US midterms enter final day amid voting surge and ballot disputes
Politics · First reported 2 Nov, 04:35 · Updated 07:31
Candidates made closing appeals before midterm elections set to determine control of Congress. Early voting was high, while disputes over Michigan’s Senate race and legal efforts involving ballot counting continued.
- More than 54 million people had voted early; the University of Florida Election Lab put the total at 55 million, above the 45 million votes cast before the 2022 midterms.
- In Michigan, Representative Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers after losing the Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed, prompting disagreement among Democrats.
- A federal judge dismissed a Justice Department lawsuit over certification of Alaska’s Senate results, while President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court to block California from counting ballots from more than 20,000 voters.
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- Early votes
- The University of Florida Election Lab reported 55 million votes cast, compared with 45 million in the 2022 midterms.
- Michigan endorsement
- Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers after losing the Democratic Senate primary to Abdul El-Sayed.
- Alaska lawsuit
- A federal judge dismissed the Justice Department’s lawsuit seeking to block certification if Dan Sullivan narrowly loses.
- California ballot request
- Trump asked the Supreme Court to temporarily block counting mail ballots from more than 20,000 registered voters.
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