Americans vote in midterm elections with control of Congress at stake
Americans are voting on Tuesday in midterm elections that will decide who runs Congress, the Guardian reports. Republicans now hold the House and the Senate. More than 57 million early votes were cast by Monday afternoon, ABC News reports, citing a University of Florida count.
Americans are heading to the polls on Tuesday in midterm elections, with control of the Senate and the House of Representatives at stake, the Guardian reports. Republicans hold the two chambers. Governors' races and ballot measures are also on the ballot in many states, ABC News reports.
The Guardian describes the vote as widely seen as a referendum on President Donald Trump's second term. ABC News says the results could shape how effective Trump's agenda is in the second half of his term.
More than 57 million early votes had been cast as of Monday afternoon, ABC News reports, citing the Election Lab at the University of Florida. That is on pace to top the more than 58 million early votes cast in 2022, ABC News says.
The party that holds the White House usually loses seats in Congress at midterm elections, the Guardian reports. Opinion surveys have suggested Democrats are well placed to win the House, while the Senate is a tougher task for the party, the Guardian says. A final set of New York Times and Siena polls, published Sunday, put Democratic candidates ahead in five of seven key battleground contests, according to the Guardian.
Trump held several dozen rallies across the country and urged supporters to vote for Republican candidates, the Guardian reports. In Iowa, Republican Ashley Hinson, who is running for an open Senate seat, said Trump's visit helped her draw a contrast with her Democratic opponent, Josh Turek, ABC News reports.
This cycle is set to be the most expensive midterm election on record at the federal level, ABC News reports, citing a projection by the campaign finance tracker OpenSecrets of about $12 billion in spending.
The Justice Department plans to send a record 1,000 election monitors to polling stations across the country, the Guardian reports. Critics have called the move voter intimidation, the Guardian says.
What we know: Voting is under way, and control of Congress is on the line.
What we don't know: Who will win the House and Senate. No results or race calls have been reported by the cited outlets.
Where outlets agree The Guardian and ABC News agree that Americans are voting on Tuesday in midterm elections that will decide control of the House and Senate.
Where they differ The cited reports agree on the key facts so far.