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When Will We Know the Results of the Midterm Elections?
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Published 11/3/2026 4:09:50 PM
When Will We Know the Results of the Midterm Elections?
8 p.m. EST: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, and Washington, D.C.
In Pennsylvania, most polling sites will close at 8 p.m., but in three precincts they will stay open for an additional half hour “due to machine set-up issues” that delayed the opening of those polls this morning, according to Chester County officials.
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8:30 p.m. EST: Arkansas.
9 p.m. EST: Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
10 p.m. EST: Montana, Nevada, and Utah.
11 p.m. EST: California, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington state.
MidnightEST: Hawaii.
1 a.m. EST: Alaska
After their respective polls close, states must verify and count ballots that were cast in various ways, including those made in person during the early voting period and on Election Day, mail-in ballots, and provisional ballots.
