Midterm campaigns make final push as early voters hit the polls
Summary
More than 35 million people had voted early by Tuesday, ahead of the Nov. 3, 2026, midterms. President Donald Trump campaigned for Republican candidates in Texas and was scheduled to visit Ohio, while Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorsed Democratic Alaska gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.Key Facts
- All 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats are on the Nov. 3 ballot.
- Voters in 36 states will elect governors.
- The University of Florida Election Lab reported that more than 35 million people had voted early as of Tuesday.
- CBS News' Battleground Tracker gives Democrats an edge in the contest for control of the House.
- Trump held rallies in Corpus Christi and Lubbock for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who is running for Senate, and other Republican candidates.
- CBS News considers the Texas Senate race between Paxton and Democrat James Talarico a toss-up.
- Murkowski endorsed Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for Alaska governor and criticized Gov. Mike Dunleavy's administration for failing to use some federal funds.
- Alaska uses ranked-choice voting, and Kreiss-Tomkins faces three Republican challengers.
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