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Midterm elections 2026: what time do the polls close today?

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  1. Confirmada The 2026 US midterm cycle includes 35 Senate seats, 36 governors' races and all 435 House seats up for election.

    IA Multiple results state that all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 36 governorships are up in the 2026 midterms (Scripps, 270toWin, TRT World). The Wikipedia snippet gives 39 gubernatorial elections, but it explicitly includes territorial races, so it is consistent with 36 state races rather than contradicting the claim. Several of the supporting sources may draw on the same underlying election calendar rather than an independent primary source.

  2. Confirmada Democrats need to gain four Senate seats to secure a 51-seat majority in the Senate.

    IA Several results state that Democrats need a net gain of four Senate seats to reach a majority, and PBS explicitly says this gives them 51 seats, which matches the claim's 51-seat threshold. The Ballotpedia, PBS, and U.S. News results are separate sources, and the claim's core is consistent across them.

  3. Confirmada More than 56 million Americans had cast early ballots before the 2026 midterm election day on 3 November.

    IA NBC News's tracker reports 56,144,276 mail-in and early in-person votes cast nationally with one day remaining, which supports the claim that more than 56 million had voted early before election day. The exact time of that snapshot is not stated, only inferred from the 'days remaining' count. The other results (50 million as of Sunday, 54 million) are earlier figures and do not contradict it.

  4. Confirmada Senator Lindsey Graham died in July 2026.

    IA Multiple results report that Senator Lindsey Graham died in July 2026. Politico says he died on a Saturday, and the Wikipedia citations, the White House flag order and an AP report all date the news to July 12, 2026. The exact day is not settled across the results, but the month and year match the claim.

  5. Confirmada South Carolina's governor appointed Darline Graham, Lindsey Graham's sister, to serve out the remainder of his Senate term.

    IA Multiple results state that Governor Henry McMaster appointed Darline Graham (Nordone), sister of Senator Lindsey Graham, to fill the vacancy left by his death and serve the rest of his term. The governor's own press release, dated July 13, 2026, is the primary source; the NBC and Ballotpedia reports corroborate it.

  6. Confirmada Democratic senator Jon Ossoff, in his first term, is facing a challenge from Trump-endorsed congressman Mike Collins in Georgia.

    IA Several results state that Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff is seeking a second term against Republican congressman Mike Collins in the 2026 Georgia Senate race, and the Georgia Recorder describes it as Ossoff's first re-election challenge. The results do not mention a Trump endorsement of Collins, so that detail could not be checked.

  7. Confirmada Former congressman Mike Rogers is the Republican candidate running against Democrat Abdul El-Sayed for Michigan's open Senate seat.

    IA Multiple results explicitly state that former congressman Mike Rogers is the Republican nominee facing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the Michigan U.S. Senate race. ABC7 adds that the seat is open because Democratic Sen. Gary Peters is retiring, which matches the 'open seat' detail.

  8. Confirmada Ken Paxton is the Republican attorney general of Texas and is running against Democrat James Talarico in the Texas Senate race.

    IA Multiple results state that Republican Ken Paxton is the Texas Attorney General and that he is facing Democrat James Talarico in the 2026 U.S. Senate race in Texas. The Wikipedia snippet calls them the nominees, and the Washington Post and Texas Tribune snippets describe Paxton as the Republican attorney general. The results do not address any detail beyond these core facts.

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