{
  "id": 18046203,
  "title": "US midterms: what happened while Asia slept, and when to expect results",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/us-midterms-what-happened-while-asia-slept-and-when-to-expect-results-18046203",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-03T23:57:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/us/us-elections/article/3373191/us-midterms-what-happened-while-asia-slept-and-when-expect-results"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Midterm elections across the United States concluded on Tuesday evening, determining whether President Donald Trump's Republicans maintain control of Congress. Disruptions due to floods and technical issues were largely avoided, with the last polling station, in Alaska, closing at 1am Eastern Time.\n\nDemocrats entered the election as favorites, needing a net gain of three seats in the House and four in the Senate to secure control. They held a nine-point lead in the generic congressional ballot and had a 94% chance of winning the House and a 74% chance of securing the Senate in prediction markets. Key races included Maine, Texas, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, and Iowa.\n\nVoting proceeded relatively smoothly, with flooding in Florida necessitating the relocation of at least 19 polling stations. New York's Westchester County experienced issues with ballot scanners due to a software update. Taiwanese immigrant Gary Wang, along with his wife originally from Beijing, expressed support for the Democrats due to their stance on minority rights, while the wife indicated she had voted for Democrats in the past but found issues with both parties.\n\nUS Immigration and Customs Enforcement warned of consequences for illegal voting via X, but research has shown non-citizen voting to be extremely rare. The Justice Department deployed 1,000 election monitors, but courts largely blocked efforts to intervene in elections. The Supreme Court rejected the Justice Department's attempt to compel California to invalidate mail ballots from non-citizens.\n\nPresident Trump remained out of the public eye during the election and has not yet indicated if he will accept the results, stating he would if the elections were \"honest.\" The constitutional authority of the states over various election aspects, such as identification and postal voting, complicates the counting process and can lead to delays, with some states taking days to finalize results. However, a decisive outcome for either party could be reached within hours.",
  "summary": "Polls began closing across the United States on Tuesday evening in midterm elections that will decide whether US President Donald Trump’s Republicans keep control of Congress, after a day of voting disrupted by floods and machine glitches but largely free of the problems many had feared. The first polls closed at 6pm Eastern Time (7am Hong Kong time), with most states following over the next…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}