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What time do polls open and close in the US midterm elections 2026?
The first polls are set to open in Vermont at 5am (10:00 GMT).
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More than 230 million eligible voters across the United States can head to the polls on Tuesday to decide who will represent them in Congress.
All 435 House of Representatives seats and 35 of the Senate’s 100 seats are being contested. Voters in 36 states will also elect governors. Republicans currently hold both chambers.
The first polls are set to open in Vermont at 5am (10:00 GMT). Voting in New Jersey, Virginia, Connecticut and Kentucky will start at 6am (11:00 GMT).
Voting in Michigan closes at 8pm and in Kansas at 7pm local time (both 01:00 GMT on Wednesday), while polls in Iowa close at 8pm (02:00 GMT on Wednesday).