Democrats show strength in final Senate polls as US midterm voting begins and even Texas governor Greg Abbott trails
The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which Trump suggested renaming after himself on the eve of midterm polling day, as voter anger over grocery and gas prices driven by his Iran war and tariffs dominated the final campaign stretch.
New York Times/Siena polling released hours before polls opened shows Democrats leading or tied in multiple Senate battlegrounds, with the party's candidates focused on cost-of-living pressures and Trump's Iran war as their closing message. In Texas, Gina Hinojosa holds a 1-point edge over Governor Greg Abbott, 48-47, in the final poll of 1,215 likely voters. Republicans enter Election Day defending razor-thin congressional majorities, with forecasters giving Democrats an overall edge to take the House.
In Ohio, Democrat Amy Acton leads Vivek Ramaswamy by 6 points in the final poll, 49-43, after Ramaswamy's ad featuring Acton's estranged mother triggered a late-race backlash.
