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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

What is early voting telling us about the 2026 US midterms and what is it not?

More than 700,000 Americans have already voted in the 2026 US midterm elections across at least 30 states, a month before Election Day on November 3. But early voting figures cannot show which party is winning.

The count is as of October 1, according to early vote data compiled by CNN, the Associated Press and the data firm Catalist. Early voting is also underway in Virginia, where in-person voting began on September 18 and runs until October 31, according to local election offices in the state.

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