What time will we know who wins the US Midterms

Polls are now open in the US for the 2022 midterm elections, with 35 Senate seats, 435 House seats and 39 Gubernatorial positions up for grabs. But what time will we know who wins? After it hit 7am on the east coast of the US (midday in the UK), polling booths opened as Americans cast their votes in the midterm elections.Analysts and experts have widely predicted a Republican win in the House of Representatives, with some tipping the GOP to also win the Senate, making the Biden Administration a ‘lame duck’.In their generic ballot poll from November 5 to 7, Atlasintel gave the Republicans a three point lead over the Republicans.Surveying 863 likely voters with a margin of error of three points, the pollsters suggest Republicans will see 49.7 percent of the vote, while Democrats see 46.6 percent. The remaining 3.6 percent percent said they don’t know how they will vote.President Joe Biden told a private fundraiser on Friday in Chicago: ‘If we lose the House and Senate, it’s going to be a horrible two years.’CNN reported the remarks from the event, where the Democrat also said: ‘The good news is I’ll have a veto pen.’READ MORE: US midterms LIVE: Voting underway as Republican red wave expected Polls are open for the midterm elections in 35 Senate and 435 House seats, and 39 Gubernatorial race (Image: GETTY) Some races are likely to be called shortly after polls close, while others could take days or weeks (Image: GETTY)How will we know who wins?Some races are likely to be called shortly after polls close, while others could take days or even weeks to be called.In the 2020 President election, 42 states had enough results to declare a winner by around 3am Eastern (8am), but eight states took longer, with Georgia taking 16 days to declare a winner following a recount.On election nights, results start coming in after 6pm Eastern (11pm), and winners in non-competitive races can often be projected before most of the results are in.However, most results will be declared on Wednesday morning, barring any calls for a recount.DON’T MISSTrump in danger of being at ‘end of road’ in midtermsDistracted’ GOP making ‘cake walk’ midterms tightFBI warns of rideshare ‘trend’ criminals use to abduct children On election nights, results start coming in after 6pm Eastern (11pm) (Image: GETTY) Some races, such as Georgia’s Senate election, might not be decided until December (Image: GETTY)What states could take the longest to declare?Some races, such as Georgia’s Senate election, might not be decided until December if neither candidate gets 50 percent of the vote (which will trigger a runoff election).The Senate election between Republican Herschel Walker and incumbent Democrat Raphael Warnock is tipped to be a tight race, and more than 2.5 million Georgians have already cast ballots by mail or voting early in person, according to NBC.The broadcasters early vote tracker suggested that, of those who voted early, 49 percent are registered Democrats and 42 percent are Republicans.Meanwhile, Philadelphia officials voted on Tuesday morning to impose a last-minute rule change imposing poll book reconciliation which will draw out the vote-count process.The change is intended to prevent double votes, flagging any mail-in ballots from voters who also cast ballots in person. Donald Trump and some Republicans have cast doubt on the legitimacy of US elections (Image: GETTY)Which races could be called earliest?Some early races to watch out for include Representative Jennifer Wexton (D) in the blue suburbs of Washington DC. If she loses, it could be an early sign of a red wave.Similarly, if Karoline Leavitt (R), a 25-year-old former press aide for Trump, wins in New Hampshire it could be a sign things aren’t looking good for the Dems.Conversely, if Democrats hold districts in Republican areas, including, for example, Matt Cartwright (D) of Pennsylvania and Tom Malinowski (D) of New Jersey, it could be a sign that the President’s party will do better than expected.