What is the voting for today
The gist
Americans vote Nov. 3, 2026, in midterms with all 435 House seats and 35 Senate seats up.
Control of Congress is at stake, with Democrats favored to win the House.
How it unfolded
- Oct 5, 2026Tennessee's voter registration deadline passed for the Nov. 3 general election; California began mailing ballots to more than 20 million voters and opened ballot drop-off sites.
- Oct 19, 2026Pennsylvania's voter registration deadline passed.
- Oct 25, 2026CBS News' Battleground Tracker model estimated Democrats on track to take the House with 229 seats, in a range of 215 to 237.