US midterm elections 2026 - in pictures
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CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 03: South Carolina Democratic Senate candidate Annie Andrews and her family react after receiving news of favorable election results at the Charleston Marriott on November 03, 2026 in Charleston, South Carolina. Andrews faced off against incumbent Sen. Darline Graham in a closely-contested race for the U. S. Senate. AFP -
Attendees cheer during an election night event with Adam Hamilton, Democratic Senate candidate for Kansas, in Overland Park, Kansas, US. Millions of Americans are casting ballots for the US midterm elections in races that will determine local issues as well as control of Congress, with all 435 seats of the House of Representatives and roughly a third in the Senate being contested. Bloomberg -
Democratic US Senate candidate and former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper gestures at an election night rally during the US midterm elections, in Raleigh, North Carolina, US. Reuters -
Supporters of US Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed attend the Michigan Democrats' election night watch party in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The 2026 midterm elections will determine congressional control and shape the final two years of President Donald Trump's term. EPA -
US Senator Jon Ossoff, Democrat from Georgia, speaks during an election night party after winning reelection in the US midterm elections in Atlanta, Georgia. Democrat Jon Ossoff, seen as a possible candidate in the 2028 presidential elections, on Tuesday retained his US Senate seat in the southern state of Georgia, media projections showed. The win does not represent a gain of a seat in the 100-member Senate, but is nevertheless good news for the Democrats. AFP -
People stand in line to vote in the US midterm elections at Boulder City High School in Boulder City, Nevada. Reuters -
Democratic candidate for US Senate, Abdul El-Sayed, speaks to the media as he visits a polling site in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Reuters -
Voter cast their ballots in Dearborn, Michigan. Bloomberg -
A voter cries after placing their "I Voted" sticker on a memorial for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, who was shot dead by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in July, in Houston, Texas. Bloomberg -
Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in Durham, North Carolina. Bloomberg -
Voters cast their US midterm election ballots at a polling station at the Bridge of Hope Church in Youngstown, Ohio. AFP -
Voters in South Portland, Maine. AFP -
Orleans parish election commissioner Calvin Alexander stands outside St David Baptist Church, as residents arrive to vote in New Orleans, Louisiana. Reuters -
Badges at a polling site in Clayton, North Carolina. Bloomberg -
US voters cast their ballots at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Arlington, Virginia. EPA -
Flamingos created by artist Matthew Mazzotta outside the Supervisor of Elections building in West Palm Beach, Florida. AFP -
Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic US Senate candidate, from Michigan, speaks during a campaign event at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit. Bloomberg -
Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers greets supporters as he takes the stage at a campaign rally in Rochester Hills, Michigan. AFP -
Mr El-Sayed attends a campaign rally with rapper Common and US Senator Elizabeth Warren ahead of the midterm elections, in Detroit, Michigan. Reuters -
People pray during a rally for Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers, in Rochester Hills. AFP -
Supporters attend Mr El-Sayed's campaign rally with Common, in Detroit. Reuters -
Midterm election ballots are extracted from envelopes at the Los Angeles County Ballot Processing Centre, in City of Industry, California. Reuters -
An attendee wears a "Resist" jacket during a campaign event with Abdul El-Sayed, Democratic US Senate candidate from Michigan. Bloomberg -
Election staff at work at the LA County Ballot Processing Centre. Reuters -
US President Donald Trump delivers a speech marking the end of the midterm election campaign, in Washington DC, the day before voting starts. AFP
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