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Massachusetts, United States, midterm elections 2026

Polling day . 3 races. Counted by Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth. Times are New York time; hover for UTC.

U.S. House 9 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
6–18 NovIntermediate count: Fri 6 Nov, 17:00 → Wed 18 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
18 Nov – 9 DecFinal result: Wed 18 Nov, 17:00 → Wed 9 Dec, 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
    At state elections "the polls shall not be closed before eight o'clock in the evening" and "shall in no case be kept open after eight o'clock" (M.G.L. c. 54 § 64): 8:00 PM EST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov; the whole state is Eastern time. The Secretary of the Commonwealth does not publish unofficial results; poll workers announce them after the polls close and city and town officials release them, mostly to the media (SoS "Where Do I Find Election Results?"). Drop-box ballots returned just before the close may be counted after the precinct results, so partial precinct results can come first (same page). The window closes at 7:00 AM EST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. Unofficial counts leave out write-in, provisional, military and overseas ballots, and mail ballots arriving after election day (same page).
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    Local canvass. A mail ballot mailed on or before the day of a biennial state election "shall be accepted until 5 p.m. on the third day after the election" (M.G.L. c. 54 § 93): Friday 6 Nov 2026, 5:00 PM EST. Local officials also wait 10 days for overseas ballots, check provisional ballots and write-ins, and confirm tallies by precinct (SoS "Where Do I Find Election Results?"). The clerk of each city and town (in Boston the Board of Election Commissioners) must, "within fifteen days after the day of any election" for senator in congress, representative in congress or governor, "transmit to the state secretary copies of the records of votes cast for such officers", certified, attested and sealed (c. 54 § 112): by Wednesday 18 Nov 2026. The window closes at the end of 18 Nov, Eastern time.
  3. Final result
    →
    precedent
    State certification. The Secretary lays the local returns before the Governor and Council; "the governor, with at least five councillors, shall examine the copies", tabulate the votes and determine who appear to be elected (M.G.L. c. 54 § 115). The Governor certifies the results for governor and issues certificates of election for senator and representative in congress (§ 116), but "No certification shall be made ... until after five o'clock in the afternoon of the fifteenth day following a state election", or, after a state-wide or district-wide recount, until the tabulation is revised (§ 116): not before 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday 18 Nov 2026. The statute sets no latest date; the Secretary says this final certification "typically occurs in late November or early December, depending on the Governor's Council's meeting schedule" (SoS "Where Do I Find Election Results?"). Precedent: the Governor's Council certified the 2022 state election results on Wednesday 30 Nov 2022, 22 days after polling day (State House News Service, 30 Nov 2022), and the 2024 results for U.S. senator and representative on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024, also 22 days after (State House News Service, 27 Nov 2024); 22 days after 3 Nov 2026 is Wednesday 25 Nov. The window is closed late, at the end of Wednesday 9 Dec 2026, Eastern time, to cover an early-December meeting. There is no automatic recount: a petition for a state-wide or district-wide recount goes to local registrars by 5 p.m. on the tenth day after the election and must be filed with the Secretary by 5 p.m. on the fifteenth day (§ 135: 13 and 18 Nov 2026); it is void if, after the Governor and Council's tabulation, the margin between the two leading candidates is more than one half of one per cent of the votes cast for the office (§ 135). The contest-filing deadline was not checked.
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U.S. Senate 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
6–18 NovIntermediate count: Fri 6 Nov, 17:00 → Wed 18 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
18 Nov – 9 DecFinal result: Wed 18 Nov, 17:00 → Wed 9 Dec, 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
    At state elections "the polls shall not be closed before eight o'clock in the evening" and "shall in no case be kept open after eight o'clock" (M.G.L. c. 54 § 64): 8:00 PM EST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov; the whole state is Eastern time. The Secretary of the Commonwealth does not publish unofficial results; poll workers announce them after the polls close and city and town officials release them, mostly to the media (SoS "Where Do I Find Election Results?"). Drop-box ballots returned just before the close may be counted after the precinct results, so partial precinct results can come first (same page). The window closes at 7:00 AM EST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. Unofficial counts leave out write-in, provisional, military and overseas ballots, and mail ballots arriving after election day (same page).
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    Local canvass. A mail ballot mailed on or before the day of a biennial state election "shall be accepted until 5 p.m. on the third day after the election" (M.G.L. c. 54 § 93): Friday 6 Nov 2026, 5:00 PM EST. Local officials also wait 10 days for overseas ballots, check provisional ballots and write-ins, and confirm tallies by precinct (SoS "Where Do I Find Election Results?"). The clerk of each city and town (in Boston the Board of Election Commissioners) must, "within fifteen days after the day of any election" for senator in congress, representative in congress or governor, "transmit to the state secretary copies of the records of votes cast for such officers", certified, attested and sealed (c. 54 § 112): by Wednesday 18 Nov 2026. The window closes at the end of 18 Nov, Eastern time.
  3. Final result
    →
    precedent
    State certification. The Secretary lays the local returns before the Governor and Council; "the governor, with at least five councillors, shall examine the copies", tabulate the votes and determine who appear to be elected (M.G.L. c. 54 § 115). The Governor certifies the results for governor and issues certificates of election for senator and representative in congress (§ 116), but "No certification shall be made ... until after five o'clock in the afternoon of the fifteenth day following a state election", or, after a state-wide or district-wide recount, until the tabulation is revised (§ 116): not before 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday 18 Nov 2026. The statute sets no latest date; the Secretary says this final certification "typically occurs in late November or early December, depending on the Governor's Council's meeting schedule" (SoS "Where Do I Find Election Results?"). Precedent: the Governor's Council certified the 2022 state election results on Wednesday 30 Nov 2022, 22 days after polling day (State House News Service, 30 Nov 2022), and the 2024 results for U.S. senator and representative on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024, also 22 days after (State House News Service, 27 Nov 2024); 22 days after 3 Nov 2026 is Wednesday 25 Nov. The window is closed late, at the end of Wednesday 9 Dec 2026, Eastern time, to cover an early-December meeting. There is no automatic recount: a petition for a state-wide or district-wide recount goes to local registrars by 5 p.m. on the tenth day after the election and must be filed with the Secretary by 5 p.m. on the fifteenth day (§ 135: 13 and 18 Nov 2026); it is void if, after the Governor and Council's tabulation, the margin between the two leading candidates is more than one half of one per cent of the votes cast for the office (§ 135). The contest-filing deadline was not checked.
Results sources 5 pages, 0 can answer a results question
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sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/voting-information/announcing-certifying.htmresults-liveotherno (no election or results marker)not checked yet
electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2026/year_to:2026/stage:Generalresults-finalotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVIII/Chapter54/Section116timetableotherno (no election or results marker)not checked yet
electionstats.state.ma.usresults-indexemb homeno (site root: cannot answer a results question)not checked yet
sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/elections-and-voting.htmauthority-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
6–18 NovIntermediate count: Fri 6 Nov, 17:00 → Wed 18 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
18 Nov – 9 DecFinal result: Wed 18 Nov, 17:00 → Wed 9 Dec, 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
    At state elections "the polls shall not be closed before eight o'clock in the evening" and "shall in no case be kept open after eight o'clock" (M.G.L. c. 54 § 64): 8:00 PM EST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov; the whole state is Eastern time. The Secretary of the Commonwealth does not publish unofficial results; poll workers announce them after the polls close and city and town officials release them, mostly to the media (SoS "Where Do I Find Election Results?"). Drop-box ballots returned just before the close may be counted after the precinct results, so partial precinct results can come first (same page). The window closes at 7:00 AM EST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. Unofficial counts leave out write-in, provisional, military and overseas ballots, and mail ballots arriving after election day (same page).
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    Local canvass. A mail ballot mailed on or before the day of a biennial state election "shall be accepted until 5 p.m. on the third day after the election" (M.G.L. c. 54 § 93): Friday 6 Nov 2026, 5:00 PM EST. Local officials also wait 10 days for overseas ballots, check provisional ballots and write-ins, and confirm tallies by precinct (SoS "Where Do I Find Election Results?"). The clerk of each city and town (in Boston the Board of Election Commissioners) must, "within fifteen days after the day of any election" for senator in congress, representative in congress or governor, "transmit to the state secretary copies of the records of votes cast for such officers", certified, attested and sealed (c. 54 § 112): by Wednesday 18 Nov 2026. The window closes at the end of 18 Nov, Eastern time.
  3. Final result
    →
    precedent
    State certification. The Secretary lays the local returns before the Governor and Council; "the governor, with at least five councillors, shall examine the copies", tabulate the votes and determine who appear to be elected (M.G.L. c. 54 § 115). The Governor certifies the results for governor and issues certificates of election for senator and representative in congress (§ 116), but "No certification shall be made ... until after five o'clock in the afternoon of the fifteenth day following a state election", or, after a state-wide or district-wide recount, until the tabulation is revised (§ 116): not before 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday 18 Nov 2026. The statute sets no latest date; the Secretary says this final certification "typically occurs in late November or early December, depending on the Governor's Council's meeting schedule" (SoS "Where Do I Find Election Results?"). Precedent: the Governor's Council certified the 2022 state election results on Wednesday 30 Nov 2022, 22 days after polling day (State House News Service, 30 Nov 2022), and the 2024 results for U.S. senator and representative on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024, also 22 days after (State House News Service, 27 Nov 2024); 22 days after 3 Nov 2026 is Wednesday 25 Nov. The window is closed late, at the end of Wednesday 9 Dec 2026, Eastern time, to cover an early-December meeting. There is no automatic recount: a petition for a state-wide or district-wide recount goes to local registrars by 5 p.m. on the tenth day after the election and must be filed with the Secretary by 5 p.m. on the fifteenth day (§ 135: 13 and 18 Nov 2026); it is void if, after the Governor and Council's tabulation, the margin between the two leading candidates is more than one half of one per cent of the votes cast for the office (§ 135). The contest-filing deadline was not checked.
Results sources 5 pages, 0 can answer a results question
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electionstats.state.ma.us/elections/search/year_from:2026/year_to:2026/stage:Generalresults-finalotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
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Questions and answers

When is the Massachusetts, 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 2026-11-18T22:00:00Z and 2026-12-10T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. State certification. The Secretary lays the local returns before the Governor and Council; "the governor, with at least five councillors, shall examine the copies", tabulate the votes and determine who appear to be elected (M.G.L. c. 54 § 115). The Governor certifies the results for governor and issues certificates of election for senator and representative in congress (§ 116), but "No certification shall be made ... until after five o'clock in the afternoon of the fifteenth day following a state election", or, after a state-wide or district-wide recount, until the tabulation is revised (§ 116): not before 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday 18 Nov 2026. The statute sets no latest date; the Secretary says this final certification "typically occurs in late November or early December, depending on the Governor's Council's meeting schedule" (SoS "Where Do I Find Election Results?"). Precedent: the Governor's Council certified the 2022 state election results on Wednesday 30 Nov 2022, 22 days after polling day (State House News Service, 30 Nov 2022), and the 2024 results for U.S. senator and representative on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024, also 22 days after (State House News Service, 27 Nov 2024); 22 days after 3 Nov 2026 is Wednesday 25 Nov. The window is closed late, at the end of Wednesday 9 Dec 2026, Eastern time, to cover an early-December meeting. There is no automatic recount: a petition for a state-wide or district-wide recount goes to local registrars by 5 p.m. on the tenth day after the election and must be filed with the Secretary by 5 p.m. on the fifteenth day (§ 135: 13 and 18 Nov 2026); it is void if, after the Governor and Council's tabulation, the margin between the two leading candidates is more than one half of one per cent of the votes cast for the office (§ 135). The contest-filing deadline was not checked.
When will the final result of the U.S. Senate race be official?
Expected between 2026-11-18T22:00:00Z and 2026-12-10T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. State certification. The Secretary lays the local returns before the Governor and Council; "the governor, with at least five councillors, shall examine the copies", tabulate the votes and determine who appear to be elected (M.G.L. c. 54 § 115). The Governor certifies the results for governor and issues certificates of election for senator and representative in congress (§ 116), but "No certification shall be made ... until after five o'clock in the afternoon of the fifteenth day following a state election", or, after a state-wide or district-wide recount, until the tabulation is revised (§ 116): not before 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday 18 Nov 2026. The statute sets no latest date; the Secretary says this final certification "typically occurs in late November or early December, depending on the Governor's Council's meeting schedule" (SoS "Where Do I Find Election Results?"). Precedent: the Governor's Council certified the 2022 state election results on Wednesday 30 Nov 2022, 22 days after polling day (State House News Service, 30 Nov 2022), and the 2024 results for U.S. senator and representative on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024, also 22 days after (State House News Service, 27 Nov 2024); 22 days after 3 Nov 2026 is Wednesday 25 Nov. The window is closed late, at the end of Wednesday 9 Dec 2026, Eastern time, to cover an early-December meeting. There is no automatic recount: a petition for a state-wide or district-wide recount goes to local registrars by 5 p.m. on the tenth day after the election and must be filed with the Secretary by 5 p.m. on the fifteenth day (§ 135: 13 and 18 Nov 2026); it is void if, after the Governor and Council's tabulation, the margin between the two leading candidates is more than one half of one per cent of the votes cast for the office (§ 135). The contest-filing deadline was not checked.
When will the final result of the Governor race be official?
Expected between 2026-11-18T22:00:00Z and 2026-12-10T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. State certification. The Secretary lays the local returns before the Governor and Council; "the governor, with at least five councillors, shall examine the copies", tabulate the votes and determine who appear to be elected (M.G.L. c. 54 § 115). The Governor certifies the results for governor and issues certificates of election for senator and representative in congress (§ 116), but "No certification shall be made ... until after five o'clock in the afternoon of the fifteenth day following a state election", or, after a state-wide or district-wide recount, until the tabulation is revised (§ 116): not before 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday 18 Nov 2026. The statute sets no latest date; the Secretary says this final certification "typically occurs in late November or early December, depending on the Governor's Council's meeting schedule" (SoS "Where Do I Find Election Results?"). Precedent: the Governor's Council certified the 2022 state election results on Wednesday 30 Nov 2022, 22 days after polling day (State House News Service, 30 Nov 2022), and the 2024 results for U.S. senator and representative on Wednesday 27 Nov 2024, also 22 days after (State House News Service, 27 Nov 2024); 22 days after 3 Nov 2026 is Wednesday 25 Nov. The window is closed late, at the end of Wednesday 9 Dec 2026, Eastern time, to cover an early-December meeting. There is no automatic recount: a petition for a state-wide or district-wide recount goes to local registrars by 5 p.m. on the tenth day after the election and must be filed with the Secretary by 5 p.m. on the fifteenth day (§ 135: 13 and 18 Nov 2026); it is void if, after the Governor and Council's tabulation, the margin between the two leading candidates is more than one half of one per cent of the votes cast for the office (§ 135). The contest-filing deadline was not checked.
Where are the official U.S. House results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/elections-and-voting.htm).
Where are the official U.S. Senate results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/elections-and-voting.htm).
Where are the official Governor results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth (https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/elections-and-voting.htm).