Elections

Chairs are stacked after a campaign event with Rep. David Valadao, R-Calif., in Bakersfield, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

A customer checks gas price while he fills up his vehicle's tank at a gas station in Racine, Wis., Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

This photo provided by Kathryn Gamble shows Donna Klocke posing for a photo in Carroll County, Iowa, Sept. 27, 2026. (Kathyrn Gamble via AP)

FILE - The Hidalgo County Republican Party Headquarters are seen, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in McAllen, Texas. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson,File)

Rep. Chris Pappas, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, left, speaks to Aaron Bagshaw and Adria Bagshaw at the WH Bagshaw company, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Salem, N.H. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

President Donald Trump listens as North Carolina Republican U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley speaks during a rally at Gastonia Municipal Airport, Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2026, in Gastonia, N.C. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Postmaster General David Steiner speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the United States Postal Service headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

This combination photo shows Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, from left, Rahm Emanuel, Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. (AP Photo)

A campaign sign in support of House Speaker Mike Johnson is pictured Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026, in Benton, La. (AP Photo/Lisa Mascaro)

This photo taken with a smartphone shows a partial rainbow arching over boats docked in a harbor in Juneau, Alaska, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

FILE - Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., speaks alongside Doug Jones, a Democratic nominee for Governor of Alabama, at a town hall hosted by Troy University College Democrats and the Pike County Democrats, Aug. 18, 2026, in Troy, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt, File)

President Donald Trump speaks at the Republican convention, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026, in Dallas. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)