The internet's favorite political correspondent returns to analyze the polls as voters across the country will decide control of the House and Senate.

NBC News journalist Steve Kornacki covered the 2026 midterm election results for just over 10 hours before he abruptly left the program. “I just need to take about five minutes here,” Kornacki, 47, said during the Tuesday,

Steve Kornacki stepped away from election night coverage after 10 hours, and fans flooded social media with messages telling the beloved analyst to rest.

NBC News' Steve Kornacki addressed the "abrupt" end to his midterm election coverage livestream.

MAP whizz Steve Kornacki is an on-screen fan-favorite for many on election nights. The NBC News chief data analyst is even affectionately nicknamed “Map Daddy” by viewers. Who is Steve Kornacki?

NBC election expert Steve Kornacki broke down the stunning turn in the Mississippi Senate race between Scott Colom and Cindy Hyde-Smith.

NORTH CAROLINA: Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper defeated former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley in the contest for North Carolina’s open Senate seat, NBC News projected. The result is the first time a Democrat has won a Senate seat in North Carolina since 2008.