Explainer-How US news organizations will make midterm race calls

Straits Times1 November 2026, 11:12 UTCUnited States of America

Nov 1 - On Tuesday night, newsrooms across the US will call winners in one of the country's most closely contested midterm election cycles in recent years, long before all the votes are counted.

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