# US Midterms 2026 latest: Mississippi comes into play

https://mins.news/en/video/111832

- Al Jazeera English, 2026-10-22 21:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDXzZV742_8

> Early voting is surging in several states as election day approaches, with races that could determine control of the Senate. Kansas leads, with early voting more than doubling since the 2022 midterms, followed by Texas, Maine, North Carolina and Ohio. Mississippi is also now competitive, despite Trump winning the state by more than 22 points in 2024.

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