Live Updates: Midterm voters go to the polls on Election Day
Summary
Voters across the United States are choosing members of the House and Senate in the 2026 midterm elections. Democrats are seeking control of both chambers, campaigning on affordability, President Donald Trump's approval rating and the war in Iran, while Republicans have emphasized social issues.Key Facts
- Democrats need to gain four Senate seats and three House seats to take control of those chambers from Republicans.
- The article identifies Senate races in Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Ohio and Texas as key contests.
- Flooding led officials to relocate 21 polling places in eight Florida counties, mainly along the central and southern Atlantic coast.
- Florida county officials said they notified voters about the new polling locations by text and email and posted signs at voting sites.
- After voting in Brooklyn, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he was optimistic Democrats could win a Senate majority.
- Schumer predicted that Democrat Abdul El-Sayed would win Michigan's Senate race, despite former primary opponent Haley Stevens endorsing Republican Mike Rogers.
- In the 2022 midterms, Republicans gained nine House seats while Democrats retained control of the Senate and gained one seat.
- In 2018, Democrats gained 40 House seats and took the chamber, while Republicans expanded their Senate majority by two seats.
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