美国民众正在参加风险极高的2026年中期选举，这将决定国会在特朗普总统第二任期最后两年的控制权。此次投票正值选民对高物价和不得人心的对伊朗战争感到沮丧之际，民主党希望夺回至少一个议院的控制权，从而对特朗普的议程施加新的限制。
Americans are voting in high-stakes midterm elections 2026 that will determine control of Congress for the final two years of President Donald Trump’s second term. The vote comes amid voter frustration over high prices and the unpopular war with Iran, with Democrats hoping to wrest control of at least one chamber and put new limits on Trump’s agenda.
共和党正在捍卫其在众参两院微弱的多数优势。民主党需要在435个席位的众议院净增三个席位，在100个席位的参议院净增四个席位，才能夺得控制权。据美联社统计，截至周一，已有超过5700万美国人投了票。
Republicans are defending narrow majorities in both the House and Senate. Democrats need a net gain of three seats in the 435-member House and four in the 100-member Senate to take control. More than 57 million Americans had already cast ballots by Monday, according to the Associated Press.
选举结果可能塑造特朗普总统任期的剩余时间，决定国会是继续支持其政策，还是成为反对、调查和监督的中心。对于印度观众而言，投票和计票将延续至周三上午，即11月4日印度标准时间（IST）。
The results could shape the remainder of Trump’s presidency, determining whether Congress continues to back his policies or becomes a centre of opposition, investigations and oversight.
01 美国投票站在印度时间几点开放？美国各地投票时间不一，部分州在不同县和时区甚至有不同安排。首批投票站预计将在印度时间周二下午开放。关键开放时间包括：美东时间上午5点（印度标准时间下午3点）：佛蒙特州，各镇开放时间不一。
For viewers in India, polling and counting will stretch into Wednesday morning, November 4, Indian Standard Time (IST). 01 When do polling stations open in the US, in Indian time? Polling hours vary across the United States, and some states have different schedules across counties and time zones.
美东时间上午6点（印度标准时间下午4点30分）：康涅狄格州、印第安纳州、肯塔基州、缅因州、新罕布什尔州、新泽西州、纽约州和弗吉尼亚州。
The first polling locations are expected to open on Tuesday afternoon in India.
美东时间上午6点30分（印度标准时间下午5点）：北卡罗来纳州、俄亥俄州和西弗吉尼亚州。
Key opening times include: 5 am ET (3: pm IST): Vermont, with opening times varying by town.
美东时间上午7点（印度标准时间下午5点30分）：包括佐治亚州、佛罗里达州、马萨诸塞州、密歇根州和宾夕法尼亚州在内的多个州。
6 am ET (4:30 pm IST): Connecticut, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York and Virginia. 6:30 am ET (5 pm IST): North Carolina, Ohio and West Virginia.
美东时间上午8点（印度标准时间下午6点30分）：得克萨斯州和中部、山区时区的多个州。
7 am ET (5:30 pm IST): Several states, including Georgia, Florida, Massachusetts, Michigan and Pennsylvania.
美东时间上午11点（印度标准时间晚上9点30分）：阿拉斯加州和华盛顿州。
8 am ET (6:30 pm IST): Texas and several Central and Mountain time-zone states.
美东时间中午12点（印度标准时间晚上10点30分）：夏威夷州。这些是分批次的开放时间，并非全州统一的时间表。
11 am ET (9:30 pm IST): Alaska and Washington. Noon ET (10:30 pm IST): Hawaii. These are opening-time waves, not uniform statewide schedules.
02 印度首个投票站何时关闭？印度首批投票站将于周三凌晨早些时候关闭，投票进程随后向西推进。主要投票关闭时间如下：6 pm ET（4:30 am IST）：印第安纳州和肯塔基州部分地区。
02 When do the first polling stations close in IST? The first polling locations close early Wednesday morning in India, with the process moving westward across the country. Key poll-closing times: 6 pm ET (4:30 am IST): Parts of Indiana and Kentucky.
7 pm ET（5:30 am IST）：佐治亚州、南卡罗来纳州、佛蒙特州、弗吉尼亚州，以及印第安纳州和肯塔基州剩余部分。佛罗里达州和新罕布什尔州大部分地区也在此时间左右关闭。
7 pm ET (5:30 am IST): Georgia, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, and the remaining parts of Indiana and Kentucky. Most of Florida and New Hampshire also close around this time.
8 pm ET（6:30 am IST）：阿拉巴马州、康涅狄格州、特拉华州、哥伦比亚特区、伊利诺伊州、缅因州、马里兰州、马萨诸塞州、密西西比州、密苏里州、新泽西州、俄克拉荷马州、宾夕法尼亚州、罗德岛州和田纳西州；以及佛罗里达州、堪萨斯州、密歇根州、北达科他州、南达科他州和德克萨斯州部分地区。8:30 pm ET（7 am IST）：阿肯色州。
8 pm ET (6:30 am IST): Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Tennessee; also parts of Florida, Kansas, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas. 8:30 pm ET (7 am IST): Arkansas.
9 pm ET（7:30 am IST）：亚利桑那州、科罗拉多州、爱荷华州、路易斯安那州、明尼苏达州、内布拉斯加州、新墨西哥州、纽约州、威斯康星州和怀俄明州，以及跨时区州的剩余地区。
9 pm ET (7:30 am IST): Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Wisconsin and Wyoming, along with remaining areas in some states that span time zones.
10 pm ET（8:30 am IST）：蒙大拿州、内华达州、犹他州以及爱达荷州和俄勒冈州部分地区。
10 pm ET (8:30 am IST): Montana, Nevada, Utah and parts of Idaho and Oregon.
11 pm ET（9:30 am IST）：加利福尼亚州、华盛顿州以及爱达荷州和俄勒冈州剩余部分。
11 pm ET (9:30 am IST): California, Washington and remaining parts of Idaho and Oregon.
午夜 ET（10:30 am IST）：夏威夷州和阿拉斯加州大部分地区。
Midnight ET (10:30 am IST): Hawaii and most of Alaska.
11月4日凌晨1 am ET（11:30 am IST）：阿拉斯加州剩余部分，包括西阿留申群岛。
1 am ET, November 4 (11:30 am IST): The remaining parts of Alaska, including the western Aleutian Islands.
跨时区州的投票关闭时间可能会有所不同。以上为大致关闭波段；在投票站关闭时仍在排队的选民通常可投票。
Poll-closing times can vary within states that span time zones. These are broad closing waves; voters who are in line when polls close are generally allowed to cast their ballots. [ai_infographic_editor id=10949327 index=2] 03 When will the first election results come in India?
03 印度何时会出现首批选举结果？首批初步结果可能会在11月4日周三凌晨4:30 am IST左右出现，当时首批投票站已关闭。随着更多州完成投票，预计在5:30 am IST之后会出现更大规模的结果波。结果会随着当地选举官员处理和统计选票而陆续公布。早期数字可能显示领先情况，但并不一定意味着竞赛已决定。
The first preliminary results could begin appearing around 4:30 am IST on Wednesday, November 4, when the first polling locations close. A more substantial wave of results is expected after 5:30 am IST, as more states finish voting. Results are released as local election officials process and tabulate ballots. Early numbers may show leads, but they do not necessarily mean a race has been decided.
04 美国如何统计选票？选举管理是分散的，各州和地方辖区遵循各自的规则和程序。选民在提前投票期间或选举日亲自投票，也可以通过邮寄方式投票。纸质选票通常由机器统计。部分人工重新计数和审计用于核对结果，得票总数通常分批报告。官员还会核实邮寄选票，一些州允许选民通过一种称为“修正”的程序更正签名或信息问题。
04 How are votes counted in the US? Election administration is decentralised, with states and local jurisdictions following their own rules and procedures. Voters cast ballots in person during early voting or on Election Day, as well as by mail. Paper ballots are typically tabulated by machines. Partial hand counts and audits are used to check results, and vote totals are often reported in batches. Officials also verify mail ballots, and some states allow voters to correct signature or information problems through a process known as “curing”. [ai_infographic_editor id="10949327" index="1"] 05 Why can counting continue after Election Day?
05 为什么计票可以在选举日之后继续？各州对处理和计算邮寄选票和缺席选票有不同的规则。一些州允许在选举日当天或之前加盖邮戳的选票稍后送达，而另一些州则限制官员何时可以开始处理这些选票。大量邮寄选票、高投票率、选票核实程序以及微弱的得票差距都可能延迟最终计票。各州可能需要数天或数周才能完成这一过程。
States have different rules for processing and counting mail-in and absentee ballots. Some allow ballots postmarked by Election Day to arrive later, while others have restrictions on when officials can begin processing them. Large numbers of mail ballots, high turnout, ballot-verification procedures and close margins can all delay the final count. States may take days or weeks to complete the process.
06 我们何时能知道谁赢得了众议院和参议院？没有固定的全国性时间来宣布国会控制权。一些竞选可能在选举之夜就已明朗，而胶着的竞选可能在数天内仍无结果。众议院和参议院的结果取决于多个州的结果。即使许多个别竞选很快就有了结果，确定整体权力平衡可能需要更长时间。
06 When will we know who won the House and Senate? There is no fixed nationwide time for declaring control of Congress. Some races may be clear on election night, while close contests could remain unresolved for days. The House and Senate outcomes depend on results across multiple states. Even if many individual races are called quickly, the overall balance of power may take longer to determine.
07 媒体预测等同于官方结果吗？不是。美联社等新闻机构在分析非官方得票总数、州选举规则和其他数据后预测胜者。这些预测不会阻止官员统计每一张选票。只有在完成规定的复核和认证程序后，官方结果才算最终确定。
07 Are media projections the same as official results? No. News organisations such as the Associated Press analyse unofficial vote totals, state election rules and other data before projecting winners. These projections do not stop officials from counting every ballot. Official results are final only after the required canvass and certification processes are completed.
08 领先的候选人会不会后来失去领先优势？会。随着更多选票被统计，竞选中的领先优势可能会发生变化。这可能是因为不同类型的选票——包括邮寄选票和来自不同地区的选票——在不同时间被报告。《卫报》将这些变化描述为“红色海市蜃楼”或“蓝色偏移”。领先优势的变化本身并非舞弊的证据；它可能反映了选票统计的顺序。
08 Can a candidate who is leading early lose the lead later? Yes. As additional ballots are counted, the lead in a race can change. This can happen because different types of ballots—including mail-in votes and ballots from different areas—are reported at different times. The Guardian describes these shifts as a “red mirage” or “blue shift”. A changing lead is not, by itself, evidence of wrongdoing; it can reflect the order in which votes are counted.
09 哪些州报告结果可能需要更长时间？加利福尼亚州和华盛顿州可能需要更长时间，因为邮寄选票数量巨大。亚利桑那州也有在投票结束后可能延迟发布结果的程序。密歇根州和明尼苏达州等州的胶着竞选可能在官员统计完剩余选票前仍无法宣布结果。阿拉斯加州的参议院竞选可能需要更长时间，因为采用排序选择投票制，可能需要额外的计票轮次。
09 Which states could take longer to report results? California and Washington may take longer because of the large volume of mail-in ballots. Arizona also has procedures that can delay the release of results after polls close. Close races in states such as Michigan and Minnesota may remain uncalled while officials count outstanding ballots. Alaska’s Senate contest could take longer because of ranked-choice voting, with additional counting rounds potentially needed.
10 2026年美国中期选举结果何时最终确定？部分胜者可能在选举夜或周三清晨（印度标准时间）被预测出来。但众议院和参议院的胶着竞选可能需要数天才能尘埃落定，官方结果只有在完成当地复核、必要的审计和认证后才会出炉。对印度观众而言，关键时间窗口是周二下午（11月3日）至周三上午晚些时候（11月4日）（印度标准时间），用于投票和早期结果。国会的最终权力平衡可能需要更长时间才能浮现。选举日是投票的截止日期——而非完成计票或宣布所有胜者的截止日期。
10 When will the 2026 US midterm election results be final? Some winners may be projected on election night or early Wednesday morning IST. But close House and Senate races could take days to resolve, and official results come only after local canvassing, audits where required, and certification. For Indian viewers, the key window is Tuesday afternoon, November 3, through Wednesday late morning, November 4 (IST) for polling and early results. The final balance of power in Congress may take longer to emerge. Election Day is the deadline for voting—not for completing the count or declaring every winner.