# 2026 Midterms: Where to watch live election coverage and results for free

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/2026-midterms-where-to-watch-live-election-coverage-and-results-for-free/
- Published: 2026-11-03T23:28:22+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/us-news/where-to-watch-2026-midterm-election-coverage-and-results-for-free/
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- All House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships are contested.
- National and local broadcasters will carry election coverage.
- DIRECTV offers a five-day trial and a results platform for some subscribers.

## Summary

The 2026 US midterm elections will determine control of Congress, with every House seat and 35 Senate seats contested, alongside 36 governorships. The article outlines where viewers can follow live coverage and results as polls close across the country.

FOX News, CNN, MS Now and Newsmax TV are scheduled to provide national coverage, while local ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC stations will also carry results. Polls first close at 6 p.m. ET in parts of Indiana and Kentucky; polls in Texas and Michigan, two major Senate battlegrounds, close at 9 p.m. ET. For people without cable, the article points to live TV streaming, including a DIRECTV five-day free trial and its Election HQ service for subscribers with a compatible device.

## Coverage

- [New York Post: 2026 Midterms: Where to watch live election coverage and results for free](https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/us-news/where-to-watch-2026-midterm-election-coverage-and-results-for-free/)
- [PBS NewsHour: WATCH LIVE: Takeaways from the 2026 midterms and answers to your election questions](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-takeaways-from-the-2026-midterms-and-answers-to-your-election-questions)
- [Al Jazeera: US midterm election results live: Polls start closing in some states](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2026/11/3/us-midterm-election-results-live-polls-to-start-closing-in-some-states?traffic_source=rss)
- [The Guardian: US midterm elections 2026: live results from Senate, House and governor races in all 50 states](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2026/nov/03/midterm-elections-full-results-senate-house-governor-races)

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