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Tennessee officials urge caution over ballot problems; Sen. Heidi Campbell calls for election officials to resolve complaints that voting machines default to candidates people did not want to select.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Eight days into early voting, turnout for Tennessee's Nov. 3 midterm election is more than 57% higher than in 2022, with more than 665,600 ballots cast, but lags 2018.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
Colorado Newsline wants to hear Coloradans' questions or concerns about voting, and reports more than 730,000 ballots already returned ahead of the Nov. 3 election, with turnout on pace to rise.
Source: States Newsroom (News From The States) (newsfromthestates.com)
NY sheriffs push to keep working with ICE, and a 66-year-old woman is charged with voting after discovering she is not a U.S. citizen.
Source: Documented (documentedny.com)
State judicial races are on the ballot in November, with State Supreme Court races in 24 states, half of them retention elections in which voters decide whether an incumbent judge should remain.
Source: The Hill (thehill.com)
Vox reports polls show young voters have soured on President Donald Trump and the Republican Party since his 2024 victory.
Source: Vox (vox.com)
Axios reports 2026 midterm campaigns use other people's family tragedies in attack ads, sometimes over the objections of the families themselves.
Source: Axios (axios.com)
Inside Climate News reports Republicans are courting Iowa farmers with fuel plans ahead of the midterms as top Trump administration officials have traveled to Iowa.
Source: Inside Climate News (insideclimatenews.org)
A super PAC aligned with the data center industry made Darline Graham its first bet in a South Carolina Senate race, per the item.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
The New York Times reports on who's winning the race for Congress eight days from the midterms, with the state of play as of Oct. 26.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The New York Times reports 11 midterm races could shape the progressive movement's future as the left says its populist message can attract moderates and conservatives on Election Day.
Source: The New York Times (nytimes.com)
The New York Times reports on 11 midterm races that could shape the progressive movement's future; the left says its populist message can attract moderates and conservatives.
Source: The New York Times Politics (nytimes.com)
Stateline reports that rising costs of healthcare, gas and groceries during Trump's second term have put Republicans on defense in races across the country ahead of November's midterm elections.
Source: Stateline (stateline.org)
On 3 November, US citizens will decide whether Republicans retain control of Congress or Democrats come to power in the US midterm elections.
Source: The Guardian US (theguardian.com)
A Votebeat news analysis says the 2026 midterms will also decide who runs elections in 29 states.
Source: Votebeat (votebeat.org)
Grist reports that clean energy opponents in Michigan are backing a climate activist for Congress who helped found the Sunrise Movement and is running against data centers and large-scale solar.
Source: Grist (grist.org)
CBS News reports President Trump attacked El-Sayed over his faith during a Port Huron rally for Republican candidates ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
Source: CBS News (cbsnews.com)
Fifteen young Canadians say their government's failure to curb emissions violates their constitutional right to life, liberty, and security.
Source: Grist (grist.org)
Fifteen young Canadians say their government's failure to curb emissions violates their constitutional right to life, liberty, and security.
Source: Grist (grist.org)
PA SB 478, an act establishing an Office of Employee Ownership and providing technical and financial assistance to employee-owned enterprises, was referred to Commerce on 2026-10-05.
Source: Open States API v3: recently updated state bills (openstates.org) · Status and sponsor