# Analysis: Democrats are seriously contesting more governor and Senate races across the industrial Midwest and Farm Belt than in decades

https://mins.news/en/item/23508

- CNN, 2026-08-16 14:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/16/politics/democrats-midwest-midterms?Date=20260816&Profile=CNN

> Ronald Brownstein writes that Democrats are seriously contesting more gubernatorial and Senate races across the industrial Midwest and Farm Belt this year than at any point since the early years of Barack Obama’s presidency.