🔻How are votes counted in the U.S. midterm elections, and when will results be known?

Vote counting In the United States, each state is responsible for holding its own elections and has specific rules and regulations for counting and reviewing votes. Some states begin reviewing early votes before Election Day, while in other states this process is carried out after polling stations close. Local election officials, in a process that includes reviewing, verifying, and counting votes, examine and count each individual ballot. .....

Announcing results The first election results will be published starting at 23:00 Greenwich Mean Time (2:30 a.m. Wednesday Tehran time). As polling stations close gradually in the following hours, early signs of the election results will become clearer, and American media may announce the winner of the race in some states based on their own estimates. However, in close contests, determining the winner may take more time. ...