2026 Midterm Elections: 35 Senate Seats, 435 House Seats, Tracker

The 2026 midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 3 will decide 35 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 36 governorships. Voters will also elect thousands of state legislators and decide 145 statewide ballot measures. Here is what is on the ballot nationwide, when the results become official and a free printable tracker for election night.

As polls close, follow the results on our Election Night 2026 live blog, which carries a map, a scoreboard and tables for all 35 Senate and 36 governor races.

The Senate: 35 seats

Thirty-three seats are up on the regular six-year schedule (the Class 2 seats), and two more are special elections:

• Ohio: JD Vance resigned in January 2025 to become vice president.
• Florida: Marco Rubio resigned in January 2025 to become secretary of state.

In both states the governor appointed a senator to serve until voters choose someone for the rest of the term, which ends in January 2029.

The full list of states with a Senate race: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (special), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio (special), Oklahoma, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming.

The Senate now has 53 Republicans and 47 members who are Democrats or independents who caucus with Democrats, according to the Senate’s party division page. Some large states have no Senate race this year, including California, Pennsylvania, Arizona and New York.

The House: 435 seats

Every House seat is elected every two years. Voters in the District of Columbia and five territories also elect nonvoting delegates. Party counts in the House shift during a term as members resign or die, so check the Clerk of the House for the current breakdown.

Ten states have changed their congressional maps since summer 2025, according to the redistricting tracker of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL): Alabama, California, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Utah. California’s new districts came from Proposition 50, approved by voters in a special election in November 2025, and Missouri’s new map faces a veto referendum on the November 2026 ballot.

Governors: 36 states

The states electing a governor are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Wisconsin and Wyoming. Several, including California, Michigan, Florida, Georgia and Ohio, have open seats because the governor is term-limited.

Down the ballot

• State legislatures: 88 of 99 chambers in 46 states, about 6,100 seats, according to NCSL. Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia hold legislative elections in odd years.
• Ballot measures: 145 statewide measures are on Nov. 3 ballots, out of 164 certified in 2026, according to Ballotpedia.
• State offices and courts: attorneys general, secretaries of state and state supreme court seats are on many ballots.

For what is on specific state ballots, see our guides to California’s 14 propositions, Florida’s amendments and Senate special, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona. To see your own ballot, use our guide to finding your sample ballot by ZIP code.

Election night and after

Polls close from 6 p.m. Eastern in parts of Indiana and Kentucky to 1 a.m. Eastern in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands; see poll closing times by state. Some states count faster than others. Pennsylvania may not begin processing mail ballots until 7 a.m. on Election Day, and California counties have up to 30 days to complete their count, with the state certifying results after that. For the two largest states, see our guides to Texas election results and California election results. New to this? Read what a midterm election is and what it decides.

Date	What happens
Tue., Nov. 3	Election Day
Nov. 4-17	Late-arriving postmarked ballots counted in grace-period states
Late November-December	States certify results
Tue., Dec. 1	Georgia runoffs, if no candidate won a majority
Sun., Jan. 3, 2027	120th Congress convenes, unless Congress sets another day by law
January 2027	Most new governors take office

Official results and certification dates by state

Results posted on election night are unofficial until each state certifies them. The table links the official results page for six states and lists certification dates; the sources and rules behind each date are in our certification deadlines by state story.

State	Official results page	State certification
Florida	Florida Department of State	Counties file official results by noon Mon., Nov. 16
Georgia	Georgia Secretary of State	Check the Secretary of State
Minnesota	Minnesota Secretary of State	Thu., Nov. 19 (State Canvassing Board)
Texas	State election office	State canvass Sat., Nov. 21 to Sun., Dec. 6
Michigan	State election office	Mon., Nov. 23
Arizona	State election office	Mon., Nov. 23
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Department of State	Counties certify by Mon., Nov. 23; state date not on the department’s calendar
North Carolina	North Carolina State Board of Elections	Tue., Nov. 24 (state canvass scheduled)
Nevada	State election office	Tue., Nov. 24
Wisconsin	State election office	Tue., Dec. 1
Washington	State election office	Thu., Dec. 3
Virginia	Virginia Department of Elections	Mon., Dec. 7 (State Board meets by)
Oregon	State election office	Thu., Dec. 10
California	State election office	Fri., Dec. 11

Use the tracker

The free two-page printable below lists every Senate and governor’s race with the time the state’s polls close in Eastern Time, plus blank columns to write in the winner and when the race was called. Keep it next to the TV or your phone on election night, and read when results are expected in each state before you settle in; and use our November and December printable calendars for the dates that follow.

Not registered yet? California and Michigan, among other states, still allow registration in person through Election Day; see the voter registration deadline report. Early in-person voting has ended in Texas, Connecticut and North Carolina; see the early voting windows by state. If you need a way to get there, our list of free and discounted rides to the polls covers Lyft, Uber and transit.