Voting begins for US midterms amid concerns over rising living costs
Voters cast their ballots at a polling location inside the Edward C. Winston Town Hall Auditorium in Kennebunk, Maine, November 3, 2026. /VCG Voters are starting to cast their ballots in the United States' midterm elections as polls opened at 6 a.m. Eastern Time (1100 GMT) on Tuesday in several eastern US states, including Maine, New York and Virginia. Amid persistently high inflation and rising living costs, this year's midterm elections are shaping up to be a major test for the Trump administration in its second term. Republicans and Democrats are competing for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate.
