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Latest news on the US midterm elections, also known as the US midterms or mid-terms, providing comprehensive coverage of polls, early voting, Election Day, election results, Senate races, House races, governors' races, primaries, redistricting, turnout, campaign finance, and the Democrats (Dems), Republicans (GOP) and Trump.

Midterm elections are held every two years, halfway through a president's four-year term. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are on the ballot, along with roughly one third of the 100 Senate seats. Many states also elect governors and state legislators, and voters often decide local ballot measures.

Coverage follows the polls, battleground states and swing districts that decide which party controls Congress. Redistricting and gerrymandering disputes, court rulings, voter registration rules, mail-in ballots and election security shape every cycle, and claims of voter fraud are a recurring source of controversy. Fundraising, super PACs and dark money, along with AI-generated political ads, draw close scrutiny.

Turnout is usually lower than in presidential years, so campaigns focus on energising their bases and winning over independents through rallies, door knocking and get-out-the-vote drives. Key issues often include the cost of living, healthcare, immigration, abortion, crime and education, as well as views of the sitting president. Behind every result are poll workers, volunteers and millions of voters, including first-time voters.

The House has two-year terms, while Senate terms last six years and are staggered, which is why about a third of the Senate is elected at each midterm. Senators have been chosen directly by voters since the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913. The president's party has lost House seats in most midterms since the Second World War, from the Republican wave of 1994 and the Democratic gains of 2006 to the Tea Party election of 2010. The midterms of 2018 and 2022 were also read as verdicts on the sitting administration.

The NewsNow US Midterm Elections feed gathers the latest headlines on midterms, polls, early voting and Election Day, Senate and House races, governors' contests, primaries, redistricting, campaign finance, Democrats, Republicans and Trump, updated throughout the day from reliable sources across the United States and beyond.