US midterms: Americans vote in polls seen as referendum on Trump

· DW

The crucial midterms will determine how much power President Donald Trump has to make changes in the last two years of his term.

  • The first polls open at 6 a.m. local time (1100 GMT) in a handful of eastern states
  • Voters are electing all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate
  • Polls suggest the Democrats have a good chance of taking control of the House, but the battle for the Senate is tighter 
  • The party holding the White House typically sees losses in the midterms

Follow the latest developments from the US midterm elections on November 3, 2026: