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    "country_name": "United States",
    "date": "2026-11-03",
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    "timezone": "America/Los_Angeles",
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    "last_verified_at": "2026-09-25T12:00:00Z",
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    "provenance": {
      "from": "researcher agent 2026-09-25: Washington SoS Elections Calendar and Election Results and Voters' Pamphlets index; SoS Scheduled Races 2026 (ten Congressional Districts; no U.S. Senator or Governor in 2026); RCW 29A.40.091, 29A.40.110, 29A.40.160, 29A.60.190, 29A.60.250, 29A.64.011, 29A.64.021, 29A.68.013; SoS 2022 Canvass of the Returns (7 Dec 2022)",
      "licence": "CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)"
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    "url": "https://electionindex.org/election/us-midterms-2026-wa",
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        "id": "house",
        "key": "us-midterms-2026-wa/house",
        "name": "U.S. House",
        "body": "legislature-lower",
        "seats": 10,
        "polls_close_utc": "2026-11-04T04:00:00Z",
        "authority": {
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          "name": "Washington Secretary of State",
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          "role": "ministry",
          "homepage": "https://www.sos.wa.gov/",
          "results_index": "https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/data-research/election-data-and-maps/election-results-and-voters-pamphlets",
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          "from": "2026-11-25T08:00:00Z",
          "by": "2026-12-04T07:59:59Z",
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          "basis": "State canvass: \"As soon as the returns have been received from all the counties of the state, but not later than the thirtieth day after the election, the secretary of state shall canvass and certify the returns of the general election as to candidates for ... congress\" (RCW 29A.60.250) — Thursday 3 Dec 2026, which the SoS Elections Calendar gives as the \"Last day for Secretary of State to certify November General Election results\". The window opens after the counties certify (24 Nov) and closes at the end of 3 Dec, Pacific time. Precedent: the Secretary of State certified the 8 Nov 2022 general election on 7 Dec 2022, the 29th day (SoS \"Canvass of the Returns of the General Election Held on November 8, 2022\"). A recount is mandatory when the margin is less than 2,000 votes and less than 0.5% of the votes cast for the two candidates, and is manual when it is less than 150 votes and less than 0.25% for a non-statewide office; the SoS directs it within three business days of the counties' certification (RCW 29A.64.021). A requested recount must be applied for within two business days after the official results are declared (RCW 29A.64.011). A challenge to the certification must be filed with the court no later than ten days following the official certification (RCW 29A.68.013(3)). After a recount the SoS certifies amended results: in 2022 the amended canvass for Congressional District 3 was certified on 22 Dec 2022 (SoS \"Amended Canvass of the Returns\"), after this window would have closed."
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          {
            "stage": "election-night",
            "from": "2026-11-04T04:00:00Z",
            "by": "2026-11-04T14:00:00Z",
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            "confidence": "estimate",
            "citation": "Washington votes by mail. Voters must return the ballot to the county auditor \"no later than 8:00 p.m. the day of the election\" (a drop box or voting center, which stays open until 8:00 p.m., RCW 29A.40.160(1)) or mail it \"with a postmark no later than the day of the election\" (RCW 29A.40.091(4); RCW 29A.40.110(3)); tabulation \"must not commence until after 8:00 p.m.\" (RCW 29A.40.110(1)). The whole state is Pacific time, so the close is 8:00 p.m. PST = 04:00 UTC on 4 Nov. The SoS results site is updated \"when a county reports new tabulation results\" (SoS 2022 General Election results page). The window closes at 6:00 a.m. PST on 4 Nov: an estimate of when the first night's reporting stops moving, not a published time; no 2022 election-night timing was found on the state's own site. Counting continues for weeks: ballots postmarked by election day and \"received no later than the day before certification\" (23 Nov 2026) are included in the canvass (RCW 29A.60.190), so election-night totals are incomplete.",
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            "stage": "intermediate-count",
            "from": "2026-11-24T08:00:00Z",
            "by": "2026-11-25T07:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "County canvass: \"twenty-one days after a general election, the county canvassing board shall complete the canvass and certify the results\" (RCW 29A.60.190) — Tuesday 24 Nov 2026, when, per the SoS Elections Calendar, the \"County Canvassing Board certifies and transmits results of November General Election\". The window covers 24 Nov, Pacific time. Precedent: for the 8 Nov 2022 general election, \"Election results are certified by each county on November 29, 2022\", the 21st day (SoS 2022 General Election results page).",
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          },
          {
            "stage": "final-result",
            "from": "2026-11-25T08:00:00Z",
            "by": "2026-12-04T07:59:59Z",
            "replacedAt": null,
            "confidence": "announced",
            "citation": "State canvass: \"As soon as the returns have been received from all the counties of the state, but not later than the thirtieth day after the election, the secretary of state shall canvass and certify the returns of the general election as to candidates for ... congress\" (RCW 29A.60.250) — Thursday 3 Dec 2026, which the SoS Elections Calendar gives as the \"Last day for Secretary of State to certify November General Election results\". The window opens after the counties certify (24 Nov) and closes at the end of 3 Dec, Pacific time. Precedent: the Secretary of State certified the 8 Nov 2022 general election on 7 Dec 2022, the 29th day (SoS \"Canvass of the Returns of the General Election Held on November 8, 2022\"). A recount is mandatory when the margin is less than 2,000 votes and less than 0.5% of the votes cast for the two candidates, and is manual when it is less than 150 votes and less than 0.25% for a non-statewide office; the SoS directs it within three business days of the counties' certification (RCW 29A.64.021). A requested recount must be applied for within two business days after the official results are declared (RCW 29A.64.011). A challenge to the certification must be filed with the court no later than ten days following the official certification (RCW 29A.68.013(3)). After a recount the SoS certifies amended results: in 2022 the amended canvass for Congressional District 3 was certified on 22 Dec 2022 (SoS \"Amended Canvass of the Returns\"), after this window would have closed.",
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            "url": "https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/data-research/election-data-and-maps/election-results-and-voters-pamphlets",
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            "origin": "race",
            "note": "SoS Election Results and Voters' Pamphlets index. Its 2026 row lists the General of 11/3/2026 with \"Results\" not yet linked (checked 2026-09-25); earlier 2026 elections link to the SoS results site, e.g. results.votewa.gov/results/public/washington/elections/20260804 for the 4 Aug 2026 primary. The 3 Nov 2026 results page is not up yet, so none is cited.",
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            "url": "https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/calendar",
            "role": "timetable",
            "kind": "other",
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            "resolvable": false,
            "origin": "race",
            "note": "SoS Elections Calendar: \"Tuesday, November 24, 2026 County Canvassing Board certifies and transmits results of November General Election\"; \"Thursday, December 03, 2026 Last day for Secretary of State to certify November General Election results\".",
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            "url": "https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=29A.60.250",
            "role": "timetable",
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            "note": "RCW 29A.60.250: Secretary of State canvasses and certifies general-election returns for Congress not later than the thirtieth day after the election.",
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