Savannah Guthrie, Tom Llamas, Kristen Welker, Hallie Jackson and Steve Kornacki Lead Continuous Coverage on NBC
Steve Kornacki Live at the Big Board for NBC’s Election Night Special and ‘Kornacki Cam’ Livestream, Which Generated 41 Million+ Starts During the Primaries
NBC News Decision Desk to Power Race Calls and Real-Time Results Across Broadcast, Streaming, NBCNews.com and the NBC News App
October 22, 2026 – NBC News will present “Decision ’26,” NBC’s most extensive midterm election coverage ever, with 13 hours of rolling live coverage on the NBC broadcast network beginning Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 5 p.m. ET until Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 6 a.m. ET, with most stations joining at 6:30 p.m. ET. NBCNews.com and the NBC News app will be live with 24/7 election data, insights, analysis and updates, along with additional coverage across NBC News NOW, Peacock, YouTube and NBC News’ social media platforms. Find details of the broadcast schedule below.
Savannah Guthrie, co-anchor of TODAY and chief legal correspondent; Tom Llamas, anchor and managing editor of NBC Nightly News; Kristen Welker, moderator of Meet the Press; and Hallie Jackson, senior Washington correspondent and anchor of Hallie Jackson NOW, will lead primetime coverage from NBC News’ state-of-the-art election headquarters at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Steve Kornacki, chief data analyst, will deliver his signature data-driven analysis from an enhanced, dual-screen Big Board. Ryan Nobles, chief Capitol Hill correspondent, will provide reporting and analysis, while Garrett Haake, chief White House correspondent, will follow President Trump throughout election night, and Brian Cheung, business and data correspondent, will provide analysis of the economy and the markets. Craig Melvin, co-host of TODAY; Kate Snow, senior national correspondent and anchor of NBC News Daily; and others will lead overnight coverage as results continue to come in.
NBC News will give audiences more access to Kornacki than ever before across multiple platforms, including the return of the popular “Kornacki Cam,” which has generated more than 41 million livestream starts across 22 nights of primary coverage this election cycle. Beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET, the unfiltered livestream gives viewers a front-row seat to Election Day, following Kornacki in real time as he tracks incoming results and the races shaping control of Congress.
At the center of NBC News’ election coverage is the NBC News Decision Desk, powering independent race calls and minute-by-minute results across NBC News’ broadcast, streaming and digital platforms. NBC News will deploy 10 county captains and a county captain coordinator to provide on-the-ground reporting to the Decision Desk as votes are counted.
NBC News subscribers will get an exclusive insider’s guide to the 2026 midterms, with early-vote analysis and deeper election data and insights from NBC News’ Decision Desk. The offering also includes “Data Dive with Steve Kornacki,” a weekly newsletter featuring Kornacki’s analysis on the numbers and trends shaping the election. Subscribe at NBCNews.com.
Gadi Schwartz, correspondent and anchor of Stay Tuned Now, will host a special mobile-first, vertical video livestream from Texas beginning at 7:30 p.m. ET. Schwartz will take viewers behind the scenes with NBC News correspondents in key battlegrounds across the country and hear from voters on the issues closest to home and what may have tipped the scales with their vote. He will also engage with the audience watching on social media. The livestream will be available on NBCNews.com, the NBC News app and Schwartz’s TikTok and Instagram accounts.
Innovative production technology will enhance NBC News’ election coverage, including real-time augmented and virtual reality to bring election data to life, alongside extended reality elements incorporated into the in-studio anchor backdrop. Peacock will also offer a multiview election night experience, bringing together live coverage from NBC News NOW, behind-the-scenes analysis from “Kornacki Cam” and a real-time election results board, all in one view. Election coverage begins on Peacock at 5 p.m. ET, with the multiview launching at 5:30 p.m. ET.
NBC News and Noticias Telemundo will collaborate throughout Election Day, sharing reporting resources, election data and expertise to deliver comprehensive coverage to English- and Spanish-speaking audiences across the country.
NBC News’ Vote Watch team will monitor and verify election-related claims and irregularities across five areas: misinformation and disinformation, foreign interference, cybersecurity, polling place security and legal challenges. Across social platforms, NBC News will deliver original video analysis from reporters and correspondents in the field and in studio, including real-time fact-checking and debunking of misinformation as it potentially emerges throughout the night. Laura Jarrett, co-anchor of Saturday TODAY and senior legal correspondent, will provide analysis throughout the night.
NBC TO DELIVER 13 HOURS OF CONTINUOUS MIDTERM ELECTION COVERAGE
- 5 – 6:30 p.m. ET: NBC will begin its continuous midterm election coverage on the broadcast network at 5 p.m. ET. Jackson anchors Hallie Jackson NOW with reporting from battleground states, voter sentiment and early exit poll findings.
- 6:30 p.m. – 2 a.m. ET: Guthrie, Llamas, Welker and Jackson lead primetime coverage alongside Nobles, Haake, Jarrett and NBC News’ political team, delivering the latest race calls, live reports from key states and analysis of the races determining control of Congress. Kornacki breaks down incoming results and paths to victory at the Big Board.
- 2 – 6 a.m. ET: Melvin and Snow are joined by Kelly O’Donnell, chief justice and national affairs correspondent; Julie Tsirkin, White House and Capitol Hill correspondent; and Sahil Kapur, senior national political reporter, to anchor continued coverage as votes are counted and races are called.
- Wednesday, Nov. 4: NBC News will continue coverage across special editions of TODAY and NBC News NOW programming, featuring the latest race calls, outstanding contests and analysis from Kornacki and the NBC News political team.
NBC NEWS JOURNALISTS DEPLOYED ACROSS THE COUNTRY
More than a dozen NBC News journalists will report from across the country, including:
- Garrett Haake, chief White House correspondent, traveling with President Trump
- Richard Engel, chief foreign correspondent, in London, England
- Monica Alba, White House correspondent, in Maine
- Nikke Battiste, anchor of Early TODAY, in Maine
- Shaquille Brewster, correspondent, in Michigan
- Stephanie Gosk, senior national correspondent, in Michigan
- Gadi Schwartz, correspondent and anchor of Stay Tuned Now, in Texas
- Ryan Chandler, correspondent, in Texas
- Aaron Gilchrist, correspondent, in Georgia
- Priscilla Thompson, correspondent, in Ohio
- Maggie Vespa, correspondent, in Iowa
- Steve Patterson, correspondent, in Alaska
- Savannah Sellers, correspondent and anchor of Morning News Now, in Pennsylvania
- Liz Kreutz, correspondent, in Kansas
- Matt Dixon, senior politics reporter, in Florida
- Elise Preston, contributing reporter, in California
MORE STEVE KORNACKI THAN EVER BEFORE: A BIGGER BIG BOARD AND “KORNACKI CAM”
Kornacki will debut an enhanced, dual-screen Big Board from NBC News’ 30 Rock election headquarters, featuring new visualizations of state maps, vote breakdowns, exit polls and the balance of power in Congress.
Audiences can also go behind the scenes with the “Kornacki Cam,” NBC News’ unfiltered, multi-camera election livestream, offering uninterrupted access to Kornacki as he tracks results at the Big Board, including a dedicated camera showing the latest numbers. The livestream begins at 5:30 p.m. ET on NBCNews.com, the NBC News app, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook continuing throughout Election Day. The “Kornacki Cam” will also be available on Peacock as part of its election night multiview experience.
Kornacki will also deliver deeper election analysis through the subscriber-exclusive “Data Dive with Steve Kornacki.” Viewers can subscribe at NBCNews.com for additional insights from Kornacki and NBC News’ team of election experts.
NBCNEWS.COM AND NBC NEWS APP DELIVER 24/7 ELECTION COVERAGE AND REAL-TIME RESULTS POWERED BY NBC NEWS’ DECISION DESK
NBCNews.com and the NBC News app will serve as comprehensive destinations for Election Day results, including:
- Live Data: Minute-by-minute results, exit polls, interactive election maps and race calls powered by the NBC News Decision Desk.
- Live Reporting: A continuously updated election blog featuring breaking news, on-the-ground reporting from across the country.
- Live Video: One-stop access to NBC News’ live election night broadcast, “Kornacki Cam” and Gadi Schwartz’s social-first livestream.
Plus expert insights and analysis from NBC News’ political journalists on the night’s major moments, including:
- Natasha Korecki, senior politics reporter, covering the Texas Senate race
- Henry Gomez, senior politics reporter, covering the Michigan and Ohio Senate races and control of the Senate
- Allan Smith, politics reporter, covering the role of data centers in the election
- Matt Dixon, senior politics reporter, covering Florida’s election fights
- Scott Wong, senior congressional reporter, covering control of the House
- Jon Allen, senior politics reporter, covering the night’s top takeaways
- Peter Nicholas, senior White House reporter, covering President Trump’s agenda following the election
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