Americans choose the Senate, the House and 36 governors
Live results from the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships are on the ballot on Tuesday, November 3. The first polls close at 6 p.m. ET, and the last, in Alaska, at 1 a.m. ET.
Time when most polls close in each state. In states that span two time zones, some polls close an hour later.
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Midterms are the U.S. elections held halfway through a president's four-year term. Every seat in the House of Representatives is on the ballot, along with about a third of the Senate and most governorships.
All 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats (33 regular races plus special elections in Florida and Ohio) and 36 governorships. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.
218 of 435 in the House. In the Senate, 51 of 100; in a 50–50 Senate the vice president, currently a Republican, breaks ties.
Republicans hold the Senate 53–47, with two independents caucusing with Democrats. Republicans hold 26 governorships and Democrats hold 24.
The first polls close at 6 p.m. ET in parts of Indiana and Kentucky. Most states close between 7 and 9 p.m. ET; California, Oregon and Washington close at 11 p.m. ET, and Hawaii and most of Alaska at midnight ET.
Vote counts come from civicAPI, which collects official tallies from each state and calls races through its own decision desk. A winner is shown only after a race has been called.