Fox announces 2026 midterm election coverage plans

FNC will begin its 2026 midterm election night coverage at 6 p.m. Eastern on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, with Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum co-hosting a special edition of “Democracy 26.”

The network is planning coverage across television, streaming, radio and digital platforms, including expanded augmented reality graphics, interactive election maps and a new artificial intelligence-powered chatbot to help viewers follow election results.

How the networks are promoting 2026 midterm election coverage

Baier, Fox’s chief political anchor, and MacCallum will lead coverage of congressional and gubernatorial races as the network’s Decision Desk projects winners and tracks which party will control the House and Senate.

Joining them throughout the evening will be Dana Perino, Brit Hume, Harold Ford Jr., Bill Hemmer, Sandra Smith, Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, Sean Hannity, Trace Gallagher, Harris Faulkner, Kayleigh McEnany and Jessica Tarlov.

Gallagher will take over overnight coverage, continuing until 4 a.m. Eastern on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026, when a special early edition of “Fox & Friends First” begins.

Fox Business Network will simulcast FNC’s election coverage from 6 p.m. Eastern on Election Day through 6 a.m. ET the following morning.

The network also plans to expand its use of augmented reality and data-driven graphics to illustrate election results.

New visualizations will compare county-level voting patterns with previous elections, track the balance of power in Congress and provide additional information about competitive races.

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Fox said it is also introducing updated graphics templates and automated production processes intended to help its teams respond more quickly to developing results. The technology is being designed for use in future election cycles.

More than 20 Fox personalities will report from states with competitive senate, house and gubernatorial contests.

Among the assignments are Bryan Llenas and Alexis McAdams in Maine, Molly Line in New Hampshire, Mark Meredith in North Carolina, Madison Scarpino in Georgia, Madison Alworth and Alexandria Hoff in Ohio and Connor Hansen, Rich Edson and Garrett Tenney in Michigan.

Bill Melugin will report from Minnesota, Grady Trimble from Iowa and Mike Tobin, Brooke Taylor and Alicia Acuna from Texas.

Additional correspondents include Max Gorden in California, Matt Finn in Alaska, Nate Foy in Kansas, Danamarie McNicholl in Florida, Steve Harrigan in South Carolina and Eric Shawn in New York.

Jacqui Heinrich, Peter Doocy and Aishah Hasnie, will report from the White House. Chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram will cover developments on Capitol Hill.

Fox will also offer special programming in the days leading up to the election.

On Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, “Outnumbered” will air a two-hour edition beginning at noon Eastern. Baier and MacCallum will host an election preview special from 3 to 4 p.m. Eastern.

“Fox News @ Night” will expand to two hours Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, airing from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern.

The network’s morning programming will include a series of broadcasts from diners in battleground states.

“Fox & Friends” host Steve Doocy began his “Breakfast with Friends” tour Oct. 26, 2026, in Burton, Ohio, followed by stops in Romeo, Michigan; Roseville, Minnesota; Dallas, Texas; and Hiram, Georgia.

“Fox & Friends First” co-host Todd Piro will continue the series Oct. 31, 2026, in Scarborough, Maine. “Fox & Friends Weekend” co-hosts Charles Hurt and Griff Jenkins will host the final diner visit on Election Day.

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FNC’s digital team will provide live election results, reporting and analysis through its website and mobile app.

The FNC app will introduce a “Midterms 2026” section featuring county-level election data, interactive maps and race information.

A new feature called “Election HQ” will use an AI-powered chatbot to answer questions about election developments.

The app will also introduce “The Room,” an interactive feature for signed-in users designed to facilitate election night discussions.

Other digital offerings will include a live blog, Fox News Power Rankings and Fox News Voter Analysis, which examines voter behavior, opinions and preferences.

Fox will also stream “Ruthless Live! Midterm Election Show” from 8 to 11 p.m. ET on Election Day.

The special will feature the hosts of “The Ruthless Podcast,” including Josh Holmes, Michael Duncan, John Ashbrook and Shashank Tripathi, who is known online as “Comfortably Smug.” It will be available on digital platforms and Fox Nation.

The network’s radio division will begin its live election night coverage at 7 p.m. Eastern, with Jared Halpern and Jessica Rosenthal hosting.

The radio coverage will include political analysis, correspondent reports from battleground states and live victory and concession speeches distributed to affiliated stations.

A one-hour election recap will be available beginning at 8 a.m. on Nov. 4, 2026.

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The company’s podcast division is also producing election-related programming, including special editions of “Perino on Politics,” “The Bret Baier Podcast” and “The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum.”