Summary
Polls in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections close at different times on Tuesday, and vote counts are expected to arrive through the evening and beyond. Officials report counts as they process ballots, while news organizations assess when they can call races; close contests and control of Congress may not be settled for days.Key Facts
- All 435 House seats and 35 of the 100 Senate seats are being contested.
- Democrats are seeking to take control of both chambers from President Donald Trump’s Republican Party.
- The first polling places, in parts of Indiana and Kentucky, close at 6 p.m. Eastern time.
- Polls close in California and Washington at 11 p.m. Eastern time, and in Hawaii and most of Alaska at midnight.
- Reported vote totals do not necessarily mean a winner has been determined; close races may take hours or days to call.
- Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, and mail-in vote results are released in the days after Election Day.
- California’s mail-heavy voting system and ballot verification in parts of Arizona can delay results in close races.
- Nevada mails ballots to all registered voters.
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