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NEWS — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s policy of collecting state voter rolls and comparing them with federal data to identify suspected noncitizens, citing unlawful data-sharing and inaccurate databases.
Democratic Senate candidate quality could decide control this cycle.
Across all Senate and governor races, the parties roughly even out vs. the generic ballot. But in the competitive Senate races, Democrats are overperforming and favored in 10 of 14.
Across the country, differences between generic ballot and individual statewide race polling roughly average out. But Democrats could stand to gain from their overperformers in competitive districts, write @juanfwulff and @JordanSchwartz.
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Iowa U.S. Senate 🌽
As of Oct. 21, 2026
Total votes cast: 119,989 (+30,394)
8.5% of projected final turnout.
Modeled 2026 Vote:
🔵 Josh Turek: 58.3% - 67.3%
🔴 Ashley Hinson: 30.7% - 39.7%
Very few votes have been counted and remaining votes in Iowa will be much more Republican. We rate this race as Tilt R.
Florida Early Vote Tracking ☀️
As of Oct. 21, 2026
Total mail votes: 1,339,338 (+278,033)
18.5% of projected final turnout.
Party Registration:
🔵 Democratic: 558,662 (41.7%)
🔴 Republican: 497,319 (37.1%)
Republicans continue to cut into the Democratic firewall, and should flip it within the next week before building a lead of their own.
NEWS — President Trump will hold a rally in Corinth, Mississippi, on Monday, per @magnoliatribune.
The announcement comes as @Axios reports that Senate Republicans are increasingly concerned about Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith’s re-election bid against Democrat Scott Colom.
Democrats have announced a $1.2 million ad buy supporting Colom.
Partisanship Score of Texas Early Voters (Days 1-2)
🔵 Voted in 2024: D+5.6
🔵 Didn't Vote in 2024: D+19.4
Perhaps most concerning for Paxton (and Abbott), low propensity voters turning out so far have very, very Democratic profiles.
10/21 Forecast Update
VoteHub's generic ballot average remains steady at D+8 to D+9, making Democrats overwhelming favorites to win the U.S. House and very narrow favorites in the Senate.
🔵 U.S. Senate: 60.1% (+1.3% since October 1)
🔵 U.S. House: 87.4% (+1.7% since October 1)
Michigan U.S. Senate 🚗
As of Oct. 7, 2026
Total mail votes: 846,838 (+174,690)
19.1% of projected final turnout.
Estimated share of cast votes:
🔵 Abdul El-Sayed: 57.3–65.1%
🔴 Mike Rogers: 32.4–40.2%
Mail votes are usually blue. VoteHub currently rates the race as Lean D.
Texas Early Vote Tracking: Day 2
As of Oct. 21, 2026
Total votes: 1,445,278 (+651,367)
14.9% of projected final turnout.
Modeled 2026 Vote:
🔵 James Talarico: 47.2% - 56.6%
🔴 Ken Paxton: 41.2% - 50.6%
Our Modeled 2026 vote ranges were unchanged from Day 1 to Day 2. VoteHub currently rates the race as Tilt D.