Fox News to Offer Multiplatform Coverage of 2026 Midterm Elections
The network will provide live results, race calls, and analysis across television, digital, and streaming platforms.
Fox News Media is preparing comprehensive multiplatform coverage for the 2026 midterm elections, scheduled for Tuesday, November 3. The network's coverage will include live results, race calls, and continuous analysis as voters determine control of Congress and key gubernatorial offices.
Live coverage will be available on Fox News Channel, beginning at 6 p.m. ET with a special program titled "FOX News Democracy 26," co-anchored by Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum. The broadcast will feature contributions from a range of Fox News personalities, including Dana Perino, Brit Hume, Harold Ford Jr., Bill Hemmer, Sandra Smith, Laura Ingraham, Jesse Watters, and Sean Hannity.
The Fox News Decision Desk will provide race calls for House, Senate, and gubernatorial contests, along with projections regarding party control of both chambers of Congress. For this election cycle, Fox News Channel plans to enhance its use of augmented reality and data-driven graphics to offer viewers a more in-depth understanding of the results. These visualizations will highlight county-level voting shifts, track the balance of power in Congress, and provide context for significant races.
<!----> <!---->FOX Business will simulcast Fox News Channel's election night coverage from 6 p.m. Tuesday until 6 a.m. Wednesday. Trace Gallagher is set to lead overnight coverage, followed by a special early edition of "FOX & Friends First" at 4 a.m.
On Fox News Digital, a live Election Night blog will offer breaking developments, along with Fox News Power Rankings and Fox News Voter Analysis as polls close nationwide. The Fox News Elections Center will serve as a central hub for tracking key races, results, and the battle for congressional control.
The Fox News app will introduce a new "Midterms 2026" tab. This feature will include interactive county-level election maps and an AI-powered "Election HQ" chatbot designed to answer questions about races and outcomes based on Fox News reporting. Registered users will also have access to "The Room," an interactive discussion space with real-time commentary on Election Night.
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Additionally, "Ruthless Live! Midterm Election Show" will stream on Fox News Digital and FOX Nation from 8 to 11 p.m. ET, providing further analysis. For listeners, Fox News Radio and the Fox News app's "Listen" feature will begin live radio coverage at 7 p.m. ET, hosted by Jared Halpern and Jessica Rosenthal.
More than 20 Fox News Channel and FOX Business correspondents will report from battleground states, with chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram providing updates from Capitol Hill.
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