U.S. House, U.S. Senate, Governor Scheduled
24 Nov – 7 Dec 2026
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Ohio, United States, midterm elections 2026
Polling day . 3 races. Counted by Ohio Secretary of State. Times are New York time; hover for UTC.
U.S. House
3 Nov17 Nov1 Dec
Election-night count
Election-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 19:30 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
Intermediate count: Sun 8 Nov, 00:00 → Tue 24 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
Final result: Tue 24 Nov, 00:00 → Mon 7 Dec, 23:59, announced.
Stage windows and their sources
- Election-night count→estimatePolls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. (R.C. 3501.32; also stated in the Franklin County 2026 General Election proclamation); all of Ohio is Eastern time, so polls close at 7:30 PM EST = 00:30 UTC on 4 Nov, though voters in line at closing may still vote. Since Senate Bill 293 (136th General Assembly, effective 20 Mar 2026), absentee ballots must reach the board of elections by the close of the polls (R.C. 3509.05(D)); the former grace period for mailed ballots postmarked before election day no longer appears in the current text. Late-arriving uniformed-services and overseas ballots received through the fourth day after the election are still counted, on the fifth day (R.C. 3511.11(B)), and provisional voters have four days to supply missing information (R.C. 3505.183). The window closes at 6:00 AM EST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. Precedent: Franklin County released its unofficial 2024 general election totals on the morning after polling day (board press release, 6 Nov 2024). All 15 seats are elected on the congressional district plan adopted by the Ohio Redistricting Commission on 31 Oct 2025 (the commission's adopted 'Congressional Redistricting Plan', 15 districts), which replaced the 2022 map for this election.
- Intermediate count→announcedCounty official canvass: each board of elections begins the canvass "not earlier than the fifth day or later than the fifteenth day after a general or special election" and "shall complete the canvass not later than the twenty-first day after the day of the election" (R.C. 3505.32(A)) — between Sunday 8 Nov and Tuesday 24 Nov 2026. The board then declares the county results in writing and "shall promptly certify abstracts" to the Secretary of State, including Form No. 2 for Governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House (R.C. 3505.33). The window closes at the end of 24 Nov, Eastern time. The SoS 2026 calendar could not be read (ohiosos.gov returned HTTP 403 on 2026-09-25).
- Final result→announcedState canvass: once the Secretary of State has received Form No. 2 from every county, the Secretary fixes a time for the canvass that "shall not be later than ten days after such abstracts have been received" and then "shall determine and declare the results of all elections in which electors throughout the entire state voted" (R.C. 3505.35(A)); for multi-county U.S. House districts the SoS canvasses the abstracts too. With county canvasses due by 24 Nov, the statutory latest date is about 4 Dec 2026. The window starts on 24 Nov, the county deadline (an estimate: the state canvass needs all 88 counties' abstracts), and closes at the end of 7 Dec, Eastern time, three days after that date, to allow for abstracts arriving after 24 Nov and for the 2022 precedent. Precedent: the Secretary of State's certification of the 8 Nov 2022 general election was reported on 12 Dec 2022, 34 days after polling day (Circleville Herald, 12 Dec 2022, reprinting the SoS announcement); the exact 2022 certification date could not be confirmed because ohiosos.gov was blocked (HTTP 403 on 2026-09-25). A recount is ordered by the Secretary of State when the margin in a district race is less than one-half of one per cent of the total vote (R.C. 3515.011); a losing candidate may apply within five days after the board of the district's most populous county declares the results (R.C. 3515.02). Elections to Congress are not subject to an Ohio election contest; contests follow federal law (R.C. 3515.08(A)).
Results sources
| URL | Role | Kind | Can answer a results question | Last check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vote.franklincountyohio.gov/elections | results-live | other | no | |
| vote.franklincountyohio.gov/election-info/2026 | results-final | other | no | |
| codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3505.32 | timetable | other | no | |
| ohiosos.gov | authority-home | emb home | no |
U.S. Senate
3 Nov17 Nov1 Dec
Election-night count
Election-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 19:30 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
Intermediate count: Sun 8 Nov, 00:00 → Tue 24 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
Final result: Tue 24 Nov, 00:00 → Mon 7 Dec, 23:59, announced.
Stage windows and their sources
- Election-night count→estimatePolls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. (R.C. 3501.32; also stated in the Franklin County 2026 General Election proclamation); all of Ohio is Eastern time, so polls close at 7:30 PM EST = 00:30 UTC on 4 Nov, though voters in line at closing may still vote. Since Senate Bill 293 (136th General Assembly, effective 20 Mar 2026), absentee ballots must reach the board of elections by the close of the polls (R.C. 3509.05(D)); the former grace period for mailed ballots postmarked before election day no longer appears in the current text. Late-arriving uniformed-services and overseas ballots received through the fourth day after the election are still counted, on the fifth day (R.C. 3511.11(B)), and provisional voters have four days to supply missing information (R.C. 3505.183). The window closes at 6:00 AM EST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. Precedent: Franklin County released its unofficial 2024 general election totals on the morning after polling day (board press release, 6 Nov 2024). The Senate seat is a special election for the unexpired term ending 3 Jan 2029 (Franklin County 2026 General Election candidate list, revised 22 Sep 2026).
- Intermediate count→announcedCounty official canvass: each board of elections begins the canvass "not earlier than the fifth day or later than the fifteenth day after a general or special election" and "shall complete the canvass not later than the twenty-first day after the day of the election" (R.C. 3505.32(A)) — between Sunday 8 Nov and Tuesday 24 Nov 2026. The board then declares the county results in writing and "shall promptly certify abstracts" to the Secretary of State, including Form No. 2 for Governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House (R.C. 3505.33). The window closes at the end of 24 Nov, Eastern time. The SoS 2026 calendar could not be read (ohiosos.gov returned HTTP 403 on 2026-09-25).
- Final result→announcedState canvass: once the Secretary of State has received Form No. 2 from every county, the Secretary fixes a time for the canvass that "shall not be later than ten days after such abstracts have been received" and then "shall determine and declare the results of all elections in which electors throughout the entire state voted" (R.C. 3505.35(A)); for multi-county U.S. House districts the SoS canvasses the abstracts too. With county canvasses due by 24 Nov, the statutory latest date is about 4 Dec 2026. The window starts on 24 Nov, the county deadline (an estimate: the state canvass needs all 88 counties' abstracts), and closes at the end of 7 Dec, Eastern time, three days after that date, to allow for abstracts arriving after 24 Nov and for the 2022 precedent. Precedent: the Secretary of State's certification of the 8 Nov 2022 general election was reported on 12 Dec 2022, 34 days after polling day (Circleville Herald, 12 Dec 2022, reprinting the SoS announcement); the exact 2022 certification date could not be confirmed because ohiosos.gov was blocked (HTTP 403 on 2026-09-25). A recount is ordered by the Secretary of State when the margin in a statewide race is less than one-fourth of one per cent of the total vote (R.C. 3515.011); a losing candidate may apply for a recount within five days after the Secretary of State declares the results (R.C. 3515.02). Elections to the U.S. Senate are not subject to an Ohio election contest; contests follow federal law (R.C. 3515.08(A)).
Results sources
| URL | Role | Kind | Can answer a results question | Last check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vote.franklincountyohio.gov/elections | results-live | other | no | |
| vote.franklincountyohio.gov/election-info/2026 | results-final | other | no | |
| codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3505.32 | timetable | other | no | |
| ohiosos.gov | authority-home | emb home | no |
Governor
3 Nov17 Nov1 Dec
Election-night count
Election-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 19:30 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
Intermediate count: Sun 8 Nov, 00:00 → Tue 24 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
Final result: Tue 24 Nov, 00:00 → Mon 7 Dec, 23:59, announced.
Stage windows and their sources
- Election-night count→estimatePolls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. (R.C. 3501.32; also stated in the Franklin County 2026 General Election proclamation); all of Ohio is Eastern time, so polls close at 7:30 PM EST = 00:30 UTC on 4 Nov, though voters in line at closing may still vote. Since Senate Bill 293 (136th General Assembly, effective 20 Mar 2026), absentee ballots must reach the board of elections by the close of the polls (R.C. 3509.05(D)); the former grace period for mailed ballots postmarked before election day no longer appears in the current text. Late-arriving uniformed-services and overseas ballots received through the fourth day after the election are still counted, on the fifth day (R.C. 3511.11(B)), and provisional voters have four days to supply missing information (R.C. 3505.183). The window closes at 6:00 AM EST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time. Precedent: Franklin County released its unofficial 2024 general election totals on the morning after polling day (board press release, 6 Nov 2024). Governor and Lieutenant Governor are elected jointly for a full term.
- Intermediate count→announcedCounty official canvass: each board of elections begins the canvass "not earlier than the fifth day or later than the fifteenth day after a general or special election" and "shall complete the canvass not later than the twenty-first day after the day of the election" (R.C. 3505.32(A)) — between Sunday 8 Nov and Tuesday 24 Nov 2026. The board then declares the county results in writing and "shall promptly certify abstracts" to the Secretary of State, including Form No. 2 for Governor, U.S. Senate and U.S. House (R.C. 3505.33). The window closes at the end of 24 Nov, Eastern time. The SoS 2026 calendar could not be read (ohiosos.gov returned HTTP 403 on 2026-09-25).
- Final result→announcedState canvass: once the Secretary of State has received Form No. 2 from every county, the Secretary fixes a time for the canvass that "shall not be later than ten days after such abstracts have been received" and then "shall determine and declare the results of all elections in which electors throughout the entire state voted" (R.C. 3505.35(A)); for multi-county U.S. House districts the SoS canvasses the abstracts too. With county canvasses due by 24 Nov, the statutory latest date is about 4 Dec 2026. The window starts on 24 Nov, the county deadline (an estimate: the state canvass needs all 88 counties' abstracts), and closes at the end of 7 Dec, Eastern time, three days after that date, to allow for abstracts arriving after 24 Nov and for the 2022 precedent. Precedent: the Secretary of State's certification of the 8 Nov 2022 general election was reported on 12 Dec 2022, 34 days after polling day (Circleville Herald, 12 Dec 2022, reprinting the SoS announcement); the exact 2022 certification date could not be confirmed because ohiosos.gov was blocked (HTTP 403 on 2026-09-25). A recount is ordered by the Secretary of State when the margin in a statewide race is less than one-fourth of one per cent of the total vote (R.C. 3515.011); a losing candidate may apply for a recount within five days after the Secretary of State declares the results (R.C. 3515.02). A contest must be filed within 15 days after the results are ascertained and announced, or within 10 days after a recount's results (R.C. 3515.09), and is heard by the chief justice of the Supreme Court or a justice assigned (R.C. 3515.08(B)). For Governor the SoS declaration serves only to fix the start of the recount period (R.C. 3505.35(A)); the returns go to the President of the Senate, who declares the result before both houses in the first week of the next regular session, January 2027 (Ohio Constitution Art. III § 3).
Results sources
| URL | Role | Kind | Can answer a results question | Last check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vote.franklincountyohio.gov/elections | results-live | other | no | |
| vote.franklincountyohio.gov/election-info/2026 | results-final | other | no | |
| codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-3505.32 | timetable | other | no | |
| ohiosos.gov | authority-home | emb home | no |
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Questions and answers
- When is the Ohio, 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 2026-12-08T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: once the Secretary of State has received Form No. 2 from every county, the Secretary fixes a time for the canvass that "shall not be later than ten days after such abstracts have been received" and then "shall determine and declare the results of all elections in which electors throughout the entire state voted" (R.C. 3505.35(A)); for multi-county U.S. House districts the SoS canvasses the abstracts too. With county canvasses due by 24 Nov, the statutory latest date is about 4 Dec 2026. The window starts on 24 Nov, the county deadline (an estimate: the state canvass needs all 88 counties' abstracts), and closes at the end of 7 Dec, Eastern time, three days after that date, to allow for abstracts arriving after 24 Nov and for the 2022 precedent. Precedent: the Secretary of State's certification of the 8 Nov 2022 general election was reported on 12 Dec 2022, 34 days after polling day (Circleville Herald, 12 Dec 2022, reprinting the SoS announcement); the exact 2022 certification date could not be confirmed because ohiosos.gov was blocked (HTTP 403 on 2026-09-25). A recount is ordered by the Secretary of State when the margin in a district race is less than one-half of one per cent of the total vote (R.C. 3515.011); a losing candidate may apply within five days after the board of the district's most populous county declares the results (R.C. 3515.02). Elections to Congress are not subject to an Ohio election contest; contests follow federal law (R.C. 3515.08(A)).
- When will the final result of the U.S. Senate race be official?
- Expected between 2026-11-24T05:00:00Z and 2026-12-08T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: once the Secretary of State has received Form No. 2 from every county, the Secretary fixes a time for the canvass that "shall not be later than ten days after such abstracts have been received" and then "shall determine and declare the results of all elections in which electors throughout the entire state voted" (R.C. 3505.35(A)); for multi-county U.S. House districts the SoS canvasses the abstracts too. With county canvasses due by 24 Nov, the statutory latest date is about 4 Dec 2026. The window starts on 24 Nov, the county deadline (an estimate: the state canvass needs all 88 counties' abstracts), and closes at the end of 7 Dec, Eastern time, three days after that date, to allow for abstracts arriving after 24 Nov and for the 2022 precedent. Precedent: the Secretary of State's certification of the 8 Nov 2022 general election was reported on 12 Dec 2022, 34 days after polling day (Circleville Herald, 12 Dec 2022, reprinting the SoS announcement); the exact 2022 certification date could not be confirmed because ohiosos.gov was blocked (HTTP 403 on 2026-09-25). A recount is ordered by the Secretary of State when the margin in a statewide race is less than one-fourth of one per cent of the total vote (R.C. 3515.011); a losing candidate may apply for a recount within five days after the Secretary of State declares the results (R.C. 3515.02). Elections to the U.S. Senate are not subject to an Ohio election contest; contests follow federal law (R.C. 3515.08(A)).
- When will the final result of the Governor race be official?
- Expected between 2026-11-24T05:00:00Z and 2026-12-08T04:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: once the Secretary of State has received Form No. 2 from every county, the Secretary fixes a time for the canvass that "shall not be later than ten days after such abstracts have been received" and then "shall determine and declare the results of all elections in which electors throughout the entire state voted" (R.C. 3505.35(A)); for multi-county U.S. House districts the SoS canvasses the abstracts too. With county canvasses due by 24 Nov, the statutory latest date is about 4 Dec 2026. The window starts on 24 Nov, the county deadline (an estimate: the state canvass needs all 88 counties' abstracts), and closes at the end of 7 Dec, Eastern time, three days after that date, to allow for abstracts arriving after 24 Nov and for the 2022 precedent. Precedent: the Secretary of State's certification of the 8 Nov 2022 general election was reported on 12 Dec 2022, 34 days after polling day (Circleville Herald, 12 Dec 2022, reprinting the SoS announcement); the exact 2022 certification date could not be confirmed because ohiosos.gov was blocked (HTTP 403 on 2026-09-25). A recount is ordered by the Secretary of State when the margin in a statewide race is less than one-fourth of one per cent of the total vote (R.C. 3515.011); a losing candidate may apply for a recount within five days after the Secretary of State declares the results (R.C. 3515.02). A contest must be filed within 15 days after the results are ascertained and announced, or within 10 days after a recount's results (R.C. 3515.09), and is heard by the chief justice of the Supreme Court or a justice assigned (R.C. 3515.08(B)). For Governor the SoS declaration serves only to fix the start of the recount period (R.C. 3505.35(A)); the returns go to the President of the Senate, who declares the result before both houses in the first week of the next regular session, January 2027 (Ohio Constitution Art. III § 3).
- Where are the official U.S. House results?
- No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Ohio Secretary of State (https://www.ohiosos.gov/).
- Where are the official U.S. Senate results?
- No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Ohio Secretary of State (https://www.ohiosos.gov/).
- Where are the official Governor results?
- No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Ohio Secretary of State (https://www.ohiosos.gov/).