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Explosive spending, ugly ads and courtroom battles set stage for tense midterm elections

By jnorman@statesnewsroom.com, States Newsroom · November 1, 2026

WASHINGTON — When the polls close Tuesday night, the 2026 U.S. election will go down as one of history’s most expensive and extraordinarily ugly midterms — galvanizing record-breaking early voter turnout among a deeply divided electorate. Voters on Friday crossed the high-water mark of 46 million early votes cast…

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Explosive spending, ugly ads and courtroom battles set stage for tense midterm elections

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