Polls open in closely contested US midterm elections 2026

Lankadeepa reports that counting was underway in the US midterm elections and that the Democratic Party was ahead. Its report does not specify the scale of the lead or which contests it covered.

Lankadeepa says the election selects representatives to the US House of Representatives and Senate. Another Lankadeepa report describes midterms as taking place two years into the president’s four-year term.

WhatNews reports that the election was held during Donald Trump’s second presidency and had become a test of public sentiment toward his administration. It lists the war against Iran, rising living costs, a crackdown on migrants, US support for Israel and the political influence of billionaires among the campaign’s central issues.

Ada Derana reports that voting opened in closely contested 2026 midterms and that polling stations later began closing. It also reports that Trump made a final campaign push as election day approached.

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