{
  "id": 17950931,
  "title": "Midterm elections 2026: how are votes counted and when will we know the results?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/midterm-elections-2026-how-are-votes-counted-and-when-will-we-know",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-03T10:00:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/03/midterm-elections-2026-how-are-votes-counted-and-when-will-we-know-the-results"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Everything you need to know about how winners are called, how states count ballots and Trump’s election denialism There’s no simple answer as to when US voters will know the results of the midterms. Elections are managed locally throughout the US, and it’s different in each state. Sometimes, if a race isn’t close, there’s a near-instantaneous sense of who won. In more contested races, it can take…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}