US midterm elections 2026 live: Americans go to the polls to decide control of Congress
The Guardian's live blog covers the 2026 midterms as Americans vote on 3 November in contests seen as a referendum on Donald Trump's agenda, with all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats and 39 governorships on the ballot. It reports a US strike on Iran's Qeshm Island on election eve, the Supreme Court ruling against Trump's bid to set aside California ballots, federal monitors at a Somali-heavy polling station in Lewiston, Maine, scanner failures over up to 250,000 ballots in Westchester county, and strong early turnout, alongside voters' reasons from Maine to Alaska and Ron DeSantis casting doubt on a 2028 White House run.
