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New Hampshire, United States, midterm elections 2026

Polling day . 3 races. Counted by New Hampshire Secretary of State. Times are New York time; hover for UTC.

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

18 Nov – 16 Dec 2026

Final result window, derived from the last election. Treat as final after New York time.

Polls close
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New Hampshire Secretary of State
Results page
No single-election results page yet.
Authority site: sos.nh.gov

Governor Scheduled

18 Nov 2026 – 7 Jan 2027

Final result window, set by the law or the authority. Treat as final after New York time.

Polls close
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New Hampshire Secretary of State
Results page
No single-election results page yet.
Authority site: sos.nh.gov

U.S. House 2 seats

2 Nov16 Nov30 Nov14 Dec
Election-night count
3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 20:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 08:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
4–6 NovIntermediate count: Wed 4 Nov, 08:00 → Fri 6 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
18 Nov – 16 DecFinal result: Wed 18 Nov, 10:00 → Wed 16 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
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    estimate
    Polls "shall close not earlier than 7 o'clock in the evening" at state elections (RSA 659:4); towns may set later hours (RSA 659:4-a) and voters present may vote to keep the polls open later (RSA 659:6), so there is no single statewide closing time. The latest closing found is 8:00 PM: Nashua's polling places are open 6:00 AM–8:00 PM (City of Nashua), and the SoS list of town polling hours could not be read (sos.nh.gov returned HTTP 403). All of New Hampshire is on Eastern time, so the last polls close at 8:00 PM EST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. There is no state election-night results feed: each moderator announces the polling place's tallies after the count and the press compiles them (NHPR, 30 Oct 2024). The window closes at 8:00 AM EST on 4 Nov, when town returns are due at the Secretary of State (RSA 659:75): an estimate of when the town count is substantially complete, not a published time. At the 8 Sep 2026 state primary, NHPR reported AP race calls at 8:05 PM (U.S. Senate) and 12:35 AM (a District 1 primary). Absentee ballots delivered to the clerk after 5:00 PM on election day are not accepted, with exceptions set out in RSA 657:21-a and 659:20-a (RSA 657:22).
  2. Intermediate count
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    announced
    Town returns; New Hampshire has no county canvass. Each town or ward clerk must forward the election return to the Secretary of State "no later than 8:00 a.m. on the day following a state election unless the secretary of state orders them at a different time and date" (RSA 659:75(I)) — 8:00 AM EST on Wed 4 Nov 2026; the moderator's post-election certificate follows "within 48 hours of the closing of the polls" (RSA 659:73(III)). When the SoS has the returns from all towns and wards in a district, it will "examine, record and total such returns and shall declare elected" the candidates with the most votes (RSA 659:81). A recount application must reach the SoS "no later than the Friday following the election" — Fri 6 Nov 2026 — and is open to any candidate within 20 percent of the total ballots cast (RSA 660:1). The window closes at the end of 6 Nov, Eastern time. When the SoS first posts the town-by-town results could not be confirmed: its site could not be read (HTTP 403).
  3. Final result
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    precedent
    No statute sets a certification deadline (NHPR, 30 Oct 2024: "There is no deadline for the formal certification of election results in New Hampshire"). The Governor issues certificates of election to U.S. senators and representatives "When the time for any recount or appeal to the ballot law commission or superior court has expired or when all candidates ... have waived in writing a recount and an appeal, whichever is first" (RSA 659:84(I)). Recounts are by hand under the SoS (RSA 660:5); a candidate losing a recount may appeal to the Ballot Law Commission "within 3 days after said declaration" (RSA 665:8(II)), and contested U.S. Senate and House elections go to Congress, not the state supreme court (RSA 665:16). Precedent: the U.S. Senate certificate of election was issued "By the Governor, with advice of the Council" on 7 Dec 2022 and on 2 Dec 2020, 29 days after polling day each time (Congressional Record, 3 Jan 2023 and 3 Jan 2021); 29 days after 3 Nov 2026 is Wed 2 Dec 2026. The window opens on 18 Nov 2026, an estimate of the earliest Council meeting after the recount period, and is held open to the end of Wed 16 Dec 2026, Eastern time, to err late, since a recount or appeal delays the certificate.
Results sources 6 pages, 0 can answer a results question
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U.S. Senate 1 seats

2 Nov16 Nov30 Nov14 Dec
Election-night count
3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 20:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 08:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
4–6 NovIntermediate count: Wed 4 Nov, 08:00 → Fri 6 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
18 Nov – 16 DecFinal result: Wed 18 Nov, 10:00 → Wed 16 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
    Polls "shall close not earlier than 7 o'clock in the evening" at state elections (RSA 659:4); towns may set later hours (RSA 659:4-a) and voters present may vote to keep the polls open later (RSA 659:6), so there is no single statewide closing time. The latest closing found is 8:00 PM: Nashua's polling places are open 6:00 AM–8:00 PM (City of Nashua), and the SoS list of town polling hours could not be read (sos.nh.gov returned HTTP 403). All of New Hampshire is on Eastern time, so the last polls close at 8:00 PM EST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. There is no state election-night results feed: each moderator announces the polling place's tallies after the count and the press compiles them (NHPR, 30 Oct 2024). The window closes at 8:00 AM EST on 4 Nov, when town returns are due at the Secretary of State (RSA 659:75): an estimate of when the town count is substantially complete, not a published time. At the 8 Sep 2026 state primary, NHPR reported AP race calls at 8:05 PM (U.S. Senate) and 12:35 AM (a District 1 primary). Absentee ballots delivered to the clerk after 5:00 PM on election day are not accepted, with exceptions set out in RSA 657:21-a and 659:20-a (RSA 657:22).
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    Town returns; New Hampshire has no county canvass. Each town or ward clerk must forward the election return to the Secretary of State "no later than 8:00 a.m. on the day following a state election unless the secretary of state orders them at a different time and date" (RSA 659:75(I)) — 8:00 AM EST on Wed 4 Nov 2026; the moderator's post-election certificate follows "within 48 hours of the closing of the polls" (RSA 659:73(III)). When the SoS has the returns from all towns and wards in a district, it will "examine, record and total such returns and shall declare elected" the candidates with the most votes (RSA 659:81). A recount application must reach the SoS "no later than the Friday following the election" — Fri 6 Nov 2026 — and is open to any candidate within 20 percent of the total ballots cast (RSA 660:1). The window closes at the end of 6 Nov, Eastern time. When the SoS first posts the town-by-town results could not be confirmed: its site could not be read (HTTP 403).
  3. Final result
    →
    precedent
    No statute sets a certification deadline (NHPR, 30 Oct 2024: "There is no deadline for the formal certification of election results in New Hampshire"). The Governor issues certificates of election to U.S. senators and representatives "When the time for any recount or appeal to the ballot law commission or superior court has expired or when all candidates ... have waived in writing a recount and an appeal, whichever is first" (RSA 659:84(I)). Recounts are by hand under the SoS (RSA 660:5); a candidate losing a recount may appeal to the Ballot Law Commission "within 3 days after said declaration" (RSA 665:8(II)), and contested U.S. Senate and House elections go to Congress, not the state supreme court (RSA 665:16). Precedent: the U.S. Senate certificate of election was issued "By the Governor, with advice of the Council" on 7 Dec 2022 and on 2 Dec 2020, 29 days after polling day each time (Congressional Record, 3 Jan 2023 and 3 Jan 2021); 29 days after 3 Nov 2026 is Wed 2 Dec 2026. The window opens on 18 Nov 2026, an estimate of the earliest Council meeting after the recount period, and is held open to the end of Wed 16 Dec 2026, Eastern time, to err late, since a recount or appeal delays the certificate.
Results sources 6 pages, 0 can answer a results question
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sos.nh.gov/2026-election-detailsresults-liveotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXIII/659/659-75.htmtimetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
nhpr.org/nh-news/2024-10-30/follow-the-ballot-what-happens-after-you-vote-in-nhsee-alsootherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
congress.gov/118/crec/2023/01/03/169/1/CREC-2023-01-03.pdfsee-alsootherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
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Governor 1 seats

1 Nov15 Nov29 Nov13 Dec27 Dec10 Jan
Election-night count
3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 20:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 08:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
4–6 NovIntermediate count: Wed 4 Nov, 08:00 → Fri 6 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
18 Nov 2026 – 7 JanFinal result: Wed 18 Nov, 10:00 → Thu 7 Jan, 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
  1. Election-night count
    →
    estimate
    Polls "shall close not earlier than 7 o'clock in the evening" at state elections (RSA 659:4); towns may set later hours (RSA 659:4-a) and voters present may vote to keep the polls open later (RSA 659:6), so there is no single statewide closing time. The latest closing found is 8:00 PM: Nashua's polling places are open 6:00 AM–8:00 PM (City of Nashua), and the SoS list of town polling hours could not be read (sos.nh.gov returned HTTP 403). All of New Hampshire is on Eastern time, so the last polls close at 8:00 PM EST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. There is no state election-night results feed: each moderator announces the polling place's tallies after the count and the press compiles them (NHPR, 30 Oct 2024). The window closes at 8:00 AM EST on 4 Nov, when town returns are due at the Secretary of State (RSA 659:75): an estimate of when the town count is substantially complete, not a published time. At the 8 Sep 2026 state primary, NHPR reported AP race calls at 8:05 PM (U.S. Senate) and 12:35 AM (a District 1 primary). Absentee ballots delivered to the clerk after 5:00 PM on election day are not accepted, with exceptions set out in RSA 657:21-a and 659:20-a (RSA 657:22).
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    Town returns; New Hampshire has no county canvass. Each town or ward clerk must forward the election return to the Secretary of State "no later than 8:00 a.m. on the day following a state election unless the secretary of state orders them at a different time and date" (RSA 659:75(I)) — 8:00 AM EST on Wed 4 Nov 2026; the moderator's post-election certificate follows "within 48 hours of the closing of the polls" (RSA 659:73(III)). When the SoS has the returns from all towns and wards in a district, it will "examine, record and total such returns and shall declare elected" the candidates with the most votes (RSA 659:81). A recount application must reach the SoS "no later than the Friday following the election" — Fri 6 Nov 2026 — and is open to any candidate within 20 percent of the total ballots cast (RSA 660:1). The window closes at the end of 6 Nov, Eastern time. When the SoS first posts the town-by-town results could not be confirmed: its site could not be read (HTTP 403).
  3. Final result
    →
    announced
    The votes for governor are "received, sorted, counted, certified and returned, in the same manner as the votes for senators; and the secretary shall lay the same before the senate and house of representatives, on the first Wednesday following the first Tuesday of January to be by them examined, and in case of an election by a plurality of votes through the state, the choice shall be by them declared and published" (N.H. Constitution, Part II, Art. 42, as quoted in the General Court's text of CACR 21 (2005), an amendment that did not change it; the constitution pages on nh.gov could not be read, HTTP 403). That is Wed 6 Jan 2027. The SoS declares the result on the returns first (RSA 659:81); a candidate may apply for a recount by Fri 6 Nov 2026 (RSA 660:1), appeal a recount to the Ballot Law Commission within 3 days (RSA 665:8(II)) and then to the supreme court within 5 days on questions of law (RSA 665:16). No statute sets a date for the SoS declaration (NHPR, 30 Oct 2024). The window opens on 18 Nov 2026 (estimate, after the recount period; the U.S. Senate certificate was issued on 7 Dec 2022 and 2 Dec 2020) and closes at the end of Thu 7 Jan 2027, Eastern time, one day after the legislature's declaration date, to err late.
Results sources 6 pages, 0 can answer a results question
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gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/LXIII/659/659-75.htmtimetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
nhpr.org/nh-news/2024-10-30/follow-the-ballot-what-happens-after-you-vote-in-nhsee-alsootherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
congress.gov/118/crec/2023/01/03/169/1/CREC-2023-01-03.pdfsee-alsootherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
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Provenance: researcher agent 2026-09-25: RSA 659:4, 659:4-a, 659:6, 659:73, 659:75, 659:81, 659:84, 657:22, 660:1, 660:5, 665:8, 665:16 (NH General Court); N.H. Const. Part II Art. 42 (via CACR 21, 2005); Congressional Record 3 Jan 2021 and 3 Jan 2023 (NH Senate certificates); NHPR 30 Oct 2024 and 8 Sep 2026; City of Nashua polling hours. sos.nh.gov could not be read (HTTP 403).; SoS 2026 Election Details and 2026 state primary results pages (read via text proxy by the orchestrator) (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-09-25.

Questions and answers

When is the New Hampshire, 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 2026-11-18T15:00:00Z and 2026-12-17T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. No statute sets a certification deadline (NHPR, 30 Oct 2024: "There is no deadline for the formal certification of election results in New Hampshire"). The Governor issues certificates of election to U.S. senators and representatives "When the time for any recount or appeal to the ballot law commission or superior court has expired or when all candidates ... have waived in writing a recount and an appeal, whichever is first" (RSA 659:84(I)). Recounts are by hand under the SoS (RSA 660:5); a candidate losing a recount may appeal to the Ballot Law Commission "within 3 days after said declaration" (RSA 665:8(II)), and contested U.S. Senate and House elections go to Congress, not the state supreme court (RSA 665:16). Precedent: the U.S. Senate certificate of election was issued "By the Governor, with advice of the Council" on 7 Dec 2022 and on 2 Dec 2020, 29 days after polling day each time (Congressional Record, 3 Jan 2023 and 3 Jan 2021); 29 days after 3 Nov 2026 is Wed 2 Dec 2026. The window opens on 18 Nov 2026, an estimate of the earliest Council meeting after the recount period, and is held open to the end of Wed 16 Dec 2026, Eastern time, to err late, since a recount or appeal delays the certificate.
When will the final result of the U.S. Senate race be official?
Expected between 2026-11-18T15:00:00Z and 2026-12-17T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. No statute sets a certification deadline (NHPR, 30 Oct 2024: "There is no deadline for the formal certification of election results in New Hampshire"). The Governor issues certificates of election to U.S. senators and representatives "When the time for any recount or appeal to the ballot law commission or superior court has expired or when all candidates ... have waived in writing a recount and an appeal, whichever is first" (RSA 659:84(I)). Recounts are by hand under the SoS (RSA 660:5); a candidate losing a recount may appeal to the Ballot Law Commission "within 3 days after said declaration" (RSA 665:8(II)), and contested U.S. Senate and House elections go to Congress, not the state supreme court (RSA 665:16). Precedent: the U.S. Senate certificate of election was issued "By the Governor, with advice of the Council" on 7 Dec 2022 and on 2 Dec 2020, 29 days after polling day each time (Congressional Record, 3 Jan 2023 and 3 Jan 2021); 29 days after 3 Nov 2026 is Wed 2 Dec 2026. The window opens on 18 Nov 2026, an estimate of the earliest Council meeting after the recount period, and is held open to the end of Wed 16 Dec 2026, Eastern time, to err late, since a recount or appeal delays the certificate.
When will the final result of the Governor race be official?
Expected between 2026-11-18T15:00:00Z and 2027-01-08T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. The votes for governor are "received, sorted, counted, certified and returned, in the same manner as the votes for senators; and the secretary shall lay the same before the senate and house of representatives, on the first Wednesday following the first Tuesday of January to be by them examined, and in case of an election by a plurality of votes through the state, the choice shall be by them declared and published" (N.H. Constitution, Part II, Art. 42, as quoted in the General Court's text of CACR 21 (2005), an amendment that did not change it; the constitution pages on nh.gov could not be read, HTTP 403). That is Wed 6 Jan 2027. The SoS declares the result on the returns first (RSA 659:81); a candidate may apply for a recount by Fri 6 Nov 2026 (RSA 660:1), appeal a recount to the Ballot Law Commission within 3 days (RSA 665:8(II)) and then to the supreme court within 5 days on questions of law (RSA 665:16). No statute sets a date for the SoS declaration (NHPR, 30 Oct 2024). The window opens on 18 Nov 2026 (estimate, after the recount period; the U.S. Senate certificate was issued on 7 Dec 2022 and 2 Dec 2020) and closes at the end of Thu 7 Jan 2027, Eastern time, one day after the legislature's declaration date, to err late.
Where are the official U.S. House results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is New Hampshire Secretary of State (https://www.sos.nh.gov/).
Where are the official U.S. Senate results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is New Hampshire Secretary of State (https://www.sos.nh.gov/).
Where are the official Governor results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is New Hampshire Secretary of State (https://www.sos.nh.gov/).