NBC News announces 13 hours of midterm election coverage, expands Kornacki Cam

NBC News will provide 13 consecutive hours of midterm election coverage on its broadcast network beginning Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, with Savannah Guthrie, Tom Llamas, Kristen Welker and Hallie Jackson leading the network’s primetime coverage.

The special programming, branded “Decision ’26,” will begin at 5 p.m. EE and continue until 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2026. Most NBC affiliates will join the coverage at 6:30 p.m.

NBC News is describing the broadcast as its most extensive midterm election coverage to date, with additional programming on NBC News Now, Peacock and digital platforms.

Guthrie, co-anchor of “Today“; Llamas, anchor and managing editor of “NBC Nightly News“; Welker, moderator of “Meet the Press“; and Jackson, senior Washington correspondent, will anchor from the network’s election headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York, New York.

How the networks are promoting 2026 midterm election coverage

Steve Kornacki, NBC News‘ chief data analyst, will return to the Big Board with an expanded dual-screen setup designed to display election results, voting patterns and projections of congressional control.

Ryan Nobles, the network’s chief Capitol Hill correspondent, will provide congressional reporting, while chief White House correspondent Garrett Haake will follow Donald Trump throughout election night.

Business and data correspondent Brian Cheung will analyze economic issues and financial markets, and senior legal correspondent Laura Jarrett will provide legal analysis.

Jackson will open the broadcast coverage at 5 p.m. with a special edition of “Hallie Jackson Now,” featuring reports from battleground states, voter sentiment and early exit polling.

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Guthrie, Llamas, Welker and Jackson will take over at 6:30 p.m., leading coverage through 2 a.m..

Craig Melvin and Kate Snow will anchor the overnight broadcast from 2 to 6 a.m., joined by Kelly O’Donnell, Julie Tsirkin and Sahil Kapur.

NBC News will continue its election coverage Wednesday morning through special editions of “Today” and programming on NBC News Now.

A central component of the network’s coverage will be an expanded version of its “Kornacki Cam,” which provides viewers with an uninterrupted look at Kornacki analyzing election returns.

The livestream will begin at 5:30 p.m. and feature multiple cameras, including a dedicated view of the latest election data.

NBC News said the feature generated more than 41 million livestream starts across 22 nights of primary election coverage during the 2026 election cycle.

The network is also introducing an enhanced Big Board with additional graphics displaying state maps, voting trends, exit polls and potential paths to control of Congress.

Peacock will offer a new multiview election experience combining NBC News Now coverage, the Kornacki Cam and a live election results board on a single screen.

Election coverage on Peacock will begin at 5 p.m. Eastern, with the multiview feature launching at 5:30 p.m.

NBC News will also use augmented reality, virtual reality and extended reality graphics to illustrate election data and provide additional context for viewers.

The network’s Decision Desk will supply independent race projections and election results across broadcast, streaming and digital platforms.

NBC News plans to deploy 10 county captains and a coordinator to gather information from local election officials as votes are counted.

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More than a dozen correspondents will report from locations across the country.

Monica Alba and Nikke Battiste will cover Maine, while Shaquille Brewster and Stephanie Gosk will report from Michigan.

Gadi Schwartz and Ryan Chandler will report from Texas, Aaron Gilchrist from Georgia, Priscilla Thompson from Ohio and Maggie Vespa from Iowa.

Other assignments include Steve Patterson in Alaska, Savannah Sellers in Pennsylvania, Liz Kreutz in Kansas, Matt Dixon in Florida and Elise Preston in California.

Chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel will report from London, England, while Haake will travel with Trump.

Schwartz will also host a mobile-focused vertical video livestream from Texas beginning at 7:30 p.m. 

The broadcast will feature behind-the-scenes reporting, interviews with voters and live interactions with viewers through social media.

NBC News will collaborate with Noticias Telemundo throughout election day, sharing reporting resources, election data and analysis for English- and Spanish-language audiences.

The network’s Vote Watch team will monitor election-related claims and potential irregularities, focusing on misinformation, foreign interference, cybersecurity, polling place security and legal challenges.

NBC News reporters will provide fact-checking and verification of election-related claims throughout the night.

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The network’s website and mobile app will feature live results, interactive maps, exit polls, election projections and a continuously updated news blog.

Additional digital reporting will include Natasha Korecki covering the Texas Senate race, Henry Gomez examining Senate contests in Michigan and Ohio, Scott Wong tracking control of the House and Matt Dixon covering Florida election disputes.

NBC News will also offer subscriber-only election analysis, including “Data Dive with Steve Kornacki,” a weekly newsletter examining polling, voting trends and election data.