When is the North Dakota, 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 2026-11-17T15:00:00Z and 2026-11-24T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: "Not later than seventeen days next following a primary, general, or special election, the state canvassing board shall meet at the office of the secretary of state for the purpose of canvassing and ascertaining the result of the election" (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-15-35) — by Friday 20 Nov 2026 per the SoS 2026 Election & Candidate Filing Information; the board certifies the results and determines who is elected (§§ 16.1-15-33, 16.1-15-42) and "may adjourn from day to day, not exceeding three days in all" (§ 16.1-15-38), so the window closes at the end of Monday 23 Nov, Central time. Precedent: the State Canvassing Board certified the 2024 general election on 20 Nov 2024, 15 days after polling day, and reconvened on 2 Dec 2024 for recount results (SoS news release, 20 Nov 2024); the 2022 certification date could not be confirmed on a state source. A recount is automatic when a candidate fails to be elected by 0.5% or less of the highest vote cast for the office, and may be demanded between 0.5% and 2%, within three days after the state canvass (§ 16.1-16-01); an election contest must be filed within fourteen days after final certification, or five days after certification of a recount (§ 16.1-16-04).

Where are the official U.S. House results?

No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is North Dakota Secretary of State (https://www.sos.nd.gov/).

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North Dakota, United States, midterm elections 2026

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

Polling day Tue, 3 Nov 2026. Counted by North Dakota Secretary of State. Times are Chicago time; hover for UTC.

17–23 Nov 2026

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

Polls close: Tue 3 Nov, 20:00
First count by: Wed 4 Nov, 06:00
Counted by: North Dakota Secretary of State
Results page: No single-election results page yet.
Authority site: sos.nd.gov

Count stages U.S. House, 1 seats

3 Nov10 Nov17 Nov24 Nov

Election-night count

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

Intermediate count

16–18 NovIntermediate count: Mon 16 Nov, 00:00 → Wed 18 Nov, 23:59, announced.

Final result

17–23 NovFinal result: Tue 17 Nov, 09:00 → Mon 23 Nov, 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, 20:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00
estimate

Polls close at 7:00 PM local time or a later hour designated by the county or city, not later than 9:00 PM (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-01-03). North Dakota spans Central and Mountain time; the SoS 2026 general polling-place list (167 sites, checked 2026-09-25) shows every site closing at 7:00 PM local, so the last polls close at 7:00 PM MST in the south-western, Mountain-time counties = 02:00 UTC on 4 Nov (Central-time polls close an hour earlier, 01:00 UTC). The SoS says unofficial results will be reported by counties and available starting at 8:00 p.m. on 3 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. Mailed absentee ballots must be received before the close of polls (§ 16.1-07-09); military-overseas ballots are counted if received before the county canvassing board meets (§ 16.1-07-26), so a small number are added at the canvass.
Intermediate count
Mon 16 Nov, 00:00 → Wed 18 Nov, 23:59
announced

County canvass. "On the thirteenth day following each election, the county canvassing board shall meet and ... proceed to open and publicly canvass the returns" (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-15-17), and "before four p.m. on the thirteenth day following any general election, the county auditor of each county shall provide to the secretary of state a certified abstract of the votes cast" (§ 16.1-15-25) — Monday 16 Nov 2026 per the SoS 2026 Election & Candidate Filing Information. The SoS 'Elections - Current/Past' page instead lists "November 18, 2026 – County Canvassing Boards Meet"; the window closes at the end of 18 Nov, Central time, to cover that date. A post-election audit runs 9–11 Nov 2026 beforehand (SoS guide).
Final result
Tue 17 Nov, 09:00 → Mon 23 Nov, 23:59
announced

State canvass: "Not later than seventeen days next following a primary, general, or special election, the state canvassing board shall meet at the office of the secretary of state for the purpose of canvassing and ascertaining the result of the election" (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-15-35) — by Friday 20 Nov 2026 per the SoS 2026 Election & Candidate Filing Information; the board certifies the results and determines who is elected (§§ 16.1-15-33, 16.1-15-42) and "may adjourn from day to day, not exceeding three days in all" (§ 16.1-15-38), so the window closes at the end of Monday 23 Nov, Central time. Precedent: the State Canvassing Board certified the 2024 general election on 20 Nov 2024, 15 days after polling day, and reconvened on 2 Dec 2024 for recount results (SoS news release, 20 Nov 2024); the 2022 certification date could not be confirmed on a state source. A recount is automatic when a candidate fails to be elected by 0.5% or less of the highest vote cast for the office, and may be demanded between 0.5% and 2%, within three days after the state canvass (§ 16.1-16-01); an election contest must be filed within fourteen days after final certification, or five days after certification of a recount (§ 16.1-16-04).

Results sources 5 pages, 0 can answer a results question

URL	Role	Kind	Can answer a results question	Last check
resultsnd.sos.nd.gov	results-live	results index	no (results host, but its root lists many elections)	not checked yet
sos.nd.gov/elections/election-results	results-final	results index	no (results section without an election code)	not checked yet
sos.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/elections/election-candidate-filing-info.pdf	timetable	other	no (no election or results marker)	not checked yet
ndlegis.gov/cencode/t16-1c15.pdf	timetable	other	no (election page without a results marker)	not checked yet
sos.nd.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: North Dakota SoS 2026 Election & Candidate Filing Information, 'Elections - Current/Past' and Election Results pages, 2026 general candidate and polling-place lists (vip.sos.nd.gov eid=348); N.D.C.C. §§ 16.1-01-03, 16.1-07-09, 16.1-15-17, 16.1-15-25, 16.1-15-35, 16.1-15-38, 16.1-16-01, 16.1-16-04; SoS news release 20 Nov 2024 (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-09-25.

Questions and answers

When is the North Dakota, 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 2026-11-17T15:00:00Z and 2026-11-24T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: "Not later than seventeen days next following a primary, general, or special election, the state canvassing board shall meet at the office of the secretary of state for the purpose of canvassing and ascertaining the result of the election" (N.D.C.C. § 16.1-15-35) — by Friday 20 Nov 2026 per the SoS 2026 Election & Candidate Filing Information; the board certifies the results and determines who is elected (§§ 16.1-15-33, 16.1-15-42) and "may adjourn from day to day, not exceeding three days in all" (§ 16.1-15-38), so the window closes at the end of Monday 23 Nov, Central time. Precedent: the State Canvassing Board certified the 2024 general election on 20 Nov 2024, 15 days after polling day, and reconvened on 2 Dec 2024 for recount results (SoS news release, 20 Nov 2024); the 2022 certification date could not be confirmed on a state source. A recount is automatic when a candidate fails to be elected by 0.5% or less of the highest vote cast for the office, and may be demanded between 0.5% and 2%, within three days after the state canvass (§ 16.1-16-01); an election contest must be filed within fourteen days after final certification, or five days after certification of a recount (§ 16.1-16-04).
Where are the official U.S. House results?: No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is North Dakota Secretary of State (https://www.sos.nd.gov/).