Almost 21 million voters cast early ballots in the 2026 United States midterm elections through mail-in and in-person voting

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Democratic challenger Troy Jackson made Donald Trump's trade war with Canada a central campaign issue against incumbent Senator Susan Collins in the Maine Senate race

The Alaska Senate ballot includes two candidates named Dan Sullivan: Republican incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan and Dan J. Sullivan Jr.

Michigan Democratic congressional candidate William Lawrence focused his campaign on data center opposition, the war with Iran, and income disparity

Republican incumbent Senator Dan S. Sullivan faces Democratic challenger Mary Peltola in the Alaska Senate race

Renee DiResta operated an artificial intelligence community notes bot project on X during the 2026 election cycle

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 required state governments to provide Black voters the opportunity to elect representatives of their choice

The Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais made proving intentional racial discrimination under the Voting Rights Act more difficult

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 outlawed Jim Crow-era voter suppression tactics, including poll taxes

The United States deployed additional naval forces to the Middle East in preparation for potential strikes after the 2026 United States midterm elections

Three national generic congressional ballot polls in October 2026 showed Democrats leading Republicans by ten percentage points

Approximately 120 million people cast ballots in the 2018 United States midterm elections

A polling project conducted by the German Marshall Fund examined public perspectives on United States military involvement in elections

Nearly 122 million people voted in the 2022 United States midterm elections

Lauren Voss co-chaired an election interference working group comprising experts in election law, national security, military voter protection, and disinformation

The 2018 United States midterm election had the highest voter turnout rate of any midterm election since 1914

United States election administration is decentralized across state and local authorities under the constitutional structure of federalism

The 2018 United States midterm election had the highest voter turnout rate for a midterm election since 1914

In states tracking partisan voter registration, registered Democrats voted early at higher rates than registered Republicans

Early voter participation among Hispanic voters in 2026 more than doubled compared to the same period in the 2022 midterm elections

Early midterm voting increased among African American voters and unaffiliated voters in North Carolina and Georgia