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2026-11-03 20:02:25
[US Midterm Election Voting Begins: All 435 House Seats and 35 Senate Seats Up for Re-election, Nearly 50 Million Early Voters] (1) The US midterm elections have begun in several eastern states, with polling stations open in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia; voters will elect all 435 members of the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 senators. (2) The Democrats currently hold 214 seats in the House of Representatives and need only four more to reach the 218-seat majority threshold; the Republicans cannot lose more than three seats in the Senate to retain control. The last polling station to close is in the Aleutian Islands in the west, and voting will end at 1:00 AM Eastern Time (2:00 PM Beijing Time on November 4). (3) Of the 210 million registered voters, nearly 50 million have already cast their ballots early. If the Democrats gain control of Congress, they will be able to shelve Trump's legislative initiatives, launch investigations into his administration, and limit government spending; control of the Senate will also allow the Democrats to block presidential nominees from being appointed.
