ABC News announces seven hours of live coverage for 2026 midterm elections

ABC News will provide seven hours of live coverage of the 2026 midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, with “World News Tonight” anchor David Muir leading the network’s primetime special.

The broadcast, titled “ABC News Election Night: Vote 2026,” will air from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. ET on ABC and stream simultaneously on Disney+, Hulu and ABC News Live.

Muir will anchor alongside a team of ABC News political correspondents, including Linsey Davis, Martha Raddatz, Jonathan Karl, Mary Bruce, Pierre Thomas and Rachel Scott.

The coverage will focus on congressional races, election results, voter concerns and the potential shift in control of the House and Senate.

Davis, who anchors ABC News Live’s “Prime” and the Sunday edition of “World News Tonight,” will contribute to the election coverage alongside Raddatz and Karl, co-anchors of “This Week.”

Bruce, the network’s chief White House correspondent, will report on the administration and political developments, while Thomas, chief justice correspondent, will cover legal issues surrounding the election.

Scott, ABC News’ senior political correspondent and Saturday co-anchor of “Good Morning America,” will provide additional reporting on candidates and competitive races.

ABC News and its owned television stations will deploy journalists across the country, with coverage focused on key contests in Alaska, California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas.

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The correspondents will report from campaign headquarters and communities throughout the states, gathering reactions from candidates and voters as results become available.

The network’s election programming will extend across several of its regularly scheduled news programs in the days surrounding the vote.

“World News Tonight with David Muir” and “Good Morning America,” anchored by Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos and Michael Strahan, will provide election previews and follow-up coverage.

Stephanopoulos will anchor a special election preview edition of “This Week” on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2026, featuring political analysis and reporting from correspondents covering congressional campaigns.

“Nightline” will also produce election-related reporting in the days before the vote.

Co-anchors Juju Chang and Byron Pitts will present “7 Days in 7 States,” examining economic concerns facing voters in different parts of the country.

The program will also report on Democratic pastors seeking national office in traditionally conservative states and congressional districts.

Following ABC’s election night coverage, Davis will anchor a special edition of “Nightline” for West Coast viewers.

“The View” will address the midterms through its Hot Topics discussions.

ABC News Live will provide election reporting throughout Nov. 3, leading into the primetime simulcast.

The streaming network will feature live reports from competitive states, interviews with candidates and coverage of voting issues, including reporting from ABC News’ Ballot Watch team.

As results are announced, ABC News Live will provide additional updates from Washington, D.C., and other locations.

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In the days before the election, “Prime with Linsey Davis” will continue its “Race to November” series featuring interviews with candidates.

ABC News Live will also present “The Midterms Frontline,” a three-part series examining political contests in Michigan, Maine and Texas.

ABC News Radio will begin several hours of anchored election coverage at 7 p.m. Eastern on Nov. 3, supplemented by multiple special reports each hour as results become available.

The network’s daily news podcast, “Start Here,” will preview the election on Nov. 3 and examine the results in its Nov. 4, 2026, episode.

ABC News Digital will provide a continuously updated election blog, interactive maps, voting data and race trackers through its website and mobile app.

The ABC News app will feature a dedicated election section displaying live results and updates on the balance of power in Congress.

Election-related vertical videos will also be available through the app’s recently introduced Verts feed.

ABC News’ affiliate news service, NewsOne, will distribute election reporting to local television stations throughout the day.

The service will provide short reports from correspondents covering competitive races for use in midday and afternoon newscasts.

As polls close and results are announced, NewsOne Live Channels will offer live feeds of candidate victory and concession speeches from campaign headquarters across the country.

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