US midterm election results live: US midterm elections 2026 are happening on Tuesday, November 3. Viewers can follow the results live across major news networks. CBS News, Fox News, ABC News and C-SPAN have shared their election night coverage, with programs starting at different times and options for watching online. Here is when the main programs begin and where viewers can watch the 2026 US midterm results live. CBS News: Election Coverage Starts at 7 p.m. ET CBS News will begin its main election night broadcast- America Decides: Election 2026, at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Tony Dokoupil and Norah O'Donnell will anchor the coverage, who will be joined by Gayle King, Margaret Brennan and the network's political reporting team. So viewers can watch on CBS or stream the broadcast through CBS News 24/7, CBSNews.com, the CBS News app, YouTube and Paramount+. An earlier program, Election 2026: The Nerd Show, begins at 5 p.m. ET on CBS News' digital platforms will be hosted by Anthony Salvanto and Caitlin Huey-Burns. And it will feature pollsters and election data experts examining the numbers behind the races. Live Events You Might Also Like: Fox News: Election Night Coverage Begins at 6 p.m. ET Fox News will launch FOX News Democracy 26 at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum anchoring the broadcast. The lineup includes Dana Perino, Brit Hume, Harold Ford Jr., Bill Hemmer, Sandra Smith, Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters and other Fox News personalities. While the network's Decision Desk will provide race calls, projections for House, Senate and gubernatorial contests. Viewers can watch on Fox News Channel or stream the channel through FOX One. Fox News Go is another option for viewers with an eligible television provider. Fox Business will simulcast election-night coverage from 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday until 6 a.m. ET on Wednesday. ABC News: Live Midterm Results at 7 p.m. ET ABC News will start ABC News Election Night: Vote 2026 at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, with David Muir anchoring. You Might Also Like: The network's political team includes Linsey Davis, Martha Raddatz, Jonathan Karl, Mary Bruce, Pierre Thomas and Rachel Scott. Reporters will cover key races across the country. ABC's prime-time election coverage is scheduled to run until 2 a.m. ET on Wednesday. Viewers can watch through ABC and its local affiliates. ABC News Live also offers a streaming option for news coverage. C-SPAN: Election Night Coverage Starts at 4 p.m. ET C-SPAN will begin its election night programming at 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Giving viewers an earlier option than the main evening broadcasts on CBS and ABC. The network will offer three separate streams: You Might Also Like: C-SPAN: Election results, candidate speeches and coverage without commercial breaks. C-SPAN2: The Young Turks' live election show. C-SPAN3: The PBD Podcast's live election show. US Midterm Election 2026: Network Timings at a Glance US midterm election results live All times are Eastern Time. CBS's 5 p.m. program is a digital broadcast, while its main election-night show begins at 7 p.m. ET. When Will the 2026 US Midterm Election Results Come In Results will begin arriving as polling places close on Tuesday, but the timing varies by state. Some races may be called relatively early, while close contests could remain unresolved into Wednesday. Poll closing times differ across the country. Some polling places close at 7 p.m. ET, followed by additional closures at 7:30 p.m., 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. ET. California and several other Western states will not close their polls until 11 p.m. ET. Hawaii follows at midnight, while most of Alaska's polling places close at 1 a.m. ET on Wednesday. The first vote counts do not necessarily determine the winner. As close margins and state rules governing the counting of mail-in ballots can delay race calls. Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)