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Delaware, United States, midterm elections 2026

Polling day . 2 races. Counted by Delaware Department of Elections. Times are New York time; hover for UTC.

U.S. House, U.S. Senate Scheduled

5–13 Nov 2026

Final result window, derived from the last election. Treat as final after New York time.

Polls close
First count by
Counted by
Delaware Department of Elections
Results page
data.delaware.gov/resource/yg7x-kgjc.csv

U.S. House 1 seats

4 Nov11 Nov
Election-night count
3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 20:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 02:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
4 NovIntermediate count: Wed 4 Nov, 09:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
5–13 NovFinal result: Thu 5 Nov, 10:00 → Fri 13 Nov, 23:59, precedent.
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 close at 8:00 PM (15 Del. C. § 4947: "The election shall be continued open until 8:00 p.m. when it shall be closed"); Delaware is entirely on Eastern time, so 8:00 PM EST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. Absentee and mail ballots must reach the Department before the polls close (§ 5508(b)), and the Department may open and prepare them from 30 days before the election (§ 5510), so they are tabulated on election night. The window closes at 2:00 AM EST on 4 Nov: an estimate, not a published time. Data points: the 2022 general election results page said it "updates approximately every 15 minutes after the polls close at 8PM until all results are tabulated"; for the 15 Sep 2026 primary, the results page showed absentee tabulation completed in all three counties as of 12:58 AM the next morning, and the data.delaware.gov results feed is stamped 00:59 on 16 Sep 2026.
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    Provisional ballots: "The day following an election in which provisional ballots were used, the Department shall examine the provisional ballots, determine which of those ballots should be tallied ... and then tally those ballots" (15 Del. C. § 4948(h)(1)) — Wednesday 4 Nov 2026. For a general election the Department then delivers the provisional tally sheets and ballots to the prothonotary for the Superior Court canvass (§ 4948(h)(10)b.). The window opens at 9:00 AM EST (an estimate of the start of the working day) and closes at the end of 4 Nov, Eastern time. Whether the provisional tally is posted to the live results page before the canvass was not confirmed.
  3. Final result
    →
    precedent
    Canvass by the Superior Court as the board of canvass for each county (15 Del. C. § 5701(b)(2)): the Court "shall convene in each county on the second day after the general election at 10 a.m." — Thursday 5 Nov 2026, 10:00 AM EST = 15:00 UTC (§ 5701(a)(1); Del. Const. art. V, § 6(c)) — and "shall publicly certify the results of the election for the county" (§ 5701(a)(2)). No deadline for completing the canvass is set. Within 3 days after making its certificates the Court lodges them with the State Election Commissioner and, for U.S. Senator and Representative in Congress, with the Governor (§ 5709(a)(3)-(4)); the Governor then "without delay" examines them, declares the individual elected and issues the certificate of election (§§ 5712, 5713). The window closes at the end of Friday 13 Nov 2026, Eastern time: a judgment that errs late. Precedent: the Department's official 2022 general election write-in report is dated 11 Nov 2022, 7:23 PM, and the 2022 results page, marked OFFICIAL RESULTS, shows data as of 12 Nov 2022, 00:25 — three to four days after polling day. Recount: a candidate for statewide office (both of these races are statewide) may apply to the Court for a recount at state expense if the margin is less than 1,000 votes or less than one half of one percent of the votes cast for the two candidates, whichever is less; the request must be made before the board of canvass adjourns (§ 5702(c)). Title 15 ch. 59 (contested elections) sets no contest procedure for these federal offices.
Results sources 5 pages, 1 can answer a results question
URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
elections.delaware.gov/results/results-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)not checked yet
elections.delaware.gov/elections/election_archive.htmlresults-finalotherno (no election or results marker)not checked yet
delcode.delaware.gov/title15/c057/index.htmltimetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
data.delaware.gov/resource/yg7x-kgjc.csvopen-datafeedyesnot checked yet
elections.delaware.govauthority-homeemb homeno (site root: cannot answer a results question)not checked yet

U.S. Senate 1 seats

4 Nov11 Nov
Election-night count
3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 20:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 02:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
4 NovIntermediate count: Wed 4 Nov, 09:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
5–13 NovFinal result: Thu 5 Nov, 10:00 → Fri 13 Nov, 23:59, precedent.
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 close at 8:00 PM (15 Del. C. § 4947: "The election shall be continued open until 8:00 p.m. when it shall be closed"); Delaware is entirely on Eastern time, so 8:00 PM EST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. Absentee and mail ballots must reach the Department before the polls close (§ 5508(b)), and the Department may open and prepare them from 30 days before the election (§ 5510), so they are tabulated on election night. The window closes at 2:00 AM EST on 4 Nov: an estimate, not a published time. Data points: the 2022 general election results page said it "updates approximately every 15 minutes after the polls close at 8PM until all results are tabulated"; for the 15 Sep 2026 primary, the results page showed absentee tabulation completed in all three counties as of 12:58 AM the next morning, and the data.delaware.gov results feed is stamped 00:59 on 16 Sep 2026.
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    Provisional ballots: "The day following an election in which provisional ballots were used, the Department shall examine the provisional ballots, determine which of those ballots should be tallied ... and then tally those ballots" (15 Del. C. § 4948(h)(1)) — Wednesday 4 Nov 2026. For a general election the Department then delivers the provisional tally sheets and ballots to the prothonotary for the Superior Court canvass (§ 4948(h)(10)b.). The window opens at 9:00 AM EST (an estimate of the start of the working day) and closes at the end of 4 Nov, Eastern time. Whether the provisional tally is posted to the live results page before the canvass was not confirmed.
  3. Final result
    →
    precedent
    Canvass by the Superior Court as the board of canvass for each county (15 Del. C. § 5701(b)(2)): the Court "shall convene in each county on the second day after the general election at 10 a.m." — Thursday 5 Nov 2026, 10:00 AM EST = 15:00 UTC (§ 5701(a)(1); Del. Const. art. V, § 6(c)) — and "shall publicly certify the results of the election for the county" (§ 5701(a)(2)). No deadline for completing the canvass is set. Within 3 days after making its certificates the Court lodges them with the State Election Commissioner and, for U.S. Senator and Representative in Congress, with the Governor (§ 5709(a)(3)-(4)); the Governor then "without delay" examines them, declares the individual elected and issues the certificate of election (§§ 5712, 5713). The window closes at the end of Friday 13 Nov 2026, Eastern time: a judgment that errs late. Precedent: the Department's official 2022 general election write-in report is dated 11 Nov 2022, 7:23 PM, and the 2022 results page, marked OFFICIAL RESULTS, shows data as of 12 Nov 2022, 00:25 — three to four days after polling day. Recount: a candidate for statewide office (both of these races are statewide) may apply to the Court for a recount at state expense if the margin is less than 1,000 votes or less than one half of one percent of the votes cast for the two candidates, whichever is less; the request must be made before the board of canvass adjourns (§ 5702(c)). Title 15 ch. 59 (contested elections) sets no contest procedure for these federal offices.
Results sources 5 pages, 1 can answer a results question
URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
elections.delaware.gov/results/results-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)not checked yet
elections.delaware.gov/elections/election_archive.htmlresults-finalotherno (no election or results marker)not checked yet
delcode.delaware.gov/title15/c057/index.htmltimetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
data.delaware.gov/resource/yg7x-kgjc.csvopen-datafeedyesnot checked yet
elections.delaware.govauthority-homeemb homeno (site root: cannot answer a results question)not checked yet

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Provenance: researcher agent 2026-09-25: Delaware Department of Elections results index, results archive (2022 general election official results and write-in report) and 2026 general election filed-candidates list; 15 Del. C. §§ 4947, 4948, 5508, 5510, 5701, 5702, 5709, 5712, 5713; Del. Const. art. V, § 6 (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-09-25.

Questions and answers

When is the Delaware, 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 2026-11-05T15:00:00Z and 2026-11-14T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. Canvass by the Superior Court as the board of canvass for each county (15 Del. C. § 5701(b)(2)): the Court "shall convene in each county on the second day after the general election at 10 a.m." — Thursday 5 Nov 2026, 10:00 AM EST = 15:00 UTC (§ 5701(a)(1); Del. Const. art. V, § 6(c)) — and "shall publicly certify the results of the election for the county" (§ 5701(a)(2)). No deadline for completing the canvass is set. Within 3 days after making its certificates the Court lodges them with the State Election Commissioner and, for U.S. Senator and Representative in Congress, with the Governor (§ 5709(a)(3)-(4)); the Governor then "without delay" examines them, declares the individual elected and issues the certificate of election (§§ 5712, 5713). The window closes at the end of Friday 13 Nov 2026, Eastern time: a judgment that errs late. Precedent: the Department's official 2022 general election write-in report is dated 11 Nov 2022, 7:23 PM, and the 2022 results page, marked OFFICIAL RESULTS, shows data as of 12 Nov 2022, 00:25 — three to four days after polling day. Recount: a candidate for statewide office (both of these races are statewide) may apply to the Court for a recount at state expense if the margin is less than 1,000 votes or less than one half of one percent of the votes cast for the two candidates, whichever is less; the request must be made before the board of canvass adjourns (§ 5702(c)). Title 15 ch. 59 (contested elections) sets no contest procedure for these federal offices.
When will the final result of the U.S. Senate race be official?
Expected between 2026-11-05T15:00:00Z and 2026-11-14T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. Canvass by the Superior Court as the board of canvass for each county (15 Del. C. § 5701(b)(2)): the Court "shall convene in each county on the second day after the general election at 10 a.m." — Thursday 5 Nov 2026, 10:00 AM EST = 15:00 UTC (§ 5701(a)(1); Del. Const. art. V, § 6(c)) — and "shall publicly certify the results of the election for the county" (§ 5701(a)(2)). No deadline for completing the canvass is set. Within 3 days after making its certificates the Court lodges them with the State Election Commissioner and, for U.S. Senator and Representative in Congress, with the Governor (§ 5709(a)(3)-(4)); the Governor then "without delay" examines them, declares the individual elected and issues the certificate of election (§§ 5712, 5713). The window closes at the end of Friday 13 Nov 2026, Eastern time: a judgment that errs late. Precedent: the Department's official 2022 general election write-in report is dated 11 Nov 2022, 7:23 PM, and the 2022 results page, marked OFFICIAL RESULTS, shows data as of 12 Nov 2022, 00:25 — three to four days after polling day. Recount: a candidate for statewide office (both of these races are statewide) may apply to the Court for a recount at state expense if the margin is less than 1,000 votes or less than one half of one percent of the votes cast for the two candidates, whichever is less; the request must be made before the board of canvass adjourns (§ 5702(c)). Title 15 ch. 59 (contested elections) sets no contest procedure for these federal offices.
Where are the official U.S. House results?
https://data.delaware.gov/resource/yg7x-kgjc.csv
Where are the official U.S. Senate results?
https://data.delaware.gov/resource/yg7x-kgjc.csv