US Midterm Elections: Over 58 Million Americans Cast Early Ballots
Election officials urged late absentee voters to use drop boxes or hand-deliver ballots as postal delays raised eligibility concerns.
- On Tuesday, voters across the United States headed to the polls for the 2026 midterm elections, a contest widely viewed as a referendum on President Donald Trump's first two years in office.
- Control of Congress for the final two years of Trump's term is at stake, as Republicans currently hold both chambers and Democrats seek to limit his legislative agenda during the remainder of his presidency.
- More than 57 million Americans cast ballots before Election Day, approaching the roughly 58 million early votes recorded in the 2022 midterms, while all 435 House and 35 Senate seats are contested.
- Decision Desk HQ forecasts indicate an 84% chance for Democrats to win House control and a 64% chance to capture the Senate, though significant uncertainty remains.
- States will certify official results in the weeks following Tuesday's vote, with the new Congress scheduled to be sworn in on January 3, 2027, regardless of outcome.
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More than 31 million voters cast their ballots in person before Election Day, while over 27 million submitted their votes by mail
Voting has begun in the US midterm elections, which will determine who controls Congress. Polling stations opened this morning in eastern states, and voters are continuing to cast their ballots. Early voting saw high turnout before Election Day. According to data from the University of Florida Election Lab, more than 57 million Americans have already voted nationwide. The midterm elections are seen as one of the most critical political tests of …
US midterm elections: Over 58 million Americans cast early ballots
How powerful is US President Donald Trump? That’s the question pollsters have been asking in the lead-up to the midterm elections. Polls have opened in dozens of US states in what is widely considered a referendum on Donald Trump. Most polls suggest Democrats will take back the House of Representatives, but could they also take the Senate and stymie Trump’s agenda during his final two years in office?
US midterm elections 2026: Trump’s Congress test begins as Americans vote
Americans are voting in elections that will decide control of the House and Senate for the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency. Democrats are favoured to win the House, while the Senate remains uncertain.
Americans smash midterm early-voting record — 57 million ballots cast before Election Day
THE DAILY BS: HOW MUCH CAN YOU HANDLE? SPARE ME THE BS (I’ve got things to do) More than 57 million Americans cast ballots before Election Day, surpassing the roughly 46 million early votes recorded in the 2022 midterms. University of Florida election data showed approximately 32 million in-person early votes and more than 25 million returned mail ballots as of Monday evening. Texas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and New York have recorded en…
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