Queues, smiles and Uncle Sam: The US midterms in pictures
Millions of Americans are voting in the 2026 midterm elections, which will determine control of Congress for the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency.
From queues at polling stations to enthusiastic supporters, here is a look at election day and the final days of the campaign in pictures.
Long lines formed in Fairfax in Northern Viginia.
Some cast their votes with their three-month-olds.
A woman casts her vote in suburban Detroit in Michigan, where Abdul El-Sayed (D) is up against former congressman Mike Rogers (R) in a closely watched Senate race.
Voters have been casting their votes in unusual places – including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Arlington, Virginia.
Voters in Nevada waited in line at Boulder City High School to cast their votes
Some seemed happy to cast their vote after months of politicians’ campaigns.
Others got up early to vote, like this man in Brooklyn, New York.
Some candidates, like Michigan’s Abdul-El-Sayed (D), appeared for a final round of campaign rallies on Monday.
Iowa’s Ashley Hinson (R), who is running for Senate, smiled for the cameras before giving a campaign speech in Dubuque on Sunday.
Supporters turned up to hear her speak.
In Texas, Democrats have pinned their hopes on Senate candidate James Talarico, who looked upbeat at his final rally on Monday.
Supporters listened intently to his speech.
A few days earlier, US President Donald Trump turned up to support Talarico’s opponent, Ken Paxton.
Another Republican candidate for Senate, Maine’s Susan Collins, the incumbent, greeted supporters at a market on Monday.
While in Georgia, the Democratic senator running for re-election, Jon Ossoff, also turned out to speak to voters on Monday.
A supporter dressed as Uncle Sam professed his support for Democratic Senate candidate Josh Turek in Iowa on Sunday.
Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers of Michigan appeared against a backdrop of American flags in the final days of campaigning.
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