Michigan early voting surges as candidates hold final midterm rallies

Early voting in Michigan for the 2026 midterm elections has surpassed the final early vote totals recorded in 2022, NBC News reported. Michigan voters are deciding critical battleground races for the House of Representatives alongside a Senate election that is central to determining control of the chamber. CNN added that Senate candidates Mike Rogers and Abdul El-Sayed closed out their campaigns with competing rallies across the state. [1][8]

Democratic candidates currently lead in seven key Senate contests across the nation, according to Forbes. NBC News noted that in the 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump carried Michigan by a margin of 1.4 percentage points, which ranked as his 30th largest margin of victory among the 50 states. [1][4]

Midterm elections in the United States occur near the midpoint of a president's four year term on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. These federal elections include contests for all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 33 or 34 seats in the Senate. [9]