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2026 U.S. midterm elections: Quick Facts

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Congress returns to a changed Washington after GOP's election wipeout • Nov. 9, 2026, 7:25 AM ET (AP)
AI data centers took a beating in the midterm elections. A reckoning may be ahead for tech giants • Nov. 6, 2026, 2:16 PM ET (AP)
As Congress returns to Democrats, one likely casualty emerges: Trump's District of Columbia projects • Nov. 6, 2026, 9:29 AM ET (AP)
The Latest: Trump focuses on beautifying Washington as Republicans reckon with midterm losses • Nov. 5, 2026, 8:03 PM ET (AP)
After midterm loss, Trump is left to weigh his next move in Iran war that contributed to GOP debacle • Nov. 5, 2026, 5:05 PM ET (AP)

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Date 2026
Location United States

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Gina Hinojosa and James Talarico toast with Whataburger cups as supporters and photographers crowd around them.
Jon Ossoff stands at a podium outdoors, speaking into a microphone, with a campaign sign reading Health. Jobs. Justice. and leafless trees in the background.
Susan Collins
James Talarico
Voters stand at electronic voting machines in a gymnasium at the West Gray Metropolitan Multi-Service Center in Houston on Election Day, March 3, 2026.
A hand places a ballot in a box with an American flag in the background. Large text reads What's the point? with a blue arrow pointing to the ballot.
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Scott Colom
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Abdul El-Sayed stands at a podium with a sign reading Fight Oligarchy, smiling and clapping while speaking at an event. An American flag is visible in the background.
Abdul El-Sayed
American epidemiologist and politician
Vivek Ramaswamy, wearing a suit and red tie with a U.S. flag pin, speaks outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
Vivek Ramaswamy
American entrepreneur
Senator Sherrod Brown, seated at a desk with a chairman nameplate and gavel, talks with Senator Tim Scott, both smiling during a Senate Banking Committee hearing.
Sherrod Brown
United States senator
U.S. Representative Mary Peltola speaks with an attendee at an indoor event, with people and campaign signs visible in the background.
Mary Peltola
American politician
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks at a podium with the presidential seal, with American flags in the background at a campaign rally in Raleigh.
Roy Cooper
American politician and lawyer
Jon Ossoff stands at a podium outdoors, speaking into a microphone, with a campaign sign reading Health. Jobs. Justice. and leafless trees in the background.
Jon Ossoff
United States senator
Texas Governor Greg Abbott sits at a table and speaks into a microphone during a press conference, with uniformed police officers standing behind him.
Greg Abbott
American politician
Senator Susan Collins smiles behind a microphone at a hearing dais, with a nameplate reading Senator Collins, Chair, and a U.S. flag behind her.
Susan Collins
United States senator
James Talarico
James Talarico
American politician
Keisha Lance Bottoms, in a bright pink suit, embraces her daughter Lincoln as supporters applaud behind them at an election night gathering.
Keisha Lance Bottoms
American politician
Attorney general and Senate candidate
Ken Paxton
American lawyer
Dan Sullivan
Dan Sullivan
United States senator
Jasmine Crockett
Jasmine Crockett
American politician and attorney
Cornyn, John
John Cornyn
United States senator