When is the Illinois, 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 2026-11-25T06:00:00Z and 2026-12-05T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: "The State Board of Elections, shall proceed within 31 days after the election, and sooner if all the returns are received, to canvass the votes given for United States Senators and Representatives to Congress, State executive officers" and others, and the persons with the most votes "shall be declared duly elected" (10 ILCS 5/22-7; also 18A-15(a)). The SBE 2026 Calendar sets Friday 4 Dec 2026 as the last day for the Board to canvass and proclaim the results; the window closes at the end of that day, Central time. Precedent: the Board certified the 2022 general election results on Monday 5 Dec 2022, 27 days after polling day, within the 31-day limit (Capitol News Illinois, via Shaw Local, 6 Dec 2022). Illinois has no automatic recount: a candidate who received at least 95% of the votes of a successful candidate may petition for a discovery recount within 5 days after the last day for proclamation (10 ILCS 5/22-9.1; SBE 2026 Calendar). A Petition of State Election Contest for Governor is filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court within 15 days of the official proclamation (10 ILCS 5/23-1.2a, read on law.onecle.com because ilga.gov was unreachable); contest deadlines for the congressional offices were not confirmed.

When will the final result of the U.S. Senate race be official?

Expected between 2026-11-25T06:00:00Z and 2026-12-05T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: "The State Board of Elections, shall proceed within 31 days after the election, and sooner if all the returns are received, to canvass the votes given for United States Senators and Representatives to Congress, State executive officers" and others, and the persons with the most votes "shall be declared duly elected" (10 ILCS 5/22-7; also 18A-15(a)). The SBE 2026 Calendar sets Friday 4 Dec 2026 as the last day for the Board to canvass and proclaim the results; the window closes at the end of that day, Central time. Precedent: the Board certified the 2022 general election results on Monday 5 Dec 2022, 27 days after polling day, within the 31-day limit (Capitol News Illinois, via Shaw Local, 6 Dec 2022). Illinois has no automatic recount: a candidate who received at least 95% of the votes of a successful candidate may petition for a discovery recount within 5 days after the last day for proclamation (10 ILCS 5/22-9.1; SBE 2026 Calendar). A Petition of State Election Contest for Governor is filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court within 15 days of the official proclamation (10 ILCS 5/23-1.2a, read on law.onecle.com because ilga.gov was unreachable); contest deadlines for the congressional offices were not confirmed.

When will the final result of the Governor race be official?

Expected between 2026-11-25T06:00:00Z and 2026-12-05T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: "The State Board of Elections, shall proceed within 31 days after the election, and sooner if all the returns are received, to canvass the votes given for United States Senators and Representatives to Congress, State executive officers" and others, and the persons with the most votes "shall be declared duly elected" (10 ILCS 5/22-7; also 18A-15(a)). The SBE 2026 Calendar sets Friday 4 Dec 2026 as the last day for the Board to canvass and proclaim the results; the window closes at the end of that day, Central time. Precedent: the Board certified the 2022 general election results on Monday 5 Dec 2022, 27 days after polling day, within the 31-day limit (Capitol News Illinois, via Shaw Local, 6 Dec 2022). Illinois has no automatic recount: a candidate who received at least 95% of the votes of a successful candidate may petition for a discovery recount within 5 days after the last day for proclamation (10 ILCS 5/22-9.1; SBE 2026 Calendar). A Petition of State Election Contest for Governor is filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court within 15 days of the official proclamation (10 ILCS 5/23-1.2a, read on law.onecle.com because ilga.gov was unreachable); contest deadlines for the congressional offices were not confirmed.

Where are the official U.S. House results?

No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Illinois State Board of Elections (https://www.elections.il.gov/).

Where are the official U.S. Senate results?

No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Illinois State Board of Elections (https://www.elections.il.gov/).

Where are the official Governor results?

No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Illinois State Board of Elections (https://www.elections.il.gov/).

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Illinois, United States, midterm elections 2026

Name: Illinois, United States, midterm elections 2026
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: United States

Polling day Tue, 3 Nov 2026. 3 races. Counted by Illinois State Board of Elections. Times are Chicago time; hover for UTC.

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

25 Nov – 4 Dec 2026

Final result window, set by the law or the authority. Treat as final after Fri 4 Dec, 23:59 Chicago time.

Polls close: Tue 3 Nov, 19:00
First count by: Wed 4 Nov, 06:00
Counted by: Illinois State Board of Elections
Results page: No single-election results page yet.
Authority site: elections.il.gov

U.S. House 17 seats

3 Nov17 Nov1 Dec

Election-night count

3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 19:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00, estimate.

Intermediate count

17–24 NovIntermediate count: Tue 17 Nov, 00:00 → Tue 24 Nov, 23:59, announced.

Final result

25 Nov – 4 DecFinal result: Wed 25 Nov, 00:00 → Fri 4 Dec, 23:59, announced.

announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateChicago time. Polls close in 40 days.

Stage windows and their sources 3 stages, each cited

Election-night count
Tue 3 Nov, 19:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00
estimate

Polls are open from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM (10 ILCS 5/17-1; SBE 2026 Election & Campaign Finance Calendar: "POLLS OPEN 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM"). Illinois is entirely on Central time, so polls close at 7:00 PM CST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. The State Board of Elections does not collect or post unofficial results; each local election authority posts its own as precincts report (SBE Election Results page). The window closes at 6:00 AM CST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. The count keeps changing afterwards: vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day (or, absent a postmark, with a certification dated Election Day or earlier) are counted if received within 14 days, by 17 Nov 2026, the same deadline as for validating and counting provisional ballots (10 ILCS 5/19-8(c), 18A-15(a); SBE 2026 Calendar and 2026 Guide for Election Authorities).
Intermediate count
Tue 17 Nov, 00:00 → Tue 24 Nov, 23:59
announced

Local canvass. "The county clerk or board of election commissioners shall complete the validation and counting of provisional ballots within 14 calendar days of the day of the election" and "shall have 7 calendar days from the completion of the validation and counting of provisional ballots to conduct its final canvass" (10 ILCS 5/18A-15(a)); abstracts of votes for Governor, U.S. Senators and Representatives to Congress are made "within 21 days after the close of the election" (10 ILCS 5/22-1). The SBE 2026 Calendar lists Tuesday 17 Nov 2026 as the last day to count vote-by-mail and provisional ballots and Tuesday 24 Nov 2026 as the last day for the election authority to canvass and forward the abstract of votes to the State Board of Elections. The window opens at the start of 17 Nov and closes at the end of 24 Nov, Central time; authorities that finish counting earlier may canvass earlier.
Final result
Wed 25 Nov, 00:00 → Fri 4 Dec, 23:59
announced

State canvass: "The State Board of Elections, shall proceed within 31 days after the election, and sooner if all the returns are received, to canvass the votes given for United States Senators and Representatives to Congress, State executive officers" and others, and the persons with the most votes "shall be declared duly elected" (10 ILCS 5/22-7; also 18A-15(a)). The SBE 2026 Calendar sets Friday 4 Dec 2026 as the last day for the Board to canvass and proclaim the results; the window closes at the end of that day, Central time. Precedent: the Board certified the 2022 general election results on Monday 5 Dec 2022, 27 days after polling day, within the 31-day limit (Capitol News Illinois, via Shaw Local, 6 Dec 2022). Illinois has no automatic recount: a candidate who received at least 95% of the votes of a successful candidate may petition for a discovery recount within 5 days after the last day for proclamation (10 ILCS 5/22-9.1; SBE 2026 Calendar). A Petition of State Election Contest for Governor is filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court within 15 days of the official proclamation (10 ILCS 5/23-1.2a, read on law.onecle.com because ilga.gov was unreachable); contest deadlines for the congressional offices were not confirmed.

Results sources 4 pages, 0 can answer a results question

URL	Role	Kind	Can answer a results question	Last check
elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionResults.aspx	results-live	results index	no (results section without an election code)	not checked yet
elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx	results-final	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
elections.il.gov/NewDocDisplay.aspx	timetable	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
elections.il.gov	authority-home	emb home	no (site root: cannot answer a results question)	not checked yet

U.S. Senate 1 seats

3 Nov17 Nov1 Dec

Election-night count

3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 19:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00, estimate.

Intermediate count

17–24 NovIntermediate count: Tue 17 Nov, 00:00 → Tue 24 Nov, 23:59, announced.

Final result

25 Nov – 4 DecFinal result: Wed 25 Nov, 00:00 → Fri 4 Dec, 23:59, announced.

announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateChicago time. Polls close in 40 days.

Stage windows and their sources 3 stages, each cited

Election-night count
Tue 3 Nov, 19:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00
estimate

Polls are open from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM (10 ILCS 5/17-1; SBE 2026 Election & Campaign Finance Calendar: "POLLS OPEN 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM"). Illinois is entirely on Central time, so polls close at 7:00 PM CST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. The State Board of Elections does not collect or post unofficial results; each local election authority posts its own as precincts report (SBE Election Results page). The window closes at 6:00 AM CST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. The count keeps changing afterwards: vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day (or, absent a postmark, with a certification dated Election Day or earlier) are counted if received within 14 days, by 17 Nov 2026, the same deadline as for validating and counting provisional ballots (10 ILCS 5/19-8(c), 18A-15(a); SBE 2026 Calendar and 2026 Guide for Election Authorities).
Intermediate count
Tue 17 Nov, 00:00 → Tue 24 Nov, 23:59
announced

Local canvass. "The county clerk or board of election commissioners shall complete the validation and counting of provisional ballots within 14 calendar days of the day of the election" and "shall have 7 calendar days from the completion of the validation and counting of provisional ballots to conduct its final canvass" (10 ILCS 5/18A-15(a)); abstracts of votes for Governor, U.S. Senators and Representatives to Congress are made "within 21 days after the close of the election" (10 ILCS 5/22-1). The SBE 2026 Calendar lists Tuesday 17 Nov 2026 as the last day to count vote-by-mail and provisional ballots and Tuesday 24 Nov 2026 as the last day for the election authority to canvass and forward the abstract of votes to the State Board of Elections. The window opens at the start of 17 Nov and closes at the end of 24 Nov, Central time; authorities that finish counting earlier may canvass earlier.
Final result
Wed 25 Nov, 00:00 → Fri 4 Dec, 23:59
announced

State canvass: "The State Board of Elections, shall proceed within 31 days after the election, and sooner if all the returns are received, to canvass the votes given for United States Senators and Representatives to Congress, State executive officers" and others, and the persons with the most votes "shall be declared duly elected" (10 ILCS 5/22-7; also 18A-15(a)). The SBE 2026 Calendar sets Friday 4 Dec 2026 as the last day for the Board to canvass and proclaim the results; the window closes at the end of that day, Central time. Precedent: the Board certified the 2022 general election results on Monday 5 Dec 2022, 27 days after polling day, within the 31-day limit (Capitol News Illinois, via Shaw Local, 6 Dec 2022). Illinois has no automatic recount: a candidate who received at least 95% of the votes of a successful candidate may petition for a discovery recount within 5 days after the last day for proclamation (10 ILCS 5/22-9.1; SBE 2026 Calendar). A Petition of State Election Contest for Governor is filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court within 15 days of the official proclamation (10 ILCS 5/23-1.2a, read on law.onecle.com because ilga.gov was unreachable); contest deadlines for the congressional offices were not confirmed.

Results sources 4 pages, 0 can answer a results question

URL	Role	Kind	Can answer a results question	Last check
elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionResults.aspx	results-live	results index	no (results section without an election code)	not checked yet
elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx	results-final	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
elections.il.gov/NewDocDisplay.aspx	timetable	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
elections.il.gov	authority-home	emb home	no (site root: cannot answer a results question)	not checked yet

Governor 1 seats

3 Nov17 Nov1 Dec

Election-night count

3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 19:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00, estimate.

Intermediate count

17–24 NovIntermediate count: Tue 17 Nov, 00:00 → Tue 24 Nov, 23:59, announced.

Final result

25 Nov – 4 DecFinal result: Wed 25 Nov, 00:00 → Fri 4 Dec, 23:59, announced.

announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateChicago time. Polls close in 40 days.

Stage windows and their sources 3 stages, each cited

Election-night count
Tue 3 Nov, 19:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00
estimate

Polls are open from 6:00 AM to 7:00 PM (10 ILCS 5/17-1; SBE 2026 Election & Campaign Finance Calendar: "POLLS OPEN 6:00 AM – 7:00 PM"). Illinois is entirely on Central time, so polls close at 7:00 PM CST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. The State Board of Elections does not collect or post unofficial results; each local election authority posts its own as precincts report (SBE Election Results page). The window closes at 6:00 AM CST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. The count keeps changing afterwards: vote-by-mail ballots postmarked by Election Day (or, absent a postmark, with a certification dated Election Day or earlier) are counted if received within 14 days, by 17 Nov 2026, the same deadline as for validating and counting provisional ballots (10 ILCS 5/19-8(c), 18A-15(a); SBE 2026 Calendar and 2026 Guide for Election Authorities).
Intermediate count
Tue 17 Nov, 00:00 → Tue 24 Nov, 23:59
announced

Local canvass. "The county clerk or board of election commissioners shall complete the validation and counting of provisional ballots within 14 calendar days of the day of the election" and "shall have 7 calendar days from the completion of the validation and counting of provisional ballots to conduct its final canvass" (10 ILCS 5/18A-15(a)); abstracts of votes for Governor, U.S. Senators and Representatives to Congress are made "within 21 days after the close of the election" (10 ILCS 5/22-1). The SBE 2026 Calendar lists Tuesday 17 Nov 2026 as the last day to count vote-by-mail and provisional ballots and Tuesday 24 Nov 2026 as the last day for the election authority to canvass and forward the abstract of votes to the State Board of Elections. The window opens at the start of 17 Nov and closes at the end of 24 Nov, Central time; authorities that finish counting earlier may canvass earlier.
Final result
Wed 25 Nov, 00:00 → Fri 4 Dec, 23:59
announced

State canvass: "The State Board of Elections, shall proceed within 31 days after the election, and sooner if all the returns are received, to canvass the votes given for United States Senators and Representatives to Congress, State executive officers" and others, and the persons with the most votes "shall be declared duly elected" (10 ILCS 5/22-7; also 18A-15(a)). The SBE 2026 Calendar sets Friday 4 Dec 2026 as the last day for the Board to canvass and proclaim the results; the window closes at the end of that day, Central time. Precedent: the Board certified the 2022 general election results on Monday 5 Dec 2022, 27 days after polling day, within the 31-day limit (Capitol News Illinois, via Shaw Local, 6 Dec 2022). Illinois has no automatic recount: a candidate who received at least 95% of the votes of a successful candidate may petition for a discovery recount within 5 days after the last day for proclamation (10 ILCS 5/22-9.1; SBE 2026 Calendar). A Petition of State Election Contest for Governor is filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court within 15 days of the official proclamation (10 ILCS 5/23-1.2a, read on law.onecle.com because ilga.gov was unreachable); contest deadlines for the congressional offices were not confirmed.

Results sources 4 pages, 0 can answer a results question

URL	Role	Kind	Can answer a results question	Last check
elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionResults.aspx	results-live	results index	no (results section without an election code)	not checked yet
elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx	results-final	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
elections.il.gov/NewDocDisplay.aspx	timetable	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
elections.il.gov	authority-home	emb home	no (site root: cannot answer a results question)	not checked yet

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Provenance: researcher agent 2026-09-25: Illinois State Board of Elections 2026 Election & Campaign Finance Calendar (amended 9 Jul 2025), 2026 Guide for Election Authorities (11/7/2025) and Offices Up for Election list (General Election, 3 Nov 2026: 17 congressional districts, U.S. Senator, Governor and Lieutenant Governor); 10 ILCS 5/17-1, 18A-15, 19-8, 22-1, 22-7, 22-9.1, 23-1.2a; Capitol News Illinois report of the 5 Dec 2022 state certification (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-09-25.

Questions and answers

When is the Illinois, 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 2026-11-25T06:00:00Z and 2026-12-05T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: "The State Board of Elections, shall proceed within 31 days after the election, and sooner if all the returns are received, to canvass the votes given for United States Senators and Representatives to Congress, State executive officers" and others, and the persons with the most votes "shall be declared duly elected" (10 ILCS 5/22-7; also 18A-15(a)). The SBE 2026 Calendar sets Friday 4 Dec 2026 as the last day for the Board to canvass and proclaim the results; the window closes at the end of that day, Central time. Precedent: the Board certified the 2022 general election results on Monday 5 Dec 2022, 27 days after polling day, within the 31-day limit (Capitol News Illinois, via Shaw Local, 6 Dec 2022). Illinois has no automatic recount: a candidate who received at least 95% of the votes of a successful candidate may petition for a discovery recount within 5 days after the last day for proclamation (10 ILCS 5/22-9.1; SBE 2026 Calendar). A Petition of State Election Contest for Governor is filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court within 15 days of the official proclamation (10 ILCS 5/23-1.2a, read on law.onecle.com because ilga.gov was unreachable); contest deadlines for the congressional offices were not confirmed.
When will the final result of the U.S. Senate race be official?: Expected between 2026-11-25T06:00:00Z and 2026-12-05T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: "The State Board of Elections, shall proceed within 31 days after the election, and sooner if all the returns are received, to canvass the votes given for United States Senators and Representatives to Congress, State executive officers" and others, and the persons with the most votes "shall be declared duly elected" (10 ILCS 5/22-7; also 18A-15(a)). The SBE 2026 Calendar sets Friday 4 Dec 2026 as the last day for the Board to canvass and proclaim the results; the window closes at the end of that day, Central time. Precedent: the Board certified the 2022 general election results on Monday 5 Dec 2022, 27 days after polling day, within the 31-day limit (Capitol News Illinois, via Shaw Local, 6 Dec 2022). Illinois has no automatic recount: a candidate who received at least 95% of the votes of a successful candidate may petition for a discovery recount within 5 days after the last day for proclamation (10 ILCS 5/22-9.1; SBE 2026 Calendar). A Petition of State Election Contest for Governor is filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court within 15 days of the official proclamation (10 ILCS 5/23-1.2a, read on law.onecle.com because ilga.gov was unreachable); contest deadlines for the congressional offices were not confirmed.
When will the final result of the Governor race be official?: Expected between 2026-11-25T06:00:00Z and 2026-12-05T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: "The State Board of Elections, shall proceed within 31 days after the election, and sooner if all the returns are received, to canvass the votes given for United States Senators and Representatives to Congress, State executive officers" and others, and the persons with the most votes "shall be declared duly elected" (10 ILCS 5/22-7; also 18A-15(a)). The SBE 2026 Calendar sets Friday 4 Dec 2026 as the last day for the Board to canvass and proclaim the results; the window closes at the end of that day, Central time. Precedent: the Board certified the 2022 general election results on Monday 5 Dec 2022, 27 days after polling day, within the 31-day limit (Capitol News Illinois, via Shaw Local, 6 Dec 2022). Illinois has no automatic recount: a candidate who received at least 95% of the votes of a successful candidate may petition for a discovery recount within 5 days after the last day for proclamation (10 ILCS 5/22-9.1; SBE 2026 Calendar). A Petition of State Election Contest for Governor is filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court within 15 days of the official proclamation (10 ILCS 5/23-1.2a, read on law.onecle.com because ilga.gov was unreachable); contest deadlines for the congressional offices were not confirmed.
Where are the official U.S. House results?: No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Illinois State Board of Elections (https://www.elections.il.gov/).
Where are the official U.S. Senate results?: No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Illinois State Board of Elections (https://www.elections.il.gov/).
Where are the official Governor results?: No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Illinois State Board of Elections (https://www.elections.il.gov/).