After polling closes for the US midterm elections 2026 Tuesday evening, all eyes will turn to the results of the exit poll surveys.
The US exit poll results do not give a decisive seat-by-seat verdict. It picks up on key questions on voters’ minds that have influenced polling, giving a trend on which way the results could sway.
What time will the exit polls data come out?
The data from the SSRS exit polls survey will be run by The Associated Press, NBC News, ABC News, CBS, MS Now, CNN and Fox. The data from the exit poll surveys will be broadcast in phases as polling nears closure. The results of the national survey is expected to be out by 5pm ET, while state-wise results will come as and when polls close.
For the US midterm elections 2026, the exit poll surveys are being carried out by Social Science Research Solution (SSRS) on behalf of the major news broadcasters. SSRS says that the national exit poll survey will include a sample size of around 75,000 voters. Separate exit polls are being conducted in 45 states that have state-specific Senate or gubernatorial contests. The states where the polls will close at the very end are Hawaii, at 12:00am ET on Wednesday and Alaska, at 1am ET on Wednesday.
The polling will close between 7pm ET Tuesday and 1am ET on Wednesday, depending on the state.
