesnot checked yet
portal.ct.gov/sotsauthority-homeotherno (no election or results marker)not checked yet

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Provenance: researcher agent 2026-09-25: Connecticut SoS November 3, 2026 State Election Calendar (rev. 28 May 2026) and 2026 sample town ballots; C.G.S. §§ 9-174, 9-311a, 9-314, 9-315, 9-318, 9-322a, 9-323, 9-324 (CGA statute search, 2025 revision); SoS 2022 Statement of Vote (Board of Canvassers' certifications) (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-09-25.

Questions and answers

When is the Connecticut, United States, midterm elections 2026?
Polling day is 2026-11-03 (officially set).
When will the final result of the U.S. House race be official?
Expected between 2026-11-25T05:00:00Z and 2026-12-04T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: votes for representatives in Congress "shall be publicly counted by the Treasurer, Secretary of the State and Comptroller on the last Wednesday of the month in which they were cast", and "on said day, declare what persons are elected" (C.G.S. § 9-315) — Wednesday 25 Nov 2026; the window covers that day, Eastern time. The count follows any Supreme Court decision on a contest under § 9-323. The 2026 Election Calendar does not list this date. Precedent: the Treasurer, Secretary of the State and Comptroller declared the 2022 results on 30 Nov 2022, the last Wednesday of that month (Board of Canvassers' certifications, SoS 2022 Statement of Vote). An automatic recanvass is held when the winning margin is less than 0.5% of the votes cast for the office but not more than 2,000 votes, or less than 20 votes, unless the defeated candidate waives it (§ 9-311a). Complaints contesting a ruling or the count must be brought within 14 days of the election, by 17 Nov 2026 (§§ 9-323 and 9-324; 2026 Election Calendar). The window is held open to the end of 3 Dec 2026, Eastern time (the 30-day canvass limit of § 9-318 used for Governor), to err late: the SoS 2026 Election Calendar lists no date for this canvass, and the § 9-315 text was read from the 2025 revision only.
When will the final result of the Governor race be official?
Expected between 2026-11-25T05:00:00Z and 2026-12-04T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: votes for Governor and Lieutenant Governor "shall be canvassed by the persons authorized to receive and count the same, within thirty days next after they were cast" (C.G.S. § 9-318) — by Thursday 3 Dec 2026; the window closes at the end of that day, Eastern time. If a complaint under § 9-324 is pending, the canvass is not made until after the third Monday of December (21 Dec 2026). The list of votes is then laid before the General Assembly on the first day of its session, which formally declares who is elected (§ 9-318); the 2027 session opens on the Wednesday following the first Monday of January (Constitution, amended art. III § 2), 6 Jan 2027. Precedent: the Treasurer, Secretary of the State and Comptroller declared the 2022 Governor result on 30 Nov 2022, the same day as the federal canvass (Board of Canvassers' certifications, SoS 2022 Statement of Vote). An automatic recanvass is held when the winning margin is less than 0.5% of the votes cast for the office but not more than 2,000 votes, or less than 20 votes, unless the defeated candidate waives it (§ 9-311a). Complaints contesting a ruling or the count must be brought within 14 days of the election, by 17 Nov 2026 (§§ 9-323 and 9-324; 2026 Election Calendar).
Where are the official U.S. House results?
https://ctemspublic.tgstg.net/ng-app/data/Elections.json
Where are the official Governor results?
https://ctemspublic.tgstg.net/ng-app/data/Elections.json