Americans will vote on Tuesday (November 3, 2026) in one of the most consequential elections in recent times , widely seen as a referendum on Donald Trump’s presidency that has been marked by a prolonged war in Iran , rising inflation, trade wars and deep divisions in society.
Elections are also being held for the post of Governor in 36 states, including in Ohio, where Indian American Vivek Ramaswamy is locked in a keen contest with his rival and Democratic nominee Amy Acton. On Monday (November 2), the Republicans and the Democrats made their final pitch to the voters, with Mr. The polling will decide whether President Trump’s Republican Party retains control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the two chambers of the U.S. Congress, or, as opinion polls are predicting, the Democratic Party wrests control of at least the House if not the Senate, also in the final two years of Mr. Trump’s second term in office. Several Indian American candidates are in the electoral fray for posts ranging from Governor to city council member. Democrat Nithya Raman, born in Kerala, is locked in a tight contest with her former boss, Karen Bass, for the mayor’s seat in Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the U.S.. Indian-American lawmakers Ro Khanna, Ami Bera, Pramila Jayapal and Suhas Subramanyam are seeking re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives, while fellow Democrats Pia Dandiya and Amish Shah are in the fray in competitive races to make their debut as Congresspersons. Trump choosing an unusual venue — the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool — to focus on the renovations undertaken in the national capital instead of talking about tax cuts, tariffs and border security, which have been the high points of his election rallies. Former President Barack Obama boosted the Democratic campaign with rallies in Ohio, Michigan and Georgia, which clearly left Mr. Trump rattled. The Democratic Party quickly rallied behind El-Sayed by issuing statements condemning Stevens, who sprung a surprise by endorsing El-Sayed’s Republican rival, Mike Rogers, and appearing alongside him in public.
“This election is our last, best chance of at least reining him in, reining in some of the foolishness of this administration,” Mr. Obama said in Georgia.
