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[[File:Dachau (43964434752).jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Holocaust trivializer]] and [[Democrat]] candidate Shelly Headen posted a picture of herself in front of Dachau [[concentration camp]] ovens with a caption that reads “This is where [[MAGA|Trump supporters]] belong,” ''[[Breitbart]]'' reported.<ref>[https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/at-dachau-ovens-n-carolina-state-house-candidate-says-this-is-where-trump-supporters-belong At Dachau ovens, N. Carolina state house candidate says: ‘This is where Trump supporters belong’], Mike Wagenheim, JNS, Sept. 12, 2026.</ref>]]

[[File:Dachau (43964434752).jpg|right|300px|thumb|[[Holocaust trivializer]] and [[Democrat]] candidate Shelly Headen posted a picture of herself in front of Dachau [[concentration camp]] ovens with a caption that reads “This is where [[MAGA|Trump supporters]] belong,” ''[[Breitbart]]'' reported.<ref>[https://www.jns.org/news/u-s-news/at-dachau-ovens-n-carolina-state-house-candidate-says-this-is-where-trump-supporters-belong At Dachau ovens, N. Carolina state house candidate says: ‘This is where Trump supporters belong’], Mike Wagenheim, JNS, Sept. 12, 2026.</ref>]]

The '''2026 midterm elections''', held on November 3, 2026, but with primaries beginning on March 3 and [[early voting]] throughout October, will decide which political party controls [[Congress]] beginning January 2027 for the second half of the [[Trump 2.0]] administration.  Typically, the party not in the [[White House]], in this case the [[Democrat Party]], gains seats in the midterm election.

The '''2026 midterm elections''', held on November 3, 2026, but with primaries beginning on March 3 and [[early voting]] throughout October, will decide which political party controls [[Congress]] beginning in January 2027 for the second half of the [[Trump 2.0]] administration.  Typically, the party not in the [[White House]], in this case the [[Democrat Party]], gains seats in the midterm election.

As [[GOP]] leadership in [[Washington, D.C.|D.C]] loses touch with the [[grassroots]] and particularly [[Gen Z]], '''[[Dem]]s are expected to win the [[House]] and a narrow majority in the [[Senate]] by taking [[GOP]] seats in [[Maine]], [[North Carolina]], and [[Alaska]], and one out of five in [[Ohio]], [[Texas]], [[Iowa]], [[Kansas]], and/or [[Nebraska]]'''. The [[Cook Political Report]] rates all four of these Senate races as toss-ups, despite how [[Republican]]s currently hold all four of these seats.<ref>https://www.cookpolitical.com/races</ref>  

As [[GOP]] leadership in [[Washington, D.C.|D.C]] loses touch with the [[grassroots]] and particularly [[Gen Z]], '''[[Dem]]s are expected to win the [[House]] and a narrow majority in the [[Senate]] by taking [[GOP]] seats in [[Maine]], [[North Carolina]], and [[Alaska]], and one out of five in [[Ohio]], [[Texas]], [[Iowa]], [[Kansas]], and/or [[Nebraska]]'''. The [[Cook Political Report]] rates all four of these Senate races as toss-ups, despite how [[Republican]]s currently hold all four of these seats.<ref>https://www.cookpolitical.com/races</ref>  

Sen. [[Susan Collins]] (R-ME) is the only [[Republican]] up for reelection in a state won by [[Kamala Harris]] in 2024, and Collins is considered in jeopardy of losing.<ref>https://www.aol.com/susan-collins-election-prospects-dim-160103422.html</ref>

Sen. [[Susan Collins]] (R-ME) is the only [[Republican]] up for reelection in a state won by [[Kamala Harris]] in 2024, and Collins is considered in jeopardy of losing.<ref>https://www.aol.com/susan-collins-election-prospects-dim-160103422.html</ref>

Sen. [[Thom Tillis]] (R-NC) has declined to run for reelection in the [[swing state]] of [[North Carolina]] to avoid a likely defeat. Trump won this state by 50.9% to 47.7%.

Sen. [[Thom Tillis]] (R-NC) has declined to run for reelection in the [[swing state]] of [[North Carolina]] to avoid a likely defeat. Trump won this state by 50.9% to 47.7%.

In [[Alaska]] and [[Ohio]], the [[Democrat]] candidate has a slight polling advantage in early July, four months prior to the election. Winning both of these races would likely give the Democrats control of the [[U.S. Senate]].

In [[Alaska]] and [[Ohio]], the [[Democrat]] candidate has a slight polling advantage in early July, four months prior to the election. Winning both of these races would likely give the Democrats control of the [[U.S. Senate]].

In Texas, incumbent Senator [[John Cornyn]] was defeated in a primary runoff by Texas Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]]. Early polls have Paxton in a tight race with Democrat [[James Talarico]]. A [[Libertarian Party]] candidate, Ted Brown, is also running; polls have him between 1-4% of the vote. Talarico's chances of flipping the seat blue depend on whether Cornyn's voters decide to vote for Paxton, vote for Talarico or Brown, or sit the race out.

In Texas, incumbent Senator [[John Cornyn]] was defeated in a primary runoff by Texas Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]]. Early polls have Paxton in a tight race with Democrat [[James Talarico]]. A [[Libertarian Party]] candidate, Ted Brown, is also running; polls have him between 1-4% of the vote. Talarico's chances of flipping the seat blue depend on whether Cornyn's voters decide to vote for Paxton, vote for Talarico or Brown, or sit the race out.

== House ==

== House ==

Several states - both Democrat and Republican - have engaged in midterm redistricting efforts to create more districts for the dominant party in that state.

Several states - both Democratic and Republican - have engaged in midterm redistricting efforts to create more districts for the dominant party in that state.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA1) represents a swing district that voted for Harris in 2024. Rep. Fitzpatrick was one of only two [[Republican]] "No" votes on the [[OBBB]] in early July 2025.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA1) represents a swing district that voted for Harris in 2024. Rep. Fitzpatrick was one of only two [[Republican]] "No" votes on the [[OBBB]] in early July 2025.

Maureen Galindo, a [[Democrat]] candidate in the 35th Congressional District of [[Texas]], said in a post that she’ll turn "Karnes ICE ([[Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]) Detention Center into a [[prison]] for [[American]] [[Zionist]]s and former [[ICE]] officers for human trafficking. (It will also be a [[castration]] processing center for [[pedophile]]s which will probably be most of the Zionists).”<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/20/dem-candidate-calls-for-prison-and-castration-for-zionists/</ref> However, Galindo was defeated in the primary runoff. It is also worth noting that it appears she was being funded by Republican PACs in an attempt to field a weaker candidate for the Democratic party.

Maureen Galindo, a [[Democrat]] candidate in the 35th Congressional District of [[Texas]], said in a post that she’ll turn "Karnes ICE ([[Immigration and Customs Enforcement]]) Detention Center into a [[prison]] for [[American]] [[Zionist]]s and former [[ICE]] officers for human trafficking. (It will also be a [[castration]] processing center for [[pedophile]]s which will probably be most of the Zionists).”<ref>https://www.dailysignal.com/2026/05/20/dem-candidate-calls-for-prison-and-castration-for-zionists/</ref> However, Galindo was defeated in the primary runoff. It is also worth noting that it appears she was being funded by Republican PACs in an attempt to field a weaker candidate for the Democratic Party.

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