When is the Maryland, 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 2026-11-13T15:00:00Z and 2026-12-05T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State certification: the Board of State Canvassers must "convene within 30 days after each election" and, "within 1 day after convening", determine who has been elected and transmit a certified statement to the State Board (Election Law § 11-503(a)(1)-(2), (5)); the SBE 2026 calendar gives Thursday 3 Dec 2026 as the deadline to convene. The window closes at the end of 4 Dec, Eastern time (convening on the last day plus the one day the statute allows). A risk-limiting audit of at least one statewide contest must be finished before the Board transmits its certified statement (§ 11-309(b)(1), (b)(4)(ii); calendar deadline 2 Dec). Precedent: the Board of State Canvassers certified the 2022 general election results for federal and statewide offices on 7 Dec 2022, 29 days after polling day (SBE press release, 8 Dec 2022; Board agenda of 7 Dec 2022). There is no automatic recount: a defeated candidate may petition for one unless the margin exceeds 5% of the votes cast for the two candidates, within 3 days after the results are certified (§ 12-101(a)(2), (d)); the SBE calendar lists 11 Dec 2026 for state offices. A registered voter may seek judicial relief within the earlier of 10 days after the act or omission became known or 7 days after the results are certified (§ 12-202(b)).

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

Expected between 2026-11-13T15:00:00Z and 2026-12-05T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State certification: the Board of State Canvassers must "convene within 30 days after each election" and, "within 1 day after convening", determine who has been elected and transmit a certified statement to the State Board (Election Law § 11-503(a)(1)-(2), (5)); the SBE 2026 calendar gives Thursday 3 Dec 2026 as the deadline to convene. The window closes at the end of 4 Dec, Eastern time (convening on the last day plus the one day the statute allows). A risk-limiting audit of at least one statewide contest must be finished before the Board transmits its certified statement (§ 11-309(b)(1), (b)(4)(ii); calendar deadline 2 Dec). Precedent: the Board of State Canvassers certified the 2022 general election results for federal and statewide offices on 7 Dec 2022, 29 days after polling day (SBE press release, 8 Dec 2022; Board agenda of 7 Dec 2022). There is no automatic recount: a defeated candidate may petition for one unless the margin exceeds 5% of the votes cast for the two candidates, within 3 days after the results are certified (§ 12-101(a)(2), (d)); the SBE calendar lists 11 Dec 2026 for state offices. A registered voter may seek judicial relief within the earlier of 10 days after the act or omission became known or 7 days after the results are certified (§ 12-202(b)).

Where are the official U.S. House results?

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

Where are the official Governor results?

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

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Maryland, United States, midterm elections 2026

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

Polling day Tue, 3 Nov 2026. 2 races. Counted by Maryland State Board of Elections. Times are New York time; hover for UTC.

U.S. House, Governor Scheduled

13 Nov – 4 Dec 2026

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

Polls close: Tue 3 Nov, 20:00
First count by: Wed 4 Nov, 06:00
Counted by: Maryland State Board of Elections
Results page: No single-election results page yet.
Authority site: elections.maryland.gov

U.S. House 8 seats

3 Nov17 Nov1 Dec

Election-night count

3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 20:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00, estimate.

Intermediate count

5–13 NovIntermediate count: Thu 5 Nov, 10:00 → Fri 13 Nov, 23:59, announced.

Final result

13 Nov – 4 DecFinal result: Fri 13 Nov, 10:00 → Fri 4 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

Election-night count
Tue 3 Nov, 20:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00
estimate

Polls are open "from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m." (Md. Code, Election Law § 10-301(a); SBE 2026 calendar); a voter in line at the closing hour may vote (§ 10-301(b)). Maryland is entirely in Eastern time, so polls close at 8:00 PM EST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. Local boards may process and tally mail-in ballots before election day but may not tabulate them before the polls open or release totals before the polls close (§ 11-302(b)(1), (b)(4)). The window closes at 6:00 AM EST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. It is materially incomplete: mail-in ballots are also counted at post-election canvasses starting 10 AM on 5 Nov (COMAR 33.11.04.03), and a mailed ballot postmarked by election day counts if received by 10 AM on Friday 13 Nov (COMAR 33.11.03.08B(4)). No 2022 data point is used, because mail-in ballots could not be canvassed before election day in 2022.
Intermediate count
Thu 5 Nov, 10:00 → Fri 13 Nov, 23:59
announced

Local canvass. Local boards of canvassers begin the first post-election mail-in canvass at 10 AM on Thursday 5 Nov (COMAR 33.11.04.03A(1)), the provisional canvass on Thursday 12 Nov (the 2nd Wednesday falls on the Veterans Day holiday; COMAR 33.16.05.02), and the final mail-in canvass at 10 AM on Friday 13 Nov after the 10 AM receipt deadline for mailed ballots (COMAR 33.11.03.08B(4), 33.11.04.03A(3)) (SBE 2026 calendar). Each board must verify the vote count "within 10 days after any election, and before certifying the results" (Election Law § 11-308(a)), then certify, and transmit certified results to the Governor, the State Board and the circuit court clerk "on the second Friday after a primary or general election or, if the canvass is completed after that date, within 48 hours after the completion of the canvass" (§ 11-401(c)(1)) — 13 Nov 2026 per the SBE calendar. The window closes at the end of 13 Nov, Eastern time; a county that finishes its canvass later transmits within 48 hours of finishing.
Final result
Fri 13 Nov, 10:00 → Fri 4 Dec, 23:59
announced

State certification: the Board of State Canvassers must "convene within 30 days after each election" and, "within 1 day after convening", determine who has been elected and transmit a certified statement to the State Board (Election Law § 11-503(a)(1)-(2), (5)); the SBE 2026 calendar gives Thursday 3 Dec 2026 as the deadline to convene. The window closes at the end of 4 Dec, Eastern time (convening on the last day plus the one day the statute allows). A risk-limiting audit of at least one statewide contest must be finished before the Board transmits its certified statement (§ 11-309(b)(1), (b)(4)(ii); calendar deadline 2 Dec). Precedent: the Board of State Canvassers certified the 2022 general election results for federal and statewide offices on 7 Dec 2022, 29 days after polling day (SBE press release, 8 Dec 2022; Board agenda of 7 Dec 2022). There is no automatic recount: a defeated candidate may petition for one unless the margin exceeds 5% of the votes cast for the two candidates, within 3 days after the results are certified (§ 12-101(a)(2), (d)); the SBE calendar lists 11 Dec 2026 for state offices. A registered voter may seek judicial relief within the earlier of 10 days after the act or omission became known or 7 days after the results are certified (§ 12-202(b)).

Results sources 4 pages, 0 can answer a results question

URL	Role	Kind	Can answer a results question	Last check
elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/index.html	results-live	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet
elections.maryland.gov/elections/archive/index.html	results-final	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/2026_Election_Calendar.pdf	timetable	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet
elections.maryland.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, 20:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00, estimate.

Intermediate count

5–13 NovIntermediate count: Thu 5 Nov, 10:00 → Fri 13 Nov, 23:59, announced.

Final result

13 Nov – 4 DecFinal result: Fri 13 Nov, 10:00 → Fri 4 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

Election-night count
Tue 3 Nov, 20:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00
estimate

Polls are open "from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m." (Md. Code, Election Law § 10-301(a); SBE 2026 calendar); a voter in line at the closing hour may vote (§ 10-301(b)). Maryland is entirely in Eastern time, so polls close at 8:00 PM EST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. Local boards may process and tally mail-in ballots before election day but may not tabulate them before the polls open or release totals before the polls close (§ 11-302(b)(1), (b)(4)). The window closes at 6:00 AM EST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. It is materially incomplete: mail-in ballots are also counted at post-election canvasses starting 10 AM on 5 Nov (COMAR 33.11.04.03), and a mailed ballot postmarked by election day counts if received by 10 AM on Friday 13 Nov (COMAR 33.11.03.08B(4)). No 2022 data point is used, because mail-in ballots could not be canvassed before election day in 2022.
Intermediate count
Thu 5 Nov, 10:00 → Fri 13 Nov, 23:59
announced

Local canvass. Local boards of canvassers begin the first post-election mail-in canvass at 10 AM on Thursday 5 Nov (COMAR 33.11.04.03A(1)), the provisional canvass on Thursday 12 Nov (the 2nd Wednesday falls on the Veterans Day holiday; COMAR 33.16.05.02), and the final mail-in canvass at 10 AM on Friday 13 Nov after the 10 AM receipt deadline for mailed ballots (COMAR 33.11.03.08B(4), 33.11.04.03A(3)) (SBE 2026 calendar). Each board must verify the vote count "within 10 days after any election, and before certifying the results" (Election Law § 11-308(a)), then certify, and transmit certified results to the Governor, the State Board and the circuit court clerk "on the second Friday after a primary or general election or, if the canvass is completed after that date, within 48 hours after the completion of the canvass" (§ 11-401(c)(1)) — 13 Nov 2026 per the SBE calendar. The window closes at the end of 13 Nov, Eastern time; a county that finishes its canvass later transmits within 48 hours of finishing.
Final result
Fri 13 Nov, 10:00 → Fri 4 Dec, 23:59
announced

State certification: the Board of State Canvassers must "convene within 30 days after each election" and, "within 1 day after convening", determine who has been elected and transmit a certified statement to the State Board (Election Law § 11-503(a)(1)-(2), (5)); the SBE 2026 calendar gives Thursday 3 Dec 2026 as the deadline to convene. The window closes at the end of 4 Dec, Eastern time (convening on the last day plus the one day the statute allows). A risk-limiting audit of at least one statewide contest must be finished before the Board transmits its certified statement (§ 11-309(b)(1), (b)(4)(ii); calendar deadline 2 Dec). Precedent: the Board of State Canvassers certified the 2022 general election results for federal and statewide offices on 7 Dec 2022, 29 days after polling day (SBE press release, 8 Dec 2022; Board agenda of 7 Dec 2022). There is no automatic recount: a defeated candidate may petition for one unless the margin exceeds 5% of the votes cast for the two candidates, within 3 days after the results are certified (§ 12-101(a)(2), (d)); the SBE calendar lists 11 Dec 2026 for state offices. A registered voter may seek judicial relief within the earlier of 10 days after the act or omission became known or 7 days after the results are certified (§ 12-202(b)).

Results sources 4 pages, 0 can answer a results question

URL	Role	Kind	Can answer a results question	Last check
elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/index.html	results-live	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet
elections.maryland.gov/elections/archive/index.html	results-final	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
elections.maryland.gov/elections/2026/2026_Election_Calendar.pdf	timetable	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet
elections.maryland.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: Maryland SBE 2026 Gubernatorial Election Calendar (rev. 24 Feb 2026) and 2026 election pages; Md. Code, Election Law §§ 10-301, 11-302, 11-308, 11-309, 11-401, 11-503, 12-101, 12-202; COMAR 33.11.03.08; SBE press release on 2022 state certification (8 Dec 2022) (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-09-25.

Questions and answers

When is the Maryland, 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 2026-11-13T15:00:00Z and 2026-12-05T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State certification: the Board of State Canvassers must "convene within 30 days after each election" and, "within 1 day after convening", determine who has been elected and transmit a certified statement to the State Board (Election Law § 11-503(a)(1)-(2), (5)); the SBE 2026 calendar gives Thursday 3 Dec 2026 as the deadline to convene. The window closes at the end of 4 Dec, Eastern time (convening on the last day plus the one day the statute allows). A risk-limiting audit of at least one statewide contest must be finished before the Board transmits its certified statement (§ 11-309(b)(1), (b)(4)(ii); calendar deadline 2 Dec). Precedent: the Board of State Canvassers certified the 2022 general election results for federal and statewide offices on 7 Dec 2022, 29 days after polling day (SBE press release, 8 Dec 2022; Board agenda of 7 Dec 2022). There is no automatic recount: a defeated candidate may petition for one unless the margin exceeds 5% of the votes cast for the two candidates, within 3 days after the results are certified (§ 12-101(a)(2), (d)); the SBE calendar lists 11 Dec 2026 for state offices. A registered voter may seek judicial relief within the earlier of 10 days after the act or omission became known or 7 days after the results are certified (§ 12-202(b)).
When will the final result of the Governor race be official?: Expected between 2026-11-13T15:00:00Z and 2026-12-05T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State certification: the Board of State Canvassers must "convene within 30 days after each election" and, "within 1 day after convening", determine who has been elected and transmit a certified statement to the State Board (Election Law § 11-503(a)(1)-(2), (5)); the SBE 2026 calendar gives Thursday 3 Dec 2026 as the deadline to convene. The window closes at the end of 4 Dec, Eastern time (convening on the last day plus the one day the statute allows). A risk-limiting audit of at least one statewide contest must be finished before the Board transmits its certified statement (§ 11-309(b)(1), (b)(4)(ii); calendar deadline 2 Dec). Precedent: the Board of State Canvassers certified the 2022 general election results for federal and statewide offices on 7 Dec 2022, 29 days after polling day (SBE press release, 8 Dec 2022; Board agenda of 7 Dec 2022). There is no automatic recount: a defeated candidate may petition for one unless the margin exceeds 5% of the votes cast for the two candidates, within 3 days after the results are certified (§ 12-101(a)(2), (d)); the SBE calendar lists 11 Dec 2026 for state offices. A registered voter may seek judicial relief within the earlier of 10 days after the act or omission became known or 7 days after the results are certified (§ 12-202(b)).
Where are the official U.S. House results?: No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Maryland State Board of Elections (https://elections.maryland.gov/).
Where are the official Governor results?: No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Maryland State Board of Elections (https://elections.maryland.gov/).