Washington DC [US], November 3 (ANI): Voters in the United States are heading to the polling booths in a high-stakes midterm elections on Tuesday, with more than 230 million eligible voters able to cast their ballots to decide the balance of power in Congress, as election forecasts indicate that Democrats are leading in several key battleground states.
All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate are being contested, while voters in 36 states will also elect their governors. More than 57 million Americans have already cast their ballots through early voting, as per ABC News, with voters also able to participate through mail-in voting or in person on election day. Republicans currently control both chambers of Congress. The outcome of the elections will determine which party controls Congress for the next two years. Democrats need a net gain of four seats in the Senate and three seats in the House of Representatives to secure majorities in the respective chambers.
In Florida, Democrat Angie Nixon is challenging Republican Senator Ashley Moody, while Georgia Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff is facing Republican Mike Collins. Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins is contesting against Democrat Troy Jackson, while in New Hampshire, Democratic Representative Chris Pappas is on the ballot against former Republican Senator John Sununu. Democratic candidates are leading in polling averages across every major battleground state, including Texas, Ohio, Michigan, Maine and Iowa, according to American Statistician Nate Silver and the FLIPR 2026 midterm election forecast.
