It's Election Day: Here's What You Need to Know Before Polls Close
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m., with same-day registration allowed and absentee ballots due by 5 p.m. on Election Day.
- On Election Day, Minnesota voters head to polls open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. to decide statewide races and determine control of all 201 legislative seats.
- U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party faces Republican House Speaker Lisa Demuth for governor, while DFL Attorney General Keith Ellison seeks a third term against Ron Schutz.
- Nationwide, voters decide control of the 120th Congress, with Democrats aiming to flip the House's 435 seats and the Senate's 35 open seats against the GOP's 53-47 majority.
- Results will start appearing after 8 p.m. Tuesday, though experts warn a high volume of mail ballots could delay final counts; Secretary of State Steve Simon reports 886,427 already accepted.
- If Republicans maintain control of both chambers, the party will likely continue advancing President Donald Trump's agenda, whereas a Democratic Senate majority could hamper the president's priorities via confirmation power.
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It's Election Day. Here's what you need to know.
Finally, it’s arrived. Some common questions, answered. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. If you’re in line by 8, you can vote. You can type your address in here and get your answer. You don’t need to show ID, but don’t try voter fraud, as it can result in a felony […]
The mid-term elections of 2026 are about to take place, with Election Day just one day, on Tuesday. Control of both houses of Congress is at stake, but there are also dozens of local and state contests on the ballots of millions of voters this election season. This also happens in Illinois, where state voters will decide state-level positions, including an open seat in the U.S. Senate, and in Indiana, where voters are electing members of Congres…
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