President Trump and former President Obama campaign across battleground states in the final week before the midterm elections
Polls
| National Generic View race View race CBS News (n=1749 LV) · Field ended Oct 23 | Democrats 53% · Republicans 45% |
| National Generic View race View race Financial Times (n=1594 LV) · Field ended Oct 20 | Democrats 53% · Republicans 44% |
| CT Governor View race View race GreatBlue Research (n=1000 LV) · Field ended Oct 12 | Ned Lamont 36.4% · Ryan Fazio 27.8% |
| NE Governor View race View race Concord Public Opinion Partners (D) (n=500 LV) · Field ended Oct 18 | Lynne Walz 43% · Jim Pillen 40% |
| OH Governor View race View race GS Strategy Group (R)/New River Strategies (D) (n=959 LV) · Field ended Oct 13 | Amy Acton 49% · Vivek Ramaswamy 44% |
| OH Governor View race View race Beacon Research (D)/ Shaw & Co. Research (R) (n=1592 LV) · Field ended Oct 19 | Amy Acton 50% · Vivek Ramaswamy 48% |
| TX Governor View race View race Beacon Research (D)/ Shaw & Co. Research (R) (n=1398 LV) · Field ended Oct 19 | Gina Hinojosa 47% · Greg Abbott 52% |
| MI-04 House View race RedBox Research (n=787 LV) · Field ended Oct 23 | Sean McCann 44% · William Huizenga 47% |
Follow the Money
Outside spending dated October 26, 2026: $1.1M.
Headlines
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U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost is campaigning in St. Petersburg for Democratic candidates Leela J Gray and Angie Nixon. Frost,...
What to Watch
7 governor races are rated Toss-up: Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Oregon, and Vermont.
What to Watch Heading Into Election Day
Eight days remain before polls close on Tuesday, November 3. With no new candidate filings or scheduled events on the calendar this week, attention turns to the closing advertising pushes and early-vote returns in the roughly three dozen House races rated Toss-up, including contests in Colorado, Florida, Ohio, and New York. Watch the New York 4th District and 17th District races as bellwethers for suburban turnout patterns that could shape the broader House majority fight.
With the candidate fields locked, the remaining days are about turnout operations and late undecided voters rather than new entrants. Expect final polling releases and early-vote data to dominate coverage through the weekend.
New Polls (20)
Added to the Archive (18)
Older polls newly added to the PollingSource database — fieldwork predates the last two weeks. Full results on each race page.
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