A man prepares the stage where Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico is set to deliver a speech at the Long Center for the Performing Arts in Austin, United States, 03 November 2026. Polling stations in 25 states across the South, East, and Midwest have closed, and vote counting has begun for today’s midterm elections, in which Democrats and Republicans are vying for control of Congress. Polling stations are closing in half of the U.S. states !ACHTUNG: NUR REDAKTIONELLE NUTZUNG!