Summary
Polls have opened in several states for the 2026 U.S. midterm elections. Voters are choosing all 435 House members, 35 senators and governors in 36 states, while more than 57 million people have already cast early ballots.Key Facts
- Polls first opened in Vermont, New Jersey, Virginia, Connecticut and Kentucky.
- All 435 seats in the House and 35 of the Senate’s 100 seats are being contested.
- More than 57 million Americans had cast early ballots.
- Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas were among the states with heavy early voting.
- Voters in 36 states are also electing governors.
- Republicans hold 53 Senate seats, while Democrats and independents who caucus with them hold 47.
- Republicans have a four-seat majority in the House.
- Haley Stevens, who lost Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, endorsed Republican Mike Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed.
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