The United States went to the polls today, Tuesday 3 November, for the midterm elections, a decisive moment for the country’s political balance and for the future of Donald Trump’s presidency.
Long lines formed at polling stations from the early hours of voting in Georgia, New York, Michigan and Pennsylvania, as millions of Americans cast ballots to renew the entire House of Representatives and roughly a third of the Senate.
The vote represents a political test for Trump, who is now halfway through his second term and cannot seek re-election in 2028. A Democratic victory could complicate the White House’s agenda for the remaining two years of his presidency.
The latest polls show Democrats ahead in key swing states, though the president remains confident. In an interview with Fox News, Trump said: “If Republicans vote, we will win by a landslide.”
Election day could also set several historic precedents. Georgia, Minnesota and Ohio could elect a woman as governor for the first time. In Georgia, Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms is also aiming to become the first African American woman elected governor in US history.
Meanwhile, the US Supreme Court rejected a request from Trump concerning the blocking of 20,000 votes in California, while the president is set to follow the vote count from the White House.
Attention remains focused above all on the battleground states, where just a few percentage points could determine the future makeup of Congress.
