US midterm elections 2026
News, analysis and commentary of the US midterm elections that will be held on 3 November 2026
Sex sells and wins votes – and the Democrats know it
Arwa MahdawiFirst Thing newsletter
First Thing: Supreme court threatens midterms mail-in voting as it backs Trump planKansas has not elected a Democrat to the US Senate since 1932. Will that change in November?
Darline Graham and Ralph Norman head to South Carolina’s Senate runoff
US politics live with Shrai Popat
Gavin Newsom says California will sue Trump administration again to block ‘Orwellian rules’ meant to curb mail-in voting – as it happenedThis live blog is now closed.
US supreme court rules Trump can proceed with crackdown on mail-in voting
Justices’ ruling comes after lower courts had blocked president’s election order ahead of November midterms
From Arizona to Wisconsin, election deniers are vying for office nationwide
Devastation, doubt and blame: Hurricane Helene looms over North Carolina’s US Senate race
Ex-mayor Dan Sullivan supports incumbent Dan Sullivan’s Senate bid against third Dan Sullivan
Trump’s continued distrust in election integrity has experts eyeing his next move
President’s speech, declassification of documents and heightened claims of noncitizen voting have experts concerned
Persuasion, denial and bluster: Trump ‘stuck’ on Iran war ahead of elections
As the president tries to extract the US from his Iran war quagmire, leadership in Tehran is only too happy to crush his midterm dreams
Voting rights experts skeptical over Trump pledge of 1,000 election monitors
Department of Justice plan raises questions over its ability to recruit so many people – and what they would do
Website behind widely shared fake election polls run by 21-year-old
From McDonald’s to Congress: can a former fry cook flip a key district for Democrats?
US politics live
Republicans reportedly fear datacenter backlash could cost them Ohio Senate seat – as it happenedMike Lindell offers to fund recount in Minnesota Republican primary for governor
Another democratic socialist victory – Angie Nixon in Florida – sends shock waves through party establishment
Republican senator Dan Sullivan and Democrat Mary Peltola advance in Alaska Senate primary
This Week in Trumpland
Unhinged White House response shows senator’s ‘Natalie’ barb struck a nerveA democratic socialist win and losses for Trump allies: takeaways from primaries in three key states
About 292 results for US midterm elections 2026 
