High-stakes midterm election with control of Congress is up for grabs
Nov 3, 2026
A midterm check on unified government puts congressional majorities in play.
Back now to your election headlines.
Millions of voters nationwide will
be casting their ballots today in
these high stakes midterms.
We head back to Harrisburg and John Paul.
You have all 435 seats in the House of Representatives
and the 35 Senate seats
that are up for grabs today.
Democrats hoping to win back control of Congress after two years
of total Republican leadership and control in the White House and,
of course, both chambers
of Congress. President Donald Trump has asked voters
to pretend like he is on the ballot today.
But with historically low approval numbers right now,
Democrats are hoping to ride the discontent to a blue wave.
ABC's Olivia Rubin is on Capitol Hill with the latest.
From Maine to Michigan, Alaska and North Carolina,
millions of voters heading out to polling places this election day.
I think we're close to making some changes in Congress.
I just think it's going to be close.
In Texas, Democrat James Tallarico hoping to make history
as the first Democrat elected to the Senate there since 1988.
They see what we see.
That we're about to win this election.
He's up against the candidate,
President Trump-backed State Attorney General Ken Paxton.
This race is about defending our state and our country.
Key Senate races playing out in traditional battlegrounds like Ohio,
Georgia and Michigan,
one of the most closely watched contests in the country.
This election was never about how someone prayed, never.
It was always about how you think.
My name and my faith are not the reason we can't afford our gas.
With that messaging, Democrats now also looking for upsets
in red states Trump won by double digits in 2024,
like Iowa, Alaska, and Kansas,
which hasn't sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1938.
Democrat Adam Hamilton there looking
to unseat incumbent Republican Roger Marshall.
Voters say they are focused on the economy.
I had to make a decision if I was going to get gas or buy groceries
Trump giving his closing message
from the reflecting pool, seemingly bracing for losses.
For some reason, the sitting president doesn't win the midterms,
but we gave this a very strong shot.
And the first polls close at 6 o'clock tonight.
Democrats need a net gain of three seats in the House
and four seats in the Senate to regain control of those chambers.
Here on Capitol Hill, Olivia Rubin, Channel 6 Action News.