# Midterm elections 2026: The Verge's live coverage of key races and tech issues

> Original title: Midterm elections 2026: all the news

- Source: The Verge · AI
- Published: 2026-11-03T15:58:39.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/vlgi4cjnyqkc7xri1welus7op
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/policy/1020640/midterm-elections-2026-all-the-news

## Summary

The Verge's live midterm coverage tracks races where data centers, AI regulation, and California's billionaire wealth tax are on voters' minds. Early reports note a Democrat projected to win an Ohio seat Republicans warned could spell trouble for data centers, and Texas turning blue. Fulton County, Georgia may need to rescan 1,000 ballots after scanner malfunctions.