US news organizations explain how they will call midterm races on election night

Summary

On Tuesday night, newsrooms across the US will call winners in one of the country's most closely contested midterm election cycles in recent years, long before all the votes are counted. Explainers from the Straits Times and Investing.com describe how these news organizations will make those race calls.

Timeline

1. Straits Times

   1 Nov 2026, 11:12 UTCSource ↗

   Reports that on Tuesday night newsrooms across the US will call winners in one of the most closely contested midterm election cycles in recent years, long before all the votes are counted.

2. Investing.com

   1 Nov 2026, 11:12 UTCSource ↗

   Publishes an explainer titled 'How US news organizations will make midterm race calls'; the available text contains no summary beyond the headline.