When will we know 2026 midterm election results? It may take some time, but that's normal

In past elections, elected leaders, candidates and social media users have spread falsehoods that "late night" arrivals of "ballot dumps" or "suitcases" of ballots are signs of fraud, or that only Democratic-led cities take days to count votes.

美國中期選舉夜往往無法確定勝負，計票延遲源於各州法律對郵寄選票截止日、簽名核驗和排名選擇投票的不同規定，並非舞弊跡象。文章以佛羅里達、加州、密歇根、阿拉斯加和緬因等州為例，解釋影響結果公布時間的因素，並提醒讀者警惕借計票延遲傳播的虛假信息。