Voters wait in line to cast their ballots at a polling location on the first day of early voting for the midterm election following a campaign event with State Representative James Talarico, a Democrat from Texas and US Senate candidate, not pictured, at the University Of North Texas in Denton, Texas, US, on Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. With the fight for the Senate coming down to the wire, Texas is still top of mind for both parties. Photographer: Shelby Tauber/Bloomberg via Getty Images
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What early voting is showing ahead of the midterms
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North Carolina
Early voting is up among Democrats compared with this point in 2024. Republicans have pulled back their spending in the Senate race, where Democrat Roy Cooper leads in the polls.
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Georgia
Black voters in Georgia have cast a larger share of early ballots than they did at this point two years ago. Black voters helped Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff win in 2020. He's now up for reelection.
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Texas
Compared with this same point two years ago, early voting among Latino voters is up in Texas, where James Talarico hopes to flip the Senate seat for Democrats.
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Early votes
There have been more early votes cast in 29 states than at this point in the last midterm elections.
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States at play
CNN's list of the 10 Senate seats most likely to flip includes Kansas, which hasn't sent a Democrat to the Senate in 94 years.
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