Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 4 November 2026
US midterm election results reshaping Congress
Americans vote in the midterm elections that will determine which political party will control Congress, with all 435 seats in the House of Representatives up for grabs and one-third of the Senate seats. Thirty-six states will also hold gubernatorial elections.
Reuters
What the coverage shows
Reuters’ two live updates are narrowly framed around the mechanics of the midterm vote and the stakes for control of Congress, repeating that all House seats, a third of Senate seats and many governor races are in play. The Independent’s coverage is different, centring on a prediction-led angle and, in its extract, uniquely mentioning that more than $1.6 billion in bets have been placed this year.
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