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Just over half of candidates in key US Senate races say they will accept results, others hedge
Just over half of the 26 campaigns surveyed said they would accept results unconditionally, while others gave conditional answers amid Trump-era election doubts.
- On Thursday, a Reuters survey of 26 campaigns in 13 competitive Senate races found just over half of major-party candidates pledged to accept election results regardless of the outcome, with others signaling uncertainty less than a month before November 3.
- While politicians express varying levels of certainty, 76% of American voters expressed confidence in ballot accuracy in a recent Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted September 30 to October 5, up from 69% in 2022 and driven largely by increased confidence among Republicans.
- In Alaska, Iowa, Maine, and New Hampshire, campaigns from both parties pledged unconditional acceptance of election outcomes; in Michigan and Nebraska, Democrats signaled acceptance while Republicans offered conditional responses or deflected the question.
- Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff's campaign threatened legal action against 'interference by the Trump administration,' while Republican Senator Jon Husted stated he would accept 'any certified election that is run well.'
- These mixed responses reflect lingering uncertainty nearly six years after Trump's 2020 election loss to Democratic President Joe Biden, with Republicans currently holding a 53-47 seat Senate majority that makes the midterms critical for party control.
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