部分选战将在周二晚间早早分出胜负，但直到关键参议院和众议院选战结果揭晓，国会控制权归属仍不确定。缅因州、得克萨斯州、佐治亚州、密歇根州、北卡罗来纳州和爱荷华州等关键选战值得密切关注。
When Will We Know Election Results? Some races will be determined early on Tuesday night, but it won’t be certain who has control of Congress until key Senate and House races are called. Some crucial races to watch will take place in Maine, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina and Iowa.
各地计票耗时不一：佛罗里达州可能只需几小时，加利福尼亚州则可能长达数天。
Results can take anywhere from a few hours to count, like in Florida, to up to few days, like in California.
阿拉斯加州采用排序选择投票制，并允许邮寄选票在选举日后最多 15 天送达；如果没有候选人获得超过 50% 的选票，且其他竞争激烈的参议院选战未能更早决出胜负，最终结果可能会进一步推迟。
Alaska—which uses rank-choice voting and allows mail-in ballots to arrive up to 15 days after Election Day—could delay the final results even further if neither candidate receives over 50% of votes and other competitive Senate races aren’t called earlier.