The New York Times reported that Representative Mary Peltola's campaign and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee participated in recruiting an independent candidate named Dan Sullivan to run for U.S. Senate in Alaska

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In the final New York Times polls prior to the 2026 midterm elections, Democratic candidates led across all seven key Senate battleground states: Michigan, Maine, Texas, Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, and Alaska

The New York Times reported allegations that Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola mistreated staff members during her campaign in Alaska

Haley Stevens, the defeated Democratic primary candidate for the 2026 Michigan Senate race, crossed party lines to endorse Republican nominee Mike Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed

Republicans spent hundreds of millions of dollars defending the Texas Senate seat during the 2026 election cycle

Early voter turnout ahead of the 2026 midterms exceeded early voting totals from the previous midterm election cycle across every major Senate battleground state

Both major United States political parties spent tens of millions of dollars on get-out-the-vote efforts in congressional House districts across Michigan, Florida, and North Carolina

As of November 2026, Kansas has not elected a Democratic United States Senator since 1932

Under scenario 4 of Nate Cohn's 2026 election forecast, Democrats would flip more Republican Senate seats than in the 2006 and 2008 election cycles combined

A final pre-election New York Times poll showed Abdul El-Sayed leading Republican Mike Rogers by 11 points in the 2026 Michigan Senate race

More than $11 billion was spent on advertising across the two years of campaigning leading up to the 2026 United States midterm elections

A New York Times investigation reported that Mary Peltola's Senate campaign was involved in recruiting a second Dan Sullivan to run as a spoiler candidate in the 2026 Alaska Senate election

Polling heading into the 2026 midterms showed Democratic candidate James Talarico leading in the Texas Senate race

A final pre-election New York Times poll showed Mary Peltola leading by one percentage point in the 2026 Alaska Senate race, down from a seven-point lead in the previous New York Times poll

Democratic primary runner-up Haley Stevens endorsed Republican candidate Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed in the 2026 Michigan Senate election

Ahead of the November 2026 midterm elections, the Republican Party held 53 seats in the United States Senate

Democrat Adam Hamilton challenged Republican incumbent Roger Marshall in the 2026 Kansas election for the United States Senate

In Alaska's 2026 Senate race, Democratic strategists arranged for another candidate named Dan Sullivan to appear on the ballot alongside Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed declined to issue a statement regarding the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

During his Lincoln Memorial speech, Donald Trump promised $5,000 checks to every American adult if Republicans retain control of Congress

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed campaigned with online political commentator Hasan Piker during the primary election