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New Jersey, United States, midterm elections 2026

Polling day . 2 races. Counted by New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections. Times are New York time; hover for UTC.

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

24 Nov – 3 Dec 2026

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

Polls close
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New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections
Results page
No single-election results page yet.
Authority site: nj.gov/state/elections/index.shtml

U.S. House 12 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
18–23 NovIntermediate count: Wed 18 Nov, 12:00 → Mon 23 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
24 Nov – 3 DecFinal result: Tue 24 Nov, 00:00 → Thu 3 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
  1. Election-night count
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    estimate
    Polls are open from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM (N.J.S.A. 19:15-2; 2026 General Election Timeline); New Jersey is entirely on Eastern time, so polls close at 8:00 PM EST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. The Division of Elections does not post running results on election night; counties post unofficial results on their own websites, and the Division republishes each county's unofficial periodic reports (N.J.S.A. 19:52-3.1). The window closes at 7:00 AM EST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time; no 2022 data point was confirmed. The count keeps moving for days: mail ballots postmarked by election day count if received within 144 hours of poll closing — by 9 Nov 2026 (N.J.S.A. 19:63-22(a)) — and cure forms are accepted until 14 Nov (N.J.S.A. 19:63-17, per the 2026 timeline).
  2. Intermediate count
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    announced
    County canvass. "The board of county canvassers of each county shall meet on the 15th day, after any such election, at 12 o'clock noon" (N.J.S.A. 19:19-1) — 18 Nov 2026 at noon per the 2026 General Election Timeline. If statements are missing the board adjourns to the next day, and may adjourn again "for a period not exceeding three days" (N.J.S.A. 19:19-4, 19:19-6). The county then transmits its statement of the canvass to the Secretary of State "within five days next after the meeting of the board" (N.J.S.A. 19:20-6) — 23 Nov 2026 per the timeline. The window closes at the end of 23 Nov, Eastern time.
  3. Final result
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    announced
    State canvass: "The Board of State Canvassers shall meet at Trenton as soon as practicable but no later than the 30th day after the day of election" to canvass the votes for U.S. Senate and House and declare who is elected (N.J.S.A. 19:21-1(a)) — by Thursday 3 Dec 2026 per the 2026 General Election Timeline; the window closes at the end of that day, Eastern time. Precedent: the Board was noticed to meet on 6 Dec 2022 at 10:00 AM to "officially certify the results of the November 8, 2022, General Election" — 28 days after polling day, within the deadline (Division of Elections meeting notice filed 23 Nov 2022); the Division's official 2022 U.S. House results PDF was generated the same day. There is no automatic recount in the sections read: a candidate may apply to a Superior Court judge for a recount "within a period of 3 days after the certification of the results" (N.J.S.A. 19:28-1; 21 Nov 2026 per the timeline, counted from county certification). An election contest must be filed "not later than 32 days after such election" (N.J.S.A. 19:29-3) — 5 Dec 2026.
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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
18–23 NovIntermediate count: Wed 18 Nov, 12:00 → Mon 23 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
24 Nov – 3 DecFinal result: Tue 24 Nov, 00:00 → Thu 3 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
  1. Election-night count
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    estimate
    Polls are open from 6:00 AM to 8:00 PM (N.J.S.A. 19:15-2; 2026 General Election Timeline); New Jersey is entirely on Eastern time, so polls close at 8:00 PM EST = 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov. The Division of Elections does not post running results on election night; counties post unofficial results on their own websites, and the Division republishes each county's unofficial periodic reports (N.J.S.A. 19:52-3.1). The window closes at 7:00 AM EST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time; no 2022 data point was confirmed. The count keeps moving for days: mail ballots postmarked by election day count if received within 144 hours of poll closing — by 9 Nov 2026 (N.J.S.A. 19:63-22(a)) — and cure forms are accepted until 14 Nov (N.J.S.A. 19:63-17, per the 2026 timeline).
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    County canvass. "The board of county canvassers of each county shall meet on the 15th day, after any such election, at 12 o'clock noon" (N.J.S.A. 19:19-1) — 18 Nov 2026 at noon per the 2026 General Election Timeline. If statements are missing the board adjourns to the next day, and may adjourn again "for a period not exceeding three days" (N.J.S.A. 19:19-4, 19:19-6). The county then transmits its statement of the canvass to the Secretary of State "within five days next after the meeting of the board" (N.J.S.A. 19:20-6) — 23 Nov 2026 per the timeline. The window closes at the end of 23 Nov, Eastern time.
  3. Final result
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    announced
    State canvass: "The Board of State Canvassers shall meet at Trenton as soon as practicable but no later than the 30th day after the day of election" to canvass the votes for U.S. Senate and House and declare who is elected (N.J.S.A. 19:21-1(a)) — by Thursday 3 Dec 2026 per the 2026 General Election Timeline; the window closes at the end of that day, Eastern time. Precedent: the Board was noticed to meet on 6 Dec 2022 at 10:00 AM to "officially certify the results of the November 8, 2022, General Election" — 28 days after polling day, within the deadline (Division of Elections meeting notice filed 23 Nov 2022); the Division's official 2022 U.S. House results PDF was generated the same day. There is no automatic recount in the sections read: a candidate may apply to a Superior Court judge for a recount "within a period of 3 days after the certification of the results" (N.J.S.A. 19:28-1; 21 Nov 2026 per the timeline, counted from county certification). An election contest must be filed "not later than 32 days after such election" (N.J.S.A. 19:29-3) — 5 Dec 2026.
Results sources 5 pages, 0 can answer a results question
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nj.gov/state/elections/election-results.shtmlresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)not checked yet
nj.gov/state/elections/election-information-2026.shtmlresults-finalotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/chrons/2026-chron-general-election-0109.pdftimetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
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Provenance: researcher agent 2026-09-25: NJ Division of Elections 2026 General Election Timeline (updated 9 Jan 2026) and 2026 official general-election candidate lists; N.J.S.A. 19:15-2, 19:19-1, 19:19-4, 19:19-6, 19:20-6, 19:21-1, 19:28-1, 19:29-3, 19:63-22 (Department of State statutes pages); Board of State Canvassers meeting notice for 6 Dec 2022 (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-09-25.

Questions and answers

When is the New Jersey, 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 2026-11-24T05:00:00Z and 2026-12-04T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: "The Board of State Canvassers shall meet at Trenton as soon as practicable but no later than the 30th day after the day of election" to canvass the votes for U.S. Senate and House and declare who is elected (N.J.S.A. 19:21-1(a)) — by Thursday 3 Dec 2026 per the 2026 General Election Timeline; the window closes at the end of that day, Eastern time. Precedent: the Board was noticed to meet on 6 Dec 2022 at 10:00 AM to "officially certify the results of the November 8, 2022, General Election" — 28 days after polling day, within the deadline (Division of Elections meeting notice filed 23 Nov 2022); the Division's official 2022 U.S. House results PDF was generated the same day. There is no automatic recount in the sections read: a candidate may apply to a Superior Court judge for a recount "within a period of 3 days after the certification of the results" (N.J.S.A. 19:28-1; 21 Nov 2026 per the timeline, counted from county certification). An election contest must be filed "not later than 32 days after such election" (N.J.S.A. 19:29-3) — 5 Dec 2026.
When will the final result of the U.S. Senate race be official?
Expected between 2026-11-24T05:00:00Z and 2026-12-04T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: "The Board of State Canvassers shall meet at Trenton as soon as practicable but no later than the 30th day after the day of election" to canvass the votes for U.S. Senate and House and declare who is elected (N.J.S.A. 19:21-1(a)) — by Thursday 3 Dec 2026 per the 2026 General Election Timeline; the window closes at the end of that day, Eastern time. Precedent: the Board was noticed to meet on 6 Dec 2022 at 10:00 AM to "officially certify the results of the November 8, 2022, General Election" — 28 days after polling day, within the deadline (Division of Elections meeting notice filed 23 Nov 2022); the Division's official 2022 U.S. House results PDF was generated the same day. There is no automatic recount in the sections read: a candidate may apply to a Superior Court judge for a recount "within a period of 3 days after the certification of the results" (N.J.S.A. 19:28-1; 21 Nov 2026 per the timeline, counted from county certification). An election contest must be filed "not later than 32 days after such election" (N.J.S.A. 19:29-3) — 5 Dec 2026.
Where are the official U.S. House results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections (https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/index.shtml).
Where are the official U.S. Senate results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is New Jersey Department of State, Division of Elections (https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/index.shtml).