House, Senate races decide
Nearly 60 million voters cast ballots early, while federal monitors deploy to all 50 states for the first time.
By Elena Vargas ·
Americans head to the polls Tuesday to determine control of Congress, a decision that will shape President Donald Trump’s ability to advance his agenda for the next two years.
Every one of the 435 seats in the U.S. House and 35 Senate seats are up for election, along with hundreds of local races. The outcome will settle which party holds the legislative majority.
According to Pew Research Center, nearly 60 million Americans have already voted. This total comes from a pool of roughly 250 million eligible voters who used early in-person voting or mail ballots.
Early voting numbers do not provide a clear indicator of party gains. Even in states that report voter party registration, those affiliations do not always reflect the specific candidates a voter supports.
The Justice Department is deploying approximately 1,000 election monitors and observers across all 50 states. This marks the department’s first monitoring effort to reach every state.
These federal officials will monitor compliance with voting rights laws, including protections against voter intimidation and requirements for voter access with disabilities. Once polls close, close contests and the counting of outstanding ballots may leave the outcome of several races unsettled beyond election night.
Source: WWSB
