Key facts
- Voters went to the polls across the United States on November 3, 2026, in midterm elections.
- The contests will decide control of Congress for the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency.
- Long lines formed at polling places in Fairfax, Virginia, and at Boulder City High School in Nevada.
- In Detroit's suburbs, Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, faced former congressman Mike Rogers, a Republican, in a Senate race.
- Ashley Hinson, a Republican running for Senate in Iowa, spoke in Dubuque on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
- Donald Trump appeared in support of Ken Paxton, the opponent of Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico in Texas.
Millions of Americans voted on November 3, 2026, in midterm elections that will determine control of Congress for the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency, Reuters reported.
Long lines formed at polling stations, including in Fairfax in northern Virginia, and voters in Nevada waited at Boulder City High School to cast ballots. Some voters brought young children, and others cast ballots at sites such as the Museum of Contemporary Art in Arlington, Virginia.
In Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, a Democrat, was up against former congressman Mike Rogers, a Republican, in a closely watched Senate race. In the final days of campaigning, El-Sayed appeared at a last round of rallies on Monday, November 2, 2026.
Ashley Hinson, a Republican running for Senate in Iowa, spoke in Dubuque on Sunday, November 1, 2026, and supporters turned out to hear her. In Texas, Democrats backed Senate candidate James Talarico, who appeared upbeat at his final rally on Monday, November 2, 2026. A few days earlier, Trump turned out to support Talarico's opponent, Ken Paxton.
Susan Collins, the incumbent Republican senator from Maine, greeted supporters at a market on Monday, November 2, 2026. In Georgia, Democratic senator Jon Ossoff, running for re-election, also spoke to voters that day. In Iowa, a supporter dressed as Uncle Sam declared his backing for Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek on Sunday, November 1, 2026.