What time do polls open and close in the US midterm elections 2026?
Summary
Voters in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections will choose all 435 House members, 35 senators and governors in 36 states. Poll opening and closing times vary by state; vote counts may continue after election night, and close races could take hours or days to call.Key Facts
- More than 230 million eligible voters can vote in the elections.
- All 435 House seats and 35 of the Senate’s 100 seats are contested.
- Voters in 36 states will elect governors.
- Vermont is scheduled to open its polls first, at 5 a.m. local time.
- Indiana and Kentucky are scheduled to begin closing polls at 6 p.m. local time; Alaska is scheduled to close last, around 1 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday.
- Voters can cast ballots by mail, early or in person on Election Day.
- Many mail-in and provisional ballots are counted after election night, so final tallies can take days or weeks.
- Democrats need a net gain of four Senate seats and three House seats to gain majorities, according to the article.
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