WGN News to Provide Special Live Election Night Coverage

Coverage will span WGN-TV, WGN+ TV app, WGNTV.com/Live, WGN News mobile app & social media

CHICAGO – This Tuesday, November 3rd, Chicago’s Very Own will provide extensive coverage of the 2026 gubernatorial election as well as all the major local and national midterm races taking place.

As the polls close, special wall-to-wall coverage will start at 7pm CT on WGN-TV and on streaming, going all the way until 10:30pm CT. WGN News anchors Micah Materre and Ben Bradley will be joined by political strategists Lisa Duarte and Pat Brady, and longtime RNC member Richard Porter. Tahman Bradley, WGN News Political Editor and host of The Point, will also provide race-by-race analysis. And WGN News anchor Lourdes Duarte will monitor the balance of power in Congress as numbers flow in from across the country.

Additionally, a team of 10 WGN News reporters will be live at various election campaign headquarters throughout Chicagoland for analysis and deliver immediate reaction from the candidates as vote totals come in.

In addition to WGN-TV, coverage will be livestreamed on the free WGN+ TV app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV and Samsung Smart TVs; online at

WGNTV.com/Live and the free WGN News mobile app. Additionally, viewers can follow WGN News on social media for deeper dives into key races.

ABOUT WGN-TV
WGN-TV is Chicago’s Very Own source for news and entertainment and is owned and operated by Nexstar Media Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Nexstar Media Group, Inc. WGN News programs more local news than any other Chicago TV station and can be seen on WGN-TV; the WGN+ TV app on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, and Samsung Smart TVs; online at WGNTV.com/Live, and the WGN News mobile app. In-depth local weather coverage is available on all newscasts, WGNTV.com/Weather and the WGN Weather mobile app. WGN Films, part of WGN-TV, presents compelling and in-depth cinematic journalism that goes beyond the headlines to explore the stories and issues that affect Chicago area communities. WGN 9.2 is the Chicago affiliate for Nexstar Media’s classic TV network Antenna TV, WGN 9.3 is the Chicago affiliate for Grit, WGN 9.4 is the Chicago affiliate for Nexstar Media’s retro TV network Rewind TV, and WGN 9.5 is the Chicago affiliate for The Nest. For more information on Chicago’s Very Own WGN-TV, go to WGNTV.com

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773-883-3122
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