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Americans Vote in Midterms as Control of Congress Hangs in Balance

More than 57 million Americans have already voted as Democrats are projected to gain ground in the House while the Senate remains uncertain.

  • Americans are voting today, November 3, 2026, in midterm elections that will decide control of Congress. All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats are at stake, with record early voting of more than 57 million ballots potentially delaying final results.
  • President Donald Trump campaigned intensively across 20 states, holding 30 rallies in the final 32 days to frame the midterms as a referendum on his presidency. Republicans currently hold slim majorities in both the House and Senate.
  • More than 57 million voters cast ballots early, setting a record. Meanwhile, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg rejected the Trump administration's attempt to block 20,000 California mail-in ballots on Monday, finding the administration's list of suspected noncitizens was flawed.
  • A Democratic House majority could stall Trump's legislative agenda and trigger sweeping investigations of his administration, analysts say. A Senate loss would also threaten his ability to appoint Supreme Court justices and senior officials.
  • Since World War II, the House and Senate have flipped from one party to another in the same midterm just three times: 1946, 1994, and 2006. This historical rarity underscores the significant challenge Democrats face in securing simultaneous majorities.
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The midterm elections in the United States are taking place today, with voters deciding all 435 seats in the House of Representatives, 37 seats in the Senate, and 36 state governors. The projections are clearly in Democrats' favor, with the Silver Bulletin election model giving them a 95 percent chance of winning the House and a 78 percent chance of winning the Senate. A Democratic-majority Congress could make the next two years of the Trump adm…

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The proof that the United States is undergoing a profound political transformation are the elections this Tuesday. The fact that the Democratic Party does not see itself as the winner by an overwhelming majority shows that we are experiencing great changes. The high cost of living, combined with a very unpopular war, should ensure a crushing defeat of the [...]

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All 435 deputies in the House of Representatives will be re-elected, with a third of the senators: On Tuesday, the US Congress will be elected - and this election could significantly postpone power relations in the US.

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Oregon Capital Chronicle broke the news on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.
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