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Mississippi, United States, midterm elections 2026

Polling day . 2 races. Counted by Mississippi Secretary of State. Times are Chicago time; hover for UTC.

U.S. House 4 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
10–13 NovIntermediate count: Tue 10 Nov, 17:00 → Fri 13 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
14 Nov – 3 DecFinal result: Sat 14 Nov, 00:00 → Thu 3 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
  1. Election-night count
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    estimate
    Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (SoS 2026 Elections Calendar, 3 Nov: "Polls open from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.", citing MS Const. Art. 12, § 252 and Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-833; the SoS 2026 County Election Handbook cites § 23-15-541 and tells poll managers to let voters already in line at 7:00 p.m. vote). Mississippi is entirely on Central time: 7:00 PM CST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. The window closes at 6:00 AM CST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time; no 2022 timing data point was found, and how the SoS publishes election-night returns could not be confirmed (its results pages render client-side). Mailed absentee ballots postmarked by election day are counted if received by 5:00 p.m. on 10 Nov (see next stage), so totals keep moving after election night.
  2. Intermediate count
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    announced
    County canvass. Absentee ballots returned by mail "MUST be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by the Circuit Clerk's Office within five (5) business days", i.e. by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday 10 Nov 2026, which is also the last day for voters who cast an affidavit ballot for lack of photo ID to cure it (SoS 2026 Elections Calendar, citing Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-637(1)(a) and § 23-15-573(3)(d)). The county election commission canvasses the returns on the day after the election and "Within ten (10) days after any election, the Election Commission shall certify to the Secretary of State the names of the persons elected by the Official Recapitulation" (SoS 2026 County Election Handbook, citing §§ 23-15-601, 23-15-603); the SoS calendar sets this "Delivery of Returns" deadline, for county general-election returns with certified recap sheets and the votes cast in the county for each candidate, on Friday 13 Nov 2026 (§§ 23-15-601, 23-15-603). The window opens at 5:00 PM CST on 10 Nov and closes at the end of 13 Nov, Central time.
  3. Final result
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    announced
    Statewide certification: the SoS 2026 Elections Calendar lists "Declaration of General/Special Election Results by Secretary of State" on Thursday 3 Dec 2026 (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-605), 30 days after the election; the window closes at the end of that day, Central time. The statute text itself could not be loaded (the Legislature's bill-text server was unavailable), so the deadline is taken from the SoS calendar. Precedent: the Secretary of State signed the "Certification of Vote" for each 2022 U.S. House district "in accordance with Mississippi Code Annotated Sections 23-15-603, 23-15-605, and 23-15-1033" on 22 Nov 2022, 14 days after polling day (SoS 2022 General Election Certified Results, District One PDF). Within twelve calendar days after the county election commission certifies, any candidate may examine the ballot boxes on three days' notice (§ 23-15-911, per the SoS County Election Handbook). No automatic-recount provision or contest-filing deadline for federal offices was found in the SoS materials read. The 1 Dec 2026 general-election runoff on the SoS calendar applies only to judicial and school board races, not to U.S. Senate or House.
Results sources 5 pages, 1 can answer a results question
URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/election-resultsresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)not checked yet
sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2026%20Elections%20Calendar.pdftimetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2026%20County%20Election%20Handbook.revised%2012-30-2025.pdftimetablerace resultsyesnot checked yet
sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Elections/2026/Sample%20Ballot%209-9-26.pdfsee-alsootherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
sos.ms.govauthority-homeemb homeno (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
10–13 NovIntermediate count: Tue 10 Nov, 17:00 → Fri 13 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
14 Nov – 3 DecFinal result: Sat 14 Nov, 00:00 → Thu 3 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
  1. Election-night count
    →
    estimate
    Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. (SoS 2026 Elections Calendar, 3 Nov: "Polls open from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.", citing MS Const. Art. 12, § 252 and Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-833; the SoS 2026 County Election Handbook cites § 23-15-541 and tells poll managers to let voters already in line at 7:00 p.m. vote). Mississippi is entirely on Central time: 7:00 PM CST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. The window closes at 6:00 AM CST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time; no 2022 timing data point was found, and how the SoS publishes election-night returns could not be confirmed (its results pages render client-side). Mailed absentee ballots postmarked by election day are counted if received by 5:00 p.m. on 10 Nov (see next stage), so totals keep moving after election night.
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    County canvass. Absentee ballots returned by mail "MUST be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by the Circuit Clerk's Office within five (5) business days", i.e. by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday 10 Nov 2026, which is also the last day for voters who cast an affidavit ballot for lack of photo ID to cure it (SoS 2026 Elections Calendar, citing Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-637(1)(a) and § 23-15-573(3)(d)). The county election commission canvasses the returns on the day after the election and "Within ten (10) days after any election, the Election Commission shall certify to the Secretary of State the names of the persons elected by the Official Recapitulation" (SoS 2026 County Election Handbook, citing §§ 23-15-601, 23-15-603); the SoS calendar sets this "Delivery of Returns" deadline, for county general-election returns with certified recap sheets and the votes cast in the county for each candidate, on Friday 13 Nov 2026 (§§ 23-15-601, 23-15-603). The window opens at 5:00 PM CST on 10 Nov and closes at the end of 13 Nov, Central time.
  3. Final result
    →
    announced
    Statewide certification: the SoS 2026 Elections Calendar lists "Declaration of General/Special Election Results by Secretary of State" on Thursday 3 Dec 2026 (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-605), 30 days after the election; the window closes at the end of that day, Central time. The statute text itself could not be loaded (the Legislature's bill-text server was unavailable), so the deadline is taken from the SoS calendar. Precedent: the Secretary of State signed the "Certification of Vote" for each 2022 U.S. House district "in accordance with Mississippi Code Annotated Sections 23-15-603, 23-15-605, and 23-15-1033" on 22 Nov 2022, 14 days after polling day (SoS 2022 General Election Certified Results, District One PDF). Within twelve calendar days after the county election commission certifies, any candidate may examine the ballot boxes on three days' notice (§ 23-15-911, per the SoS County Election Handbook). No automatic-recount provision or contest-filing deadline for federal offices was found in the SoS materials read. The 1 Dec 2026 general-election runoff on the SoS calendar applies only to judicial and school board races, not to U.S. Senate or House.
Results sources 5 pages, 1 can answer a results question
URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
sos.ms.gov/elections-voting/election-resultsresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)not checked yet
sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2026%20Elections%20Calendar.pdftimetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2026%20County%20Election%20Handbook.revised%2012-30-2025.pdftimetablerace resultsyesnot checked yet
sos.ms.gov/content/documents/Elections/2026/Sample%20Ballot%209-9-26.pdfsee-alsootherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
sos.ms.govauthority-homeemb homeno (site root: cannot answer a results question)not checked yet

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Provenance: researcher agent 2026-09-25: Mississippi SoS 2026 Elections Calendar (rev. 8 Sep 2026); SoS 2026 County Election Handbook; SoS 2026 sample ballot and Candidate Qualifying Guide; SoS 2022 General Election Certified Results; Miss. Code Ann. §§ 23-15-541, 23-15-601, 23-15-603, 23-15-605, 23-15-637, 23-15-911 as cited by the SoS (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-09-25.

Questions and answers

When is the Mississippi, 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 2026-11-14T06:00:00Z and 2026-12-04T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. Statewide certification: the SoS 2026 Elections Calendar lists "Declaration of General/Special Election Results by Secretary of State" on Thursday 3 Dec 2026 (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-605), 30 days after the election; the window closes at the end of that day, Central time. The statute text itself could not be loaded (the Legislature's bill-text server was unavailable), so the deadline is taken from the SoS calendar. Precedent: the Secretary of State signed the "Certification of Vote" for each 2022 U.S. House district "in accordance with Mississippi Code Annotated Sections 23-15-603, 23-15-605, and 23-15-1033" on 22 Nov 2022, 14 days after polling day (SoS 2022 General Election Certified Results, District One PDF). Within twelve calendar days after the county election commission certifies, any candidate may examine the ballot boxes on three days' notice (§ 23-15-911, per the SoS County Election Handbook). No automatic-recount provision or contest-filing deadline for federal offices was found in the SoS materials read. The 1 Dec 2026 general-election runoff on the SoS calendar applies only to judicial and school board races, not to U.S. Senate or House.
When will the final result of the U.S. Senate race be official?
Expected between 2026-11-14T06:00:00Z and 2026-12-04T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. Statewide certification: the SoS 2026 Elections Calendar lists "Declaration of General/Special Election Results by Secretary of State" on Thursday 3 Dec 2026 (Miss. Code Ann. § 23-15-605), 30 days after the election; the window closes at the end of that day, Central time. The statute text itself could not be loaded (the Legislature's bill-text server was unavailable), so the deadline is taken from the SoS calendar. Precedent: the Secretary of State signed the "Certification of Vote" for each 2022 U.S. House district "in accordance with Mississippi Code Annotated Sections 23-15-603, 23-15-605, and 23-15-1033" on 22 Nov 2022, 14 days after polling day (SoS 2022 General Election Certified Results, District One PDF). Within twelve calendar days after the county election commission certifies, any candidate may examine the ballot boxes on three days' notice (§ 23-15-911, per the SoS County Election Handbook). No automatic-recount provision or contest-filing deadline for federal offices was found in the SoS materials read. The 1 Dec 2026 general-election runoff on the SoS calendar applies only to judicial and school board races, not to U.S. Senate or House.
Where are the official U.S. House results?
https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2026%20County%20Election%20Handbook.revised%2012-30-2025.pdf
Where are the official U.S. Senate results?
https://www.sos.ms.gov/content/documents/elections/2026%20County%20Election%20Handbook.revised%2012-30-2025.pdf