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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.
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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>]]
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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.
  
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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]] and [[North Carolina]], and two-out-of-three in [[Ohio]], [[Texas]], and/or [[Alaska]]'''. There is [[grassroots]] outrage against [[data center]]s supported by [[GOP]] leadership, particularly in several of these states.<ref>[https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/we-just-need-to-step-on-the-gas-ramaswamy-tells-ohio-chamber-forum/ITLSY6FIJ5HBHCHVGEVXNVOG6Y/#:~:text=Electricity%20costs%20generally%20are%20about%2050%25%20higher,of%20baseload%20coal%20and%20gas%2Dfired%20power%20sources (Ramaswamy's statement on data centers)].</ref> In Texas there is an unusually competitive primary race between incumbent Senator [[John Cornyn]] and Texas Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]].
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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 or two out of five in [[Ohio]], [[Texas]], [[Iowa]], and/or [[Kansas]]'''. The [[Cook Political Report]] rates all four of these [[U.S. Senate|Senate]] races (OH, TX, IA, and KS) as toss-ups,<ref>https://www.cookpolitical.com/races</ref> despite [[Republican]]s currently holding all four of these seats and should be coasting to victory.
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There is [[grassroots]] outrage against [[data center]]s supported by [[GOP]] leadership, particularly in several of these pivotal states.<ref>[https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/we-just-need-to-step-on-the-gas-ramaswamy-tells-ohio-chamber-forum/ITLSY6FIJ5HBHCHVGEVXNVOG6Y/#:~:text=Electricity%20costs%20generally%20are%20about%2050%25%20higher,of%20baseload%20coal%20and%20gas%2Dfired%20power%20sources (Ramaswamy's statement on data centers)].</ref> [[Gen Z]] is the swing voting bloc for this election, and it is struggling economically with [[inflation]], poor job prospects, and unaffordable health insurance and college expenses. Gen Z is strongly against fighting in foreign wars, and is dismayed at the outsized influence of [[oligarch]]s. [[Socialist]]s have done particularly well with this voting bloc in [[Democrat]] primaries, attaining remarkable upsets of entrenched incumbents, often by wide margins.
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[[File:2026 midterm elections important issue.jpg|thumb|2026 midterm elections: Most Important Issue: Economy = 39%. State Of Democracy = 32%. Immigration = 14%m  Health Care = 8%. Foreign Policy = 4%<ref name=issue/>]].
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The economy was the most important issue by voters.<ref name=issue>[https://thatpointtoo.blogspot.com/2026/11/2026-midterm-elections-most-important.html 2026 Midterm elections: Most Important Issue]. Comma, point. Nov 4, 2026</ref>
  
 
== Senate ==
 
== Senate ==
  
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Going into the election, the [[GOP]] has a 53-47 advantage, plus the tie-breaking vote of [[Vice President]] [[JD Vance]] as may be needed.  
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Going into the election, the [[GOP]] had a 53–47 advantage, plus the tie-breaking vote of [[Vice President]] [[JD Vance]] as may be needed.  
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Sen. [[Susan Collins]] (R-ME) was 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>
  
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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>
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Sen. [[Thom Tillis</