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Tennessee, United States, midterm elections 2026

Polling day . 3 races. Counted by Tennessee Secretary of State. Times are Chicago time; hover for UTC.

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

24 Nov – 15 Dec 2026

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

Polls close
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Tennessee Secretary of State
Results page
No single-election results page yet.
Authority site: sos.tn.gov

Governor Scheduled

12–16 Jan 2027

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

Polls close
First count by
Counted by
Tennessee Secretary of State
Results page
No single-election results page yet.
Authority site: sos.tn.gov

U.S. House 9 seats

2 Nov16 Nov30 Nov14 Dec
Election-night count
3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 19:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
9–23 NovIntermediate count: Mon 9 Nov, 00:00 → Mon 23 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
24 Nov – 15 DecFinal result: Tue 24 Nov, 00:00 → Tue 15 Dec, 23:59, precedent.
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
  1. Election-night count
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    estimate
    Polls close at 8:00 PM prevailing time in Eastern-time counties and 7:00 PM in Central-time counties (T.C.A. § 2-3-201: "All polling places in counties in the eastern time zone shall close at eight o'clock p.m. (8:00 p.m.) prevailing time and polling places in counties in the central time zone shall close at seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.) prevailing time"). Tennessee spans two zones, but both closing times fall at 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov (8:00 PM EST = 7:00 PM CST). "Upon the completion of the vote tabulation on election night, each county election commission shall report unofficial results to the coordinator of elections" (§ 2-8-101); the SoS posts them on its Election Night Reporting Dashboard (elections.tn.gov). The window closes at 6:00 AM CST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time; no 2022 timing data point was found. Absentee ballots received by mail before the polls close are processed with the others (§ 2-6-303); provisional ballots are counted afterwards (see the county stage).
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    County certification. Provisional ballots must be counted "within four (4) business days of the close of polls on election day" — by Monday 9 Nov 2026 — unless the coordinator of elections grants an extension, which may run no later than the third Monday after the election (T.C.A. § 2-7-112). "The county election commission shall meet at its office upon completion of its duties under § 2-8-104, but no later than the third Monday after the election to compare the returns on the tally sheets, to certify the results" (§ 2-8-101) — Monday 23 Nov 2026. The commission certifies precinct and county totals in triplicate for Governor and members of Congress (§ 2-8-105) and sends the original to the Secretary of State and a copy to the Governor; for Governor an additional copy goes to the Speaker of the Senate (§ 2-8-106). The window opens on 9 Nov, the last day for counting provisional ballots, and closes at the end of 23 Nov, Central time. Tennessee has no automatic recount; a county commission "may not recount any paper ballots" (§ 2-8-101).
  3. Final result
    →
    precedent
    State certification: "The governor, secretary of state and attorney general and reporter shall, as soon as the returns are received, publicly calculate and compare the votes received by each person for the office of ... member of congress ... and declare the person receiving the highest number of votes elected"; the Governor issues the certificates of election, and a duplicate of a U.S. senator's certificate goes to the President of the U.S. Senate (T.C.A. § 2-8-110). The statute sets no date, so the window runs from the county deadline (23 Nov) to the end of 15 Dec 2026, Central time, erring late on precedent. Precedent: on 2 Dec 2024, 27 days after polling day, Secretary Hargett "met today with Gov. Bill Lee and Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti to certify the results" of the 5 Nov 2024 election (SoS press release); the SoS's 2022 general-election totals report (U.S. House and other offices) is dated 13 Dec 2022, 35 days after polling day — the date of the 2022 certification meeting itself was not confirmed from a state source. A tie for U.S. House is decided by the Governor; a tie for U.S. Senate voids the election and a special election is ordered (§ 2-8-111). There is no automatic recount: a recount is ordered only by the body hearing an election contest (§ 2-17-117), and a contest under § 2-17-101 must be filed "within five (5) days after certification of the election" (§ 2-17-105).
Results sources 5 pages, 0 can answer a results question
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sos.tn.gov/elections/resultsresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)not checked yet
sos.tn.gov/elections/calendartimetableotherno (no election or results marker)not checked yet
unicourt.github.io/cic-code-tn/transforms/tn/octn/r76/gov.tn.tca.title.02.htmltimetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
sos.tn.gov/announcements/2026-congressional-redistrictingsee-alsootherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
sos.tn.govauthority-homeemb homeno (site root: cannot answer a results question)not checked yet

U.S. Senate 1 seats

2 Nov16 Nov30 Nov14 Dec
Election-night count
3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 19:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
9–23 NovIntermediate count: Mon 9 Nov, 00:00 → Mon 23 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
24 Nov – 15 DecFinal result: Tue 24 Nov, 00:00 → Tue 15 Dec, 23:59, precedent.
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
  1. Election-night count
    →
    estimate
    Polls close at 8:00 PM prevailing time in Eastern-time counties and 7:00 PM in Central-time counties (T.C.A. § 2-3-201: "All polling places in counties in the eastern time zone shall close at eight o'clock p.m. (8:00 p.m.) prevailing time and polling places in counties in the central time zone shall close at seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.) prevailing time"). Tennessee spans two zones, but both closing times fall at 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov (8:00 PM EST = 7:00 PM CST). "Upon the completion of the vote tabulation on election night, each county election commission shall report unofficial results to the coordinator of elections" (§ 2-8-101); the SoS posts them on its Election Night Reporting Dashboard (elections.tn.gov). The window closes at 6:00 AM CST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time; no 2022 timing data point was found. Absentee ballots received by mail before the polls close are processed with the others (§ 2-6-303); provisional ballots are counted afterwards (see the county stage).
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    County certification. Provisional ballots must be counted "within four (4) business days of the close of polls on election day" — by Monday 9 Nov 2026 — unless the coordinator of elections grants an extension, which may run no later than the third Monday after the election (T.C.A. § 2-7-112). "The county election commission shall meet at its office upon completion of its duties under § 2-8-104, but no later than the third Monday after the election to compare the returns on the tally sheets, to certify the results" (§ 2-8-101) — Monday 23 Nov 2026. The commission certifies precinct and county totals in triplicate for Governor and members of Congress (§ 2-8-105) and sends the original to the Secretary of State and a copy to the Governor; for Governor an additional copy goes to the Speaker of the Senate (§ 2-8-106). The window opens on 9 Nov, the last day for counting provisional ballots, and closes at the end of 23 Nov, Central time. Tennessee has no automatic recount; a county commission "may not recount any paper ballots" (§ 2-8-101).
  3. Final result
    →
    precedent
    State certification: "The governor, secretary of state and attorney general and reporter shall, as soon as the returns are received, publicly calculate and compare the votes received by each person for the office of ... member of congress ... and declare the person receiving the highest number of votes elected"; the Governor issues the certificates of election, and a duplicate of a U.S. senator's certificate goes to the President of the U.S. Senate (T.C.A. § 2-8-110). The statute sets no date, so the window runs from the county deadline (23 Nov) to the end of 15 Dec 2026, Central time, erring late on precedent. Precedent: on 2 Dec 2024, 27 days after polling day, Secretary Hargett "met today with Gov. Bill Lee and Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti to certify the results" of the 5 Nov 2024 election (SoS press release); the SoS's 2022 general-election totals report (U.S. House and other offices) is dated 13 Dec 2022, 35 days after polling day — the date of the 2022 certification meeting itself was not confirmed from a state source. A tie for U.S. House is decided by the Governor; a tie for U.S. Senate voids the election and a special election is ordered (§ 2-8-111). There is no automatic recount: a recount is ordered only by the body hearing an election contest (§ 2-17-117), and a contest under § 2-17-101 must be filed "within five (5) days after certification of the election" (§ 2-17-105).
Results sources 5 pages, 0 can answer a results question
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sos.tn.gov/elections/resultsresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)not checked yet
sos.tn.gov/elections/calendartimetableotherno (no election or results marker)not checked yet
unicourt.github.io/cic-code-tn/transforms/tn/octn/r76/gov.tn.tca.title.02.htmltimetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-listssee-alsootherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
sos.tn.govauthority-homeemb homeno (site root: cannot answer a results question)not checked yet

Governor 1 seats

1 Nov15 Nov29 Nov13 Dec27 Dec10 Jan
Election-night count
3–4 NovElection-night count: Tue 3 Nov, 19:00 → Wed 4 Nov, 06:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
9–23 NovIntermediate count: Mon 9 Nov, 00:00 → Mon 23 Nov, 23:59, announced.
Final result
12–16 JanFinal result: Tue 12 Jan, 00:00 → Sat 16 Jan, 23:59, precedent.
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
  1. Election-night count
    →
    estimate
    Polls close at 8:00 PM prevailing time in Eastern-time counties and 7:00 PM in Central-time counties (T.C.A. § 2-3-201: "All polling places in counties in the eastern time zone shall close at eight o'clock p.m. (8:00 p.m.) prevailing time and polling places in counties in the central time zone shall close at seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.) prevailing time"). Tennessee spans two zones, but both closing times fall at 01:00 UTC on 4 Nov (8:00 PM EST = 7:00 PM CST). "Upon the completion of the vote tabulation on election night, each county election commission shall report unofficial results to the coordinator of elections" (§ 2-8-101); the SoS posts them on its Election Night Reporting Dashboard (elections.tn.gov). The window closes at 6:00 AM CST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the overnight count stops moving, not a published time; no 2022 timing data point was found. Absentee ballots received by mail before the polls close are processed with the others (§ 2-6-303); provisional ballots are counted afterwards (see the county stage).
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    County certification. Provisional ballots must be counted "within four (4) business days of the close of polls on election day" — by Monday 9 Nov 2026 — unless the coordinator of elections grants an extension, which may run no later than the third Monday after the election (T.C.A. § 2-7-112). "The county election commission shall meet at its office upon completion of its duties under § 2-8-104, but no later than the third Monday after the election to compare the returns on the tally sheets, to certify the results" (§ 2-8-101) — Monday 23 Nov 2026. The commission certifies precinct and county totals in triplicate for Governor and members of Congress (§ 2-8-105) and sends the original to the Secretary of State and a copy to the Governor; for Governor an additional copy goes to the Speaker of the Senate (§ 2-8-106). The window opens on 9 Nov, the last day for counting provisional ballots, and closes at the end of 23 Nov, Central time. Tennessee has no automatic recount; a county commission "may not recount any paper ballots" (§ 2-8-101).
  3. Final result
    →
    precedent
    Governor: "The returns of every election for Governor shall be sealed up, and transmitted to the seat of Government, by the returning officers, directed to the Speaker of the Senate, who shall open and publish them in the presence of a majority of the members of each House of the General Assembly" (Tenn. Const. art. III, § 2); the Governor is not among the offices the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General certify under T.C.A. § 2-8-110. The 115th General Assembly meets in organizational session on the second Tuesday in January (Tenn. Const. art. II, § 8) — 12 Jan 2027 — and the Governor takes the oath "on the first Saturday following the fourteenth day of January" (T.C.A. § 8-1-101) — 16 Jan 2027; the window runs between them and closes at the end of 16 Jan, Central time. Precedent: on 11 Jan 2023, the second organizational day, the joint convention adopted the report of the Select Committee to Canvass Returns on the Governor's Race for the 8 Nov 2022 election (Senate Journal, 11 Jan 2023, unofficial version). A tie for Governor is decided by joint vote of both houses, and contested elections for Governor are determined by the General Assembly (Tenn. Const. art. III, § 2; T.C.A. § 2-18-101).
Results sources 7 pages, 0 can answer a results question
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sos.tn.gov/elections/resultsresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)not checked yet
sos.tn.gov/elections/calendartimetableotherno (no election or results marker)not checked yet
unicourt.github.io/cic-code-tn/transforms/tn/octn/r76/gov.tn.tca.title.02.htmltimetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
unicourt.github.io/cic-code-tn/transforms/tn/octn/r76/gov.tn.tca.constitution.tn.htmltimetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
capitol.tn.gov/bills/113/Senate/Journals/01112023OD02.pdfsee-alsootherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
sos.tn.gov/elections/2026-candidate-listssee-alsootherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
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Provenance: researcher agent 2026-09-25: Tennessee SoS 2026 Elections Calendar, 2026 candidate lists and 2026 Congressional Redistricting page; T.C.A. §§ 2-3-201, 2-7-112, 2-8-101, 2-8-105, 2-8-106, 2-8-110, 2-8-111, 2-17-105, 2-17-117, 8-1-101 and Tenn. Const. art. II § 8, art. III § 2 (Code Commission release 76); SoS 2 Dec 2024 certification press release; SoS 2022 results report; Tennessee Senate Journal 11 Jan 2023 (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-09-25.

Questions and answers

When is the Tennessee, 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 2026-11-24T06:00:00Z and 2026-12-16T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. State certification: "The governor, secretary of state and attorney general and reporter shall, as soon as the returns are received, publicly calculate and compare the votes received by each person for the office of ... member of congress ... and declare the person receiving the highest number of votes elected"; the Governor issues the certificates of election, and a duplicate of a U.S. senator's certificate goes to the President of the U.S. Senate (T.C.A. § 2-8-110). The statute sets no date, so the window runs from the county deadline (23 Nov) to the end of 15 Dec 2026, Central time, erring late on precedent. Precedent: on 2 Dec 2024, 27 days after polling day, Secretary Hargett "met today with Gov. Bill Lee and Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti to certify the results" of the 5 Nov 2024 election (SoS press release); the SoS's 2022 general-election totals report (U.S. House and other offices) is dated 13 Dec 2022, 35 days after polling day — the date of the 2022 certification meeting itself was not confirmed from a state source. A tie for U.S. House is decided by the Governor; a tie for U.S. Senate voids the election and a special election is ordered (§ 2-8-111). There is no automatic recount: a recount is ordered only by the body hearing an election contest (§ 2-17-117), and a contest under § 2-17-101 must be filed "within five (5) days after certification of the election" (§ 2-17-105).
When will the final result of the U.S. Senate race be official?
Expected between 2026-11-24T06:00:00Z and 2026-12-16T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. State certification: "The governor, secretary of state and attorney general and reporter shall, as soon as the returns are received, publicly calculate and compare the votes received by each person for the office of ... member of congress ... and declare the person receiving the highest number of votes elected"; the Governor issues the certificates of election, and a duplicate of a U.S. senator's certificate goes to the President of the U.S. Senate (T.C.A. § 2-8-110). The statute sets no date, so the window runs from the county deadline (23 Nov) to the end of 15 Dec 2026, Central time, erring late on precedent. Precedent: on 2 Dec 2024, 27 days after polling day, Secretary Hargett "met today with Gov. Bill Lee and Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti to certify the results" of the 5 Nov 2024 election (SoS press release); the SoS's 2022 general-election totals report (U.S. House and other offices) is dated 13 Dec 2022, 35 days after polling day — the date of the 2022 certification meeting itself was not confirmed from a state source. A tie for U.S. House is decided by the Governor; a tie for U.S. Senate voids the election and a special election is ordered (§ 2-8-111). There is no automatic recount: a recount is ordered only by the body hearing an election contest (§ 2-17-117), and a contest under § 2-17-101 must be filed "within five (5) days after certification of the election" (§ 2-17-105).
When will the final result of the Governor race be official?
Expected between 2027-01-12T06:00:00Z and 2027-01-17T05:59:59Z (UTC), confidence precedent. Governor: "The returns of every election for Governor shall be sealed up, and transmitted to the seat of Government, by the returning officers, directed to the Speaker of the Senate, who shall open and publish them in the presence of a majority of the members of each House of the General Assembly" (Tenn. Const. art. III, § 2); the Governor is not among the offices the Governor, Secretary of State and Attorney General certify under T.C.A. § 2-8-110. The 115th General Assembly meets in organizational session on the second Tuesday in January (Tenn. Const. art. II, § 8) — 12 Jan 2027 — and the Governor takes the oath "on the first Saturday following the fourteenth day of January" (T.C.A. § 8-1-101) — 16 Jan 2027; the window runs between them and closes at the end of 16 Jan, Central time. Precedent: on 11 Jan 2023, the second organizational day, the joint convention adopted the report of the Select Committee to Canvass Returns on the Governor's Race for the 8 Nov 2022 election (Senate Journal, 11 Jan 2023, unofficial version). A tie for Governor is decided by joint vote of both houses, and contested elections for Governor are determined by the General Assembly (Tenn. Const. art. III, § 2; T.C.A. § 2-18-101).
Where are the official U.S. House results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Tennessee Secretary of State (https://sos.tn.gov/).
Where are the official U.S. Senate results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Tennessee Secretary of State (https://sos.tn.gov/).
Where are the official Governor results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Tennessee Secretary of State (https://sos.tn.gov/).