The 2026 United States midterm elections are scheduled for November 3, 2026, during Donald Trump's second term, with all 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats, and 39 gubernatorial races up for grabs. The campaign is unfolding amid federal investigations into the 2020 election and voter registration efforts (including the Fulton County ballot seizure and an FBI search of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative), which Democrats and experts characterize as intimidation, as well as the outbreak of the 2026 Iran war in February, which has driven up gasoline prices and become a central economic concern. Trump's tariffs and immigration policies are under scrutiny, and while he is not on the ballot, his presidency is a major factor—recent surveys show negative views on his handling of the economy and immigration. Notably, this will be the first federal election cycle since 2016 where major news networks will use a single shared poll, The Voter Poll by SSRS, replacing the previous National Election Pool. The political landscape is shaped by the Republicans' poor performance in the November 2025 off-year elections, where Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill won gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, and Democrats gained a supermajority in the New Jersey General Assembly.