Voters decide Congress control in test of Trump agenda

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 3 Nov, 14:13 · Archive

Americans vote on 3 November 2026 to decide control of the House and Senate during Trump's second term.

Americans are voting on 3 November 2026 to decide control of Congress. Democrats must gain four Senate seats and three House seats to take control of the chambers from Republicans. Control would give Democrats a way to push back against President Trump's agenda during the final two years of his term.

The battle for control is playing out in states and districts Trump previously won by wide margins. Key Senate contests are in Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Michigan, Ohio and Texas. House battlegrounds are scattered across the country. Democrats have emphasised Trump's poor approval rating, public dissatisfaction with the war in Iran and affordability concerns. Republicans have focused on social issues.

Latino voters are expected to be decisive. They helped return Trump to the White House in 2024 and now play an outsized role in the midterms. The path to a House majority runs through heavily Latino districts in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida and Texas. According to an Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research poll from October, about six in ten Hispanic adults disapprove of Trump's handling of the presidency, and about seven in ten disapprove of his handling of the economy.

How it is being reported

• The Latest: Voters will decide control of Congress in major test of Trump's second termElection Day is here.Clickorlando · 3 Nov, 13:39
• The Latest: Voters will decide control of Congress in major test of Trump's second termElection Day is here.News4Jax · 3 Nov, 13:39

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