We’ll begin to see the primary votes from the essential Texas primaries at 8 p.m. ET, when polls close in many of the state.
However, the western fringe of Texas, together with El Paso, is in a distinct time zone, so polls there don’t close till 9 p.m. ET.
NCS doesn’t make projections in a race till the ballot close time for the whole race, so that you gained’t see projections in statewide races, like senate or governor, till not less than 9 p.m. ET. Polls in many of the state’s congressional districts close at 8 p.m. ET, so NCS might make projections in these races beginning then.
While each election evening is barely totally different, vote reporting in Texas usually begins fairly rapidly. In November 2024, greater than half of the vote was reported within the first hour, largely as counties reported votes from early and mail ballots. Nearly 90% of the vote was in by midnight and little or no vote was left to report after Wednesday morning.
The first outcomes of the 2026 main season will come from North Carolina, the place all polls close at 7:30 p.m. ET. In November 2024, lower than a fifth of the vote was in by 8:30, however greater than half had been reported by 9:30, and greater than 90% at midnight. By 2:30 within the morning, almost all of the vote had been reported.
All polls in Arkansas close an hour later at 8:30 p.m. ET. About 1 / 4 of the vote was reported within the first hour in 2024 and greater than 90% was in by midnight.