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Oregon, United States, midterm elections 2026

Polling day . 3 races. Counted by Oregon Secretary of State. Times are Los Angeles time; hover for UTC.

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

1–10 Dec 2026

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

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Oregon Secretary of State
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Authority site: sos.oregon.gov

Governor Scheduled

1 Dec 2026 – 11 Jan 2027

Final result window, our estimate: treat with care. Treat as final after Los Angeles time.

Polls close
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Oregon Secretary of State
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Authority site: sos.oregon.gov

U.S. House 6 seats

2 Nov16 Nov30 Nov
Election-night count
3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 20:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
24–30 NovIntermediate count: Tue 24 Nov, 00:00 → Mon 30 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
1–10 DecFinal result: Tue 1 Dec, 00:00 → Thu 10 Dec, 23:59, announced.
announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateLos Angeles time. Polls close in 40 days.
Stage windows and their sources 3 stages, each cited
  1. Election-night count
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    estimate
    Oregon votes by mail. Ballots must be returned to a county elections office or official drop site by 8 p.m. on election day, when drop sites close (ORS 254.470(1), (6)(e); SoS 2026 Elections Calendar), or mailed with a postal indicator dated no later than election day and received within seven calendar days, by 10 Nov 2026 (ORS 254.470(6)(e)(B), (8); unchanged in the 2025 edition of the ORS, whose history note shows no 2025 amendment). Most of the state is Pacific time; most of Malheur County is Mountain time, so its drop sites close an hour earlier and the last close is 8:00 p.m. PST = 04:00 UTC on 4 Nov. The SoS posts unofficial results at results.oregonvotes.gov from 8 p.m., updating about every 15 minutes (SoS release, 19 May 2026). The window closes at 6:00 a.m. PST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the first overnight reporting stops moving, not a published time. Counting continues for days: mailed ballots arriving by 10 Nov and ballots whose signature challenges are cured by 24 Nov (ORS 254.431(2)) are added later, so election-night totals are incomplete.
  2. Intermediate count
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    announced
    County canvass. Voters whose ballots were challenged for a missing or non-matching signature have until the 21st day, 24 Nov 2026, to resolve the challenge (ORS 254.431(2); SoS 2026 Elections Calendar). Each county clerk then prepares and certifies abstracts of votes and, "not later than the 27th day after the election, shall deliver a copy of the abstracts for other than county offices to the appropriate elections officials"; the abstract for Governor "shall be delivered separately to the Secretary of State as provided in Article V, section 4, of the Oregon Constitution" (ORS 254.545(1)-(3)) — Monday 30 Nov 2026 per the SoS 2026 Elections Calendar. The window opens on 24 Nov (an estimate: counties can certify only once the cure period ends) and closes at the end of 30 Nov, Pacific time.
  3. Final result
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    announced
    State canvass: "not later than the 37th day after any election, the Secretary of State ... shall: (a) Canvass the votes for the offices", deliver certificates of election and "(d) Issue a proclamation declaring the election of candidates" (ORS 254.555(1)) — Thursday 10 Dec 2026, which the SoS 2026 Elections Calendar and its 2026 general-election page give as the day final results are certified. The window opens after the county abstracts are due (30 Nov) and closes at the end of 10 Dec, Pacific time. Precedent: the SoS certified the 8 Nov 2022 general election on Thursday 15 Dec 2022, the 37th day (KEZI, 15 Dec 2022), and certified the 19 May 2026 primary on 25 June 2026, also the 37th day (SoS release, 25 June 2026). A full recount is ordered by the Secretary of State when the margin between the apparent winner and the closest defeated candidate is not more than one-fifth of one percent of the total votes for both (ORS 258.280(1)); a candidate may demand a recount not later than the 42nd day, 15 Dec 2026 (ORS 258.161(8)); a petition of contest for these offices is filed with the Marion County Circuit Court not later than the 40th day or the seventh day after a recount is completed (ORS 258.036(1); 14 Dec 2026 per the SoS calendar, adjusted under ORS 246.021).
Results sources 4 pages, 0 can answer a results question
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sos.oregon.gov/elections/pages/current-election.aspxresults-finalotherno (no election or results marker)not checked yet
sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/current-elections-calendar.pdftimetableotherno (no election or results marker)not checked yet
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U.S. Senate 1 seats

2 Nov16 Nov30 Nov
Election-night count
3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 20:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
24–30 NovIntermediate count: Tue 24 Nov, 00:00 → Mon 30 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
1–10 DecFinal result: Tue 1 Dec, 00:00 → Thu 10 Dec, 23:59, announced.
announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateLos Angeles time. Polls close in 40 days.
Stage windows and their sources 3 stages, each cited
  1. Election-night count
    →
    estimate
    Oregon votes by mail. Ballots must be returned to a county elections office or official drop site by 8 p.m. on election day, when drop sites close (ORS 254.470(1), (6)(e); SoS 2026 Elections Calendar), or mailed with a postal indicator dated no later than election day and received within seven calendar days, by 10 Nov 2026 (ORS 254.470(6)(e)(B), (8); unchanged in the 2025 edition of the ORS, whose history note shows no 2025 amendment). Most of the state is Pacific time; most of Malheur County is Mountain time, so its drop sites close an hour earlier and the last close is 8:00 p.m. PST = 04:00 UTC on 4 Nov. The SoS posts unofficial results at results.oregonvotes.gov from 8 p.m., updating about every 15 minutes (SoS release, 19 May 2026). The window closes at 6:00 a.m. PST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the first overnight reporting stops moving, not a published time. Counting continues for days: mailed ballots arriving by 10 Nov and ballots whose signature challenges are cured by 24 Nov (ORS 254.431(2)) are added later, so election-night totals are incomplete.
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    County canvass. Voters whose ballots were challenged for a missing or non-matching signature have until the 21st day, 24 Nov 2026, to resolve the challenge (ORS 254.431(2); SoS 2026 Elections Calendar). Each county clerk then prepares and certifies abstracts of votes and, "not later than the 27th day after the election, shall deliver a copy of the abstracts for other than county offices to the appropriate elections officials"; the abstract for Governor "shall be delivered separately to the Secretary of State as provided in Article V, section 4, of the Oregon Constitution" (ORS 254.545(1)-(3)) — Monday 30 Nov 2026 per the SoS 2026 Elections Calendar. The window opens on 24 Nov (an estimate: counties can certify only once the cure period ends) and closes at the end of 30 Nov, Pacific time.
  3. Final result
    →
    announced
    State canvass: "not later than the 37th day after any election, the Secretary of State ... shall: (a) Canvass the votes for the offices", deliver certificates of election and "(d) Issue a proclamation declaring the election of candidates" (ORS 254.555(1)) — Thursday 10 Dec 2026, which the SoS 2026 Elections Calendar and its 2026 general-election page give as the day final results are certified. The window opens after the county abstracts are due (30 Nov) and closes at the end of 10 Dec, Pacific time. Precedent: the SoS certified the 8 Nov 2022 general election on Thursday 15 Dec 2022, the 37th day (KEZI, 15 Dec 2022), and certified the 19 May 2026 primary on 25 June 2026, also the 37th day (SoS release, 25 June 2026). A full recount is ordered by the Secretary of State when the margin between the apparent winner and the closest defeated candidate is not more than one-fifth of one percent of the total votes for both (ORS 258.280(1)); a candidate may demand a recount not later than the 42nd day, 15 Dec 2026 (ORS 258.161(8)); a petition of contest for these offices is filed with the Marion County Circuit Court not later than the 40th day or the seventh day after a recount is completed (ORS 258.036(1); 14 Dec 2026 per the SoS calendar, adjusted under ORS 246.021).
Results sources 4 pages, 0 can answer a results question
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results.oregonvotes.govresults-liveresults indexno (results host, but its root lists many elections)not checked yet
sos.oregon.gov/elections/pages/current-election.aspxresults-finalotherno (no election or results marker)not checked yet
sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/current-elections-calendar.pdftimetableotherno (no election or 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, 06:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
24–30 NovIntermediate count: Tue 24 Nov, 00:00 → Mon 30 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
1 Dec 2026 – 11 JanFinal result: Tue 1 Dec, 00:00 → Mon 11 Jan, 23:59, estimate.
announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateLos Angeles time. Polls close in 40 days.
Stage windows and their sources 3 stages, each cited
  1. Election-night count
    →
    estimate
    Oregon votes by mail. Ballots must be returned to a county elections office or official drop site by 8 p.m. on election day, when drop sites close (ORS 254.470(1), (6)(e); SoS 2026 Elections Calendar), or mailed with a postal indicator dated no later than election day and received within seven calendar days, by 10 Nov 2026 (ORS 254.470(6)(e)(B), (8); unchanged in the 2025 edition of the ORS, whose history note shows no 2025 amendment). Most of the state is Pacific time; most of Malheur County is Mountain time, so its drop sites close an hour earlier and the last close is 8:00 p.m. PST = 04:00 UTC on 4 Nov. The SoS posts unofficial results at results.oregonvotes.gov from 8 p.m., updating about every 15 minutes (SoS release, 19 May 2026). The window closes at 6:00 a.m. PST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the first overnight reporting stops moving, not a published time. Counting continues for days: mailed ballots arriving by 10 Nov and ballots whose signature challenges are cured by 24 Nov (ORS 254.431(2)) are added later, so election-night totals are incomplete.
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    County canvass. Voters whose ballots were challenged for a missing or non-matching signature have until the 21st day, 24 Nov 2026, to resolve the challenge (ORS 254.431(2); SoS 2026 Elections Calendar). Each county clerk then prepares and certifies abstracts of votes and, "not later than the 27th day after the election, shall deliver a copy of the abstracts for other than county offices to the appropriate elections officials"; the abstract for Governor "shall be delivered separately to the Secretary of State as provided in Article V, section 4, of the Oregon Constitution" (ORS 254.545(1)-(3)) — Monday 30 Nov 2026 per the SoS 2026 Elections Calendar. The window opens on 24 Nov (an estimate: counties can certify only once the cure period ends) and closes at the end of 30 Nov, Pacific time.
  3. Final result
    →
    estimate
    The Secretary of State's 37th-day canvass under ORS 254.555(1)(a) expressly excludes "the office of Governor after the general election". Instead, county clerks deliver the Governor abstract separately to the Secretary of State by the 27th day, 30 Nov 2026 (ORS 254.545(3)), and under Article V, section 4, of the Oregon Constitution the returns are "transmitted to the Secretary of State; directed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall open, and publish them in the presence of both houses of the Legislative Assembly". No date is set for that publication; legislators' new terms begin on the second Monday in January (Art. IV, § 4), 11 Jan 2027, and the 2027 regular session commences on 19 Jan 2027 (ORS 171.010(1)). Precedent: the governor elected in 2022 was sworn in before a joint session of the Legislative Assembly on 9 Jan 2023, the second Monday (Governor's office release, 9 Jan 2023); whether the Speaker published the returns at that session could not be confirmed. The window opens after the county abstracts are due and closes at the end of 11 Jan 2027, Pacific time — an estimate; the SoS lists 10 Dec 2026 as the date final 2026 results are certified. A tie is decided by the Legislative Assembly (Art. V, § 5; ORS 254.575(3)) and contested elections for Governor are determined by the Legislative Assembly (Art. V, § 6). A full recount is ordered by the Secretary of State when the margin between the apparent winner and the closest defeated candidate is not more than one-fifth of one percent of the total votes for both (ORS 258.280(1)); a candidate may demand a recount not later than the 42nd day, 15 Dec 2026 (ORS 258.161(8)); a petition of contest for Governor is filed with the Marion County Circuit Court not later than the 40th day or the seventh day after a recount is completed (ORS 258.036(1); 14 Dec 2026 per the SoS calendar, adjusted under ORS 246.021).
Results sources 4 pages, 0 can answer a results question
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results.oregonvotes.govresults-liveresults indexno (results host, but its root lists many elections)not checked yet
sos.oregon.gov/elections/pages/current-election.aspxresults-finalotherno (no election or results marker)not checked yet
sos.oregon.gov/elections/Documents/current-elections-calendar.pdftimetableotherno (no election or results marker)not checked yet
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Provenance: researcher agent 2026-09-25: Oregon SoS 2026 Elections Calendar; SoS Offices Open, 3 Nov 2026 General Election (rev. 2 Jul 2026); ORS 254.431, 254.470, 254.545, 254.555, 258.036, 258.161, 258.280, 171.010 (2025 edition); Oregon Constitution Art. IV § 4, Art. V §§ 4-6; SoS releases of 19 May and 25 Jun 2026 (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-09-25.

Questions and answers

When is the Oregon, 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 2026-12-01T08:00:00Z and 2026-12-11T07:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: "not later than the 37th day after any election, the Secretary of State ... shall: (a) Canvass the votes for the offices", deliver certificates of election and "(d) Issue a proclamation declaring the election of candidates" (ORS 254.555(1)) — Thursday 10 Dec 2026, which the SoS 2026 Elections Calendar and its 2026 general-election page give as the day final results are certified. The window opens after the county abstracts are due (30 Nov) and closes at the end of 10 Dec, Pacific time. Precedent: the SoS certified the 8 Nov 2022 general election on Thursday 15 Dec 2022, the 37th day (KEZI, 15 Dec 2022), and certified the 19 May 2026 primary on 25 June 2026, also the 37th day (SoS release, 25 June 2026). A full recount is ordered by the Secretary of State when the margin between the apparent winner and the closest defeated candidate is not more than one-fifth of one percent of the total votes for both (ORS 258.280(1)); a candidate may demand a recount not later than the 42nd day, 15 Dec 2026 (ORS 258.161(8)); a petition of contest for these offices is filed with the Marion County Circuit Court not later than the 40th day or the seventh day after a recount is completed (ORS 258.036(1); 14 Dec 2026 per the SoS calendar, adjusted under ORS 246.021).
When will the final result of the U.S. Senate race be official?
Expected between 2026-12-01T08:00:00Z and 2026-12-11T07:59:59Z (UTC), confidence announced. State canvass: "not later than the 37th day after any election, the Secretary of State ... shall: (a) Canvass the votes for the offices", deliver certificates of election and "(d) Issue a proclamation declaring the election of candidates" (ORS 254.555(1)) — Thursday 10 Dec 2026, which the SoS 2026 Elections Calendar and its 2026 general-election page give as the day final results are certified. The window opens after the county abstracts are due (30 Nov) and closes at the end of 10 Dec, Pacific time. Precedent: the SoS certified the 8 Nov 2022 general election on Thursday 15 Dec 2022, the 37th day (KEZI, 15 Dec 2022), and certified the 19 May 2026 primary on 25 June 2026, also the 37th day (SoS release, 25 June 2026). A full recount is ordered by the Secretary of State when the margin between the apparent winner and the closest defeated candidate is not more than one-fifth of one percent of the total votes for both (ORS 258.280(1)); a candidate may demand a recount not later than the 42nd day, 15 Dec 2026 (ORS 258.161(8)); a petition of contest for these offices is filed with the Marion County Circuit Court not later than the 40th day or the seventh day after a recount is completed (ORS 258.036(1); 14 Dec 2026 per the SoS calendar, adjusted under ORS 246.021).
When will the final result of the Governor race be official?
Expected between 2026-12-01T08:00:00Z and 2027-01-12T07:59:59Z (UTC), confidence estimate. The Secretary of State's 37th-day canvass under ORS 254.555(1)(a) expressly excludes "the office of Governor after the general election". Instead, county clerks deliver the Governor abstract separately to the Secretary of State by the 27th day, 30 Nov 2026 (ORS 254.545(3)), and under Article V, section 4, of the Oregon Constitution the returns are "transmitted to the Secretary of State; directed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, who shall open, and publish them in the presence of both houses of the Legislative Assembly". No date is set for that publication; legislators' new terms begin on the second Monday in January (Art. IV, § 4), 11 Jan 2027, and the 2027 regular session commences on 19 Jan 2027 (ORS 171.010(1)). Precedent: the governor elected in 2022 was sworn in before a joint session of the Legislative Assembly on 9 Jan 2023, the second Monday (Governor's office release, 9 Jan 2023); whether the Speaker published the returns at that session could not be confirmed. The window opens after the county abstracts are due and closes at the end of 11 Jan 2027, Pacific time — an estimate; the SoS lists 10 Dec 2026 as the date final 2026 results are certified. A tie is decided by the Legislative Assembly (Art. V, § 5; ORS 254.575(3)) and contested elections for Governor are determined by the Legislative Assembly (Art. V, § 6). A full recount is ordered by the Secretary of State when the margin between the apparent winner and the closest defeated candidate is not more than one-fifth of one percent of the total votes for both (ORS 258.280(1)); a candidate may demand a recount not later than the 42nd day, 15 Dec 2026 (ORS 258.161(8)); a petition of contest for Governor is filed with the Marion County Circuit Court not later than the 40th day or the seventh day after a recount is completed (ORS 258.036(1); 14 Dec 2026 per the SoS calendar, adjusted under ORS 246.021).
Where are the official U.S. House results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Oregon Secretary of State (https://sos.oregon.gov/).
Where are the official U.S. Senate results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Oregon Secretary of State (https://sos.oregon.gov/).
Where are the official Governor results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Oregon Secretary of State (https://sos.oregon.gov/).