Election Day live updates with House and Senate control at stake
Summary
Polls opened for the 2026 midterm elections after more than 57 million people had voted early. Voters are choosing all 435 House members, 35 senators and governors in 36 states. The Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s request to make California set aside mail ballots cast by people it said were likely not U.S. citizens.Key Facts
- The University of Florida Voting Lab reported that more than 57 million Americans had voted early.
- All 435 seats in the House and 35 seats in the Senate are on the ballot.
- Thirty-six states are electing governors.
- The Supreme Court denied the Justice Department’s request to require California to set aside about 20,000 mail ballots tied to people on a government list of alleged noncitizens.
- The court issued a one-line, unsigned order and noted no dissents.
- Democratic Rep. Debbie Dingell said Rep. Haley Stevens’ endorsement of Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers was galvanizing voters behind Democrat Abdul El-Sayed.
- El-Sayed’s campaign said it raised more than $2.4 million on Sunday, the day Stevens endorsed Rogers.
- President Donald Trump said Republicans had a “very strong shot” in the midterm elections, while acknowledging that the president’s party often loses seats in midterms.
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