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BTP Midterm Quiz · Nov. 3, 2026

7 questions about the midterms. Most people miss three.

Every answer comes from the public record. Pick one per question, then get your score and the full answer key.

1 What day is the 2026 general election? Tuesday, Nov. 3 Tuesday, Nov. 10 Monday, Nov. 2 Tuesday, Nov. 8

Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, per the North Carolina State Board of Elections. Read: North Carolina Just Gave Voters Two More Days to Fix a Ballot

2 How many states pick a governor on Nov. 3? 18 24 36 50

Thirty-six states elect governors this year, per MultiState. Read: Eighteen Open Seats. Three Red-Alert Races.

3 How many of those governor seats are open, with no incumbent on the ballot? 6 12 18 36

MultiState counts 18 open governorships. Georgia, Iowa and Wisconsin are among them. Read: Eighteen Open Seats. Three Red-Alert Races.

4 Cook Political Report listed 18 House toss-ups as of June 18. How many were held by Republicans? 4 9 14 18

Fourteen Republican-held, four Democratic-held, per Cook via 270toWin. Read: 2026 House Map to 2028 White House

5 Congress dodged a shutdown on Sept. 30. When is the new funding deadline? Oct. 31 Nov. 4 Dec. 11 Jan. 30

Dec. 11, five weeks after the midterms. The stopgap passed the House 370-48 and the Senate 90-6. Read: They Just Moved the Shutdown Until After You Vote

6 In Pennsylvania in November 2024, what share of rejected mail ballots were rejected because they arrived late? About 5% About 15% About 33% About 70%

About a third arrived after the 8 p.m. Election Day deadline, per the Pennsylvania Department of State. Read: North Carolina Just Gave Voters Two More Days to Fix a Ballot

7 North Carolina changed the deadline to fix a flagged mail ballot. What is it now? Election Day Noon, third business day after Noon, fifth business day after Thirty days after

Session Law 2026-60 moved it to noon on the fifth business day after the election. This year that is Tuesday, Nov. 10. Read: North Carolina Just Gave Voters Two More Days to Fix a Ballot

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