# Your guide to the 2026 midterm elections: Everything you need to know about when voting closes and when we can expect the results

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/your-guide-to-the-2026-midterm-elections-everything-you-need-to-know-about-when-voting-closes-and-when-we-can-expect-the-results/
- Published: 2026-11-02T19:00:09+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T19:19:40+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/us-politics/article-16247245/2026-midterms-election-guide-polls-close-results.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Midterms could shift control of Congress.
- Democrats need four Senate seats and three House seats.
- Polls close between 6pm and 1am Eastern Time.

## Summary

Millions of Americans are due to vote in the 2026 midterm elections, which will decide control of Congress and could shape the remainder of Donald Trump’s presidency. Democrats are hoping to overcome Republican control of both chambers, while Republicans dispute polling that points to a Democratic surge.

Polls begin closing at 6pm Eastern Time and the final ones close at 1am, after which counting will continue. Democrats need to gain four Republican-held Senate seats to take control of that chamber, and three seats in the House; governor contests are also being decided.

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