professor of political science at Northeastern University
4 stories from The GOP Files, newest first. Last in the news Nov 3.
Republicans hold a 218-214 House edge and a 53-45 Senate majority as voting begins. NPR's guide to four kinds of House races and a final AtlasIntel survey of ten Senate contests frame what to watch tonight.
Democrats need to flip three House seats and four Senate seats to take control. More than 54 million ballots were already cast, and the closest races may not be settled Tuesday night.
With one day until the midterm election, a look at the ten House battlegrounds that will decide control shows Democrats need a net gain of three seats to overturn the Republicans' 220-215 majority.
Four national polling averages put President Donald Trump's disapproval near 60 percent in the final days before the midterms, and a state tracker shows him negative in all six swing Senate states. That is the backdrop Republicans carry into Tuesday's vote for control of Congress.
Tuesday, November 3 · The most totally awesome day in democracy
The whole country votes today. Every seat in the House, a third of the Senate, 36 governors, and the people who run your county.
► Find my polling place ● Watch results tonight
In line when the polls close? Stay in line. You still get to vote.
