Election Day was Tuesday, November 3. The last verified poll close was midnight ET on November 4; final closing times in New Hampshire, North Dakota and western Alaska were not independently verified. Find each state’s official results page here — this site reports no vote counts and calls no races.
First closes: Indiana and Kentucky at 6 PM ET; the last verified close is midnight ET (Alaska and Hawaii). This site links each state’s official results page — it does not publish vote counts or call races. Live results status and poll-closing times →
Status: After the election · updated Nov 6, 2026, 5:05 p.m. ET
435House districts
35Senate contests
36Governor races
51State/DC voting guides
The national outlook
Dated forecast snapshots
October 20: Democrats favored for the House; a close Senate.
General election date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Find your state’s registration route, ballot-return rule and polling hours. Different methods can have different deadlines. OFF-FL · OFF-NC
October 20 forecast snapshot: Democrats were favored to win the House. Senate control was close, with a slight Democratic edge in the two national models retrieved at that time. DDHQ’s central seat scenario was 235 D / 200 R in the House and a 51–49 Democratic Senate caucus advantage. These are historical estimates, not results. DDHQ-TOP · POL
Coverage: all 435 House races, all 35 Senate contests, all 36 governor races, and selected down-ballot contests. Published probabilities retain their producer and timestamp; no model outputs are silently averaged.
Runoffs are conditional and office eligibility varies. Dates below are separate from registration for November 3; consult your election authority and state guide.
Registration for this runoff: mail or in person by November 12, 2026; online by November 21, 2026. Confirm method-specific postmark, receipt and eligibility rules in the linked authority’s instructions.
U.S. House/open-primary contests without a November majority; not a Senate runoff
Registration, state by state
Find the registration route that applies to you.
All 50 states and DC have method-specific guides for November 3. Online, mail and in-person registration can have different deadlines. North Dakota does not require voter registration. Runoffs, if needed, have separate rules.
Open the state voting guides for registration information from the Tuesday, October 20, 2026 research edition and official sources. The map uses your device date when available.
Election Day questions
Common questions, answered first
When is Election Day 2026?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Every state holds its general election that day.
What time do polls close?
Polls close in waves from 6 PM ET (Indiana and Kentucky) to midnight ET (Alaska and Hawaii), with county-level variation inside several states. The full poll-closing schedule →
Where are 2026 results?
Each state’s election authority posts official results. Midterm Watch links every state’s results page and closing time; it does not publish vote counts or call races. Results status for all 50 states and DC →
15 consequential state ballot measures, verified against official material and independent reference sources.
This is a selected national watchlist. Candidate lists show featured identities; linked ballot resources contain the complete field. Forecasts never serve as election calls.