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US midterm elections 2026

Americans vote on Tuesday, 3 November 2026, in midterm elections that decide control of Congress for the second half of Donald Trump’s term. What is at stake, how it works and the results as they come in.

Updated 2 November 2026
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Key facts
Election day
Tuesday, 3 November 2026
House of Representatives
All 435 seats
Senate
35 of the 100 seats — 33 regular contests and 2 special elections
Governors
39 races, counting three in US territories
Ballot measures
100, in 37 states
Early votes
More than 30 million cast by late October (University of Florida Election Lab, via PBS)

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Explained: how America’s midterm elections work

All 435 House seats and a third of the Senate are on the ballot halfway through a president’s term. What is being decided on 3 November 2026, how a majority is won and when the new Congress takes over.

·Rational Times Americas Desk·2 min read

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US 10-year Treasury yield

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Federal Reserve Board, H.15 Selected Interest Rates (10-year constant maturity) · latest: 2026-08