VOTERS across the country are being urged to check their early voting options, registration requirements and ballot deadlines with the November 3 midterms fast approaching. While most states allow

WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - Early voting has been underway for weeks ahead of the November 3, 2026, midterm elections, when US ⁠voters will ⁠elect members of the House of Representatives and Senate and governors in ⁠states across the country.

Republicans and Democrats jockey for control of Congress, which will set course for Trump’s final two years in office.

Follow the latest 2026 midterm elections news, results, key races, and updates as voters decide control of Congress and a number of statewide contests.

This marks the first time since 2002 that the OSCE had not received an invitation, a decision it called "regrettable."

What do the last six U.S. election cycles have in common? They’ve featured Russian operations intended to help GOP candidates.

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Just two years ago, Republicans flipped the 7th Congressional District, but only by a little over 4,000 votes. And its purple hue isn't just recent history.

Democratic candidates have out-raised their Republican counterparts all over the battleground map, but outside money — including Elon Musk’s nearly $170 million to super PACs backing Ken Paxton, the Republican Senate nominee in Texas — have driven a spending gap.

For Democrat Scott Colom, his quest to win a US Senate seat in Mississippi is a long shot but not a lost cause.