Bullerish · Blog · 2026 midterms tracker

1. 1. Early voting ends in Texas and Georgia with high turnout

   About 7.4 million Texans voted early, roughly 39% of registered voters and just short of the 2018 midterm record, per preliminary state data. Georgia logged more than 2.8 million early ballots, a midterm record and 13% above 2022.

   Sources: Texas Tribune · Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Atlanta News First · PBS NewsHour (AP)

2. 2. NYT/Siena poll: Ricketts 49%, Osborn 43% in Nebraska Senate race

   A New York Times/Siena College poll of likely Nebraska voters released Saturday shows GOP Sen. Pete Ricketts leading independent Dan Osborn by 6 points. In the governor's race, Republican Gov. Jim Pillen leads Democrat Lynne Walz 53% to 40%.

   Sources: Siena College Research Institute · Newsmax (via Yahoo News)

3. 3. Both parties send top surrogates out for the final weekend

   Trump rallied in Daytona Beach with Byron Donalds and Sen. Ashley Moody, and Kamala Harris spoke at a Democratic dinner in Atlanta. On Sunday, Gov. Andy Beshear joins Amy Acton in Ohio and Speaker Mike Johnson campaigns with Mike Rogers in Michigan.

   Sources: Fox News · ABC News · Al Jazeera

4. 4. Conservative legal group files complaint over Maine voter rolls

   The Public Interest Legal Foundation says its review flagged 3,181 potentially dead registrants and 693 duplicates and asks Secretary of State Shenna Bellows to remove them under federal law. Fox News said her office had not responded to its request for comment.

   Sources: Fox News · Public Interest Legal Foundation

Where it stands: every Senate race, House ratings, forecasts and live results

Reporting in this brief: Texas Tribune, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta News First, PBS NewsHour (AP), Siena College Research Institute, Newsmax (via Yahoo News), Fox News, ABC News, Al Jazeera, Public Interest Legal Foundation.