The midterm elections: What you

Eric Orvieto Mon, October 19, 2026 at 6:34 PM UTC

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What are the midterms?

The midterm elections are general elections held during even years in the middle of presidential terms that allow voters to decide who controls Congress. Up for grabs are all 435 US House seats, select US Senate seats — 35, including special elections, in 2026 — and statewide and local races, such as for select governors and state and local legislators. Voters have the opportunity to vote on statewide and local ballot measures, as well.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.

Get the latest headlines from the biggest races.

The midterm election outcomes that could shape Trump's final two years (Reuters)

2026 midterm betting odds. See who's favored to win House, Senate (USA Today)

Key Senate races(Incumbent in italics) -

The nine key races that will decide who controls the Senate, and where they stand (Fox News)

Alaska: Dan Sullivan (R) vs. Mary Peltola (D)

Personal attacks fly as Sullivan, Peltola spar over corruption, character and controversy (Fox News)

Alaska's Sullivan and Peltola clash over Iran and high prices in testy Senate debate ()

Trump campaigns in Alaska, a conservative state feeling the pinch of high energy prices (Reuters)

Florida: Ashley Moody (R) vs. Angie Nixon (D)

Angie Nixon, Bernie Sanders rally supporters at UF in Gainesville (Gainesville Sun)

Transcript: Florida Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 18, 2026 (CBS News)

Ashley Moody Reports Over $20 Million Raised As Florida Senate Race Enters Final Weeks (Tampa Free Press)

Florida Senate candidate Angie Nixon calls for jailing GOP opponent Ashley Moody (Fox News)

New Stetson poll covers Donalds-Jolly, Moody-Nixon races (News-Journal)

Florida poll: Republicans lead in the races for governor and Senate (NBC News)

Georgia: Mike Collins (R) vs. Jon Ossoff (D)

Trump tells Georgia voters to pretend he is on the ballot (Savannah Morning News)

Former President Barack Obama to join Ossoff, Bottoms at Atlanta rally (Fox 5 Atlanta)

Who won Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins debate? Key points, issues from Tuesday (Savannah Morning News)

Georgia's Senate and governor races test Trump's political influence (ABC News)

Ossoff: Georgia Republicans ‘do not want the president to come’ (The Hill)

Jon Ossoff says he won’t run for president in 2028 during heated Georgia debate (NBC News)

Iowa: Ashley Hinson (R) vs. Josh Turek (D)

Iowa Senate candidate Josh Turek brings campaign to Davenport (WHBF Davenport)

GOP Iowa Senate candidate says she’s not afraid to push back against Trump (NewsNation)

Ashley Hinson urges Iowans to vote, says she welcomes Trump in Iowa (Des Moines Register)

Hinson, Turek clash on missed votes, stock trading in Senate debate (Des Moines Register)

Kansas: Roger Marshall (R) vs. Adam Hamilton (D)

As Trump comes to Kansas, do Republicans have an enthusiasm gap? (The Topeka Capital-Journal)

Johnson County vs. western Kansas: Where the Kansas Senate race could be won (WDAF)

‘It’s a toss‑up’: Political expert on how Trump visit could impact Kansas midterms (KSNW Wichita)

How Adam Hamilton plans on winning Kansas' Senate race (ABC News)

Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifts Kansas Senate to toss-up (The Hill)

Kansas Senate race heats up as Marshall, Hamilton clash in increasingly competitive contest (News 34)

Maine: Susan Collins (R) vs. Troy Jackson (D)

Jackson doesn't regret telling Collins to 'shut up' after protester interrupted Maine Senate debate ()

Collins, Jackson trade jabs in final Maine Senate debate: 3 takeaways (The Hill)

Trump looms as tensions flare in final Maine Senate debate (NBC News)

Personal jabs, billionaire donors and party loyalty fuel heated Maine Senate debate (Fox News)

Republican Susan Collins dismisses allegations of corruption as ‘completely false’ (The Guardian)

Michigan: Mike Rogers (R) vs. Abdul El-Sayed (D)

Abdul El-Sayed confronts question about Muslim Brotherhood in viral exchange (NewsNation)

Trump, Rogers step up Muslim Brotherhood attacks against El-Sayed (The Detroit News)

Ocasio-Cortez campaigns with El-Sayed in Michigan's Upper Peninsula (Detroit Free Press)

JD Vance labels Abdul El-Sayed a 'little weasel,' mum on price of gas (Detroit News)

Why many Jewish Michiganders are torn over Abdul El-Sayed’s Senate candidacy (MSNow)

El-Sayed and Rogers toss insults in Michigan Senate debate (CBS News)

Abdul El-Sayed’s denial on Muslim Brotherhood ties provides opening for Mike Rogers (NY Post)

Minnesota: Michele Tafoya (R) vs. Peggy Flanagan (D)

Trump endorses Tafoya in closely watched Minnesota U.S. Senate race (The Center Square)

Flanagan leads Tafoya by 4 points in new Minnesota Senate poll (The Hill)

Sleeper GOP candidate puts blue-leaning state in play as fraud scandal shadows Dems (Fox News)

Midterms Appear Grim For GOP — But Michele Tafoya Within Striking Distance In Minnesota (Daily Caller)

Nebraska: Pete Ricketts (R) vs. Dan Osborn (I)

Could Dan Osborn shake up Nebraska’s Senate race? (The Hill)

Crypto PAC, Republicans Reportedly Swooping In To Save Incumbent Senator Pete Ricketts In Nebraska (Daily Caller)

New Hampshire: John Sununu (R) vs. Chris Pappas (D)

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Newsom campaigns with New Hampshire Democrats ahead of midterms (The Hill)

Former New Hampshire GOP Senate candidate endorses Pappas over Sununu (The Hill)

Democrat Chris Pappas says "we're taking nothing for granted" in N.H. race (CBS News)

North Carolina: Michael Whatley (R) vs. Roy Cooper (D)

Former President Barack Obama endorses Roy Cooper for U.S. Senate (Citizen Times)

Whatley campaign has no future TV ads reserved in NC Senate race; says it is only temporary (WNCN Raleigh)

Cooper leads Whatley by 7 points in new ECU poll (WNCT)

Ohio: Jon Husted (R) vs. Sherrod Brown (D)

Trump calls out hecklers during Ohio rally with Ramswamy, Husted (Cincinnati Enquirer)

South Carolina:Darline Graham (R) vs. Annie Andrews (D)

Darline Graham rallies support of GOP, talks Trump visit in Upstate (Greenville News)

Election 2026: Graham polling tight with Andrews (The Center Square)

Texas: Ken Paxton (R) vs. James Talarico (D)

CBS News poll: Talarico-Paxton Senate race is a Texas toss-up (CBS News)

Latino excitement for James Talarico could power Texas Senate upset (USA Today)

Musk donates over $150 million to Senate GOP group, assisting Paxton (CBS News)

Talarico raises $64 million in third quarter, more than any U.S. Senate candidate on record (KETK Tyler)

Talarico dismisses past comments about God and gender as 'provocative' while invoking Charlie Kirk (Fox News)

Ken Paxton to close Senate campaign with “Come and Take It” bus tour ending at the Alamo (KETK Tyler)

Paxton vs. Talarico: Where They Stand on the Border (Fox Local)

James Talarico touts record fundraising haul in Texas Senate race (NBC News)

James Talarico torches Biden border policies in stunning attack ad as progressive tries to flip Texas blue (Fox News)

Talarico, Paxton differ on courting Black voters in Texas US Senate race (El Paso Times)

Key House races (Incumbent in italics)

FL-27: Maria Elvira Salazar (R) vs. Eliott Rodriguez (D)

Salazar picks up Colombian president’s endorsement after breaking with Trump on immigration (The Hill)

IA-01: Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) vs. Christina Bohannan (D)

Miller-Meeks, Bohannan Congress rematch unfolds amid rocky Iowa economy (Des Moines Register)

Top GOP group pulls money from Miller-Meeks' tough House race in Iowa (Des Moines Register)

KY-06: Ralph Alvarado (R) vs. Zach Dembo (D)

Alvarado, Dembo to debate ahead of Election Day in race for Kentucky’s 6th Congressional District seat (WDKY Lexington)

New poll shows Democrats with 9-point lead in Kentucky 6th Congressional District race (News 34)

ME-02: Paul LePage (R) vs. Matthew Dunlap (D)

NC-01: Laurie Buckhout (R) vs. Donald Davis (D)

NY-17: Mike Lawler (R) vs. Cait Conley (D)

Cait Conley tells Rep. Mike Lawler not to ‘mansplain’ about domestic abuse (The Hill)

Tension erupts during House midterm debate as Lawler fact-checks New York Democrat opponent on immigration (Fox News)

GOP Rep. Mike Lawler hopes bipartisanship can hold his NY House seat (USA Today)

OH-07: Max Miller (R) vs. Brian Poindexter (D)

Ironworker challenges Rep. Max Miller as the Ohio congressman fights to hold seat amid abuse claims ()

Democrat Brian Poindexter pitches workers' rights in Ohio race | Opinion (Akron Beacon Journal)

TX-34: Eric Flores (R) vs. Vicente Gonzalez (D)

TX-28: Tano Tijerina (R) vs. Henry Cuellar (D)

Trump reups beef with ‘ungrateful’ Cuellar for staying Democrat after pardon (The Hill)

TX-35:Carlos De La Cruz (R) vs. Johnny Garcia (D)

WA-03: John Braun (R) vs. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D)

KOIN 6 interviews Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, John Braun ahead of midterms (News 34)

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