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2026 Midterms

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Kelly Morrison Wins Re-election in Minnesota's 3rd District with 64%

Nov 6, 2026

This short VoteWiser segment announces incumbent Rep. Kelly Morrison's re-election victory in Minnesota's 3rd Congressional District with approximately 64% of the vote. It directs viewers to votewiser.com for her official social accounts, campaign site, latest news, committees, sponsored bills, and funding data, and encourages ZIP-code lookup for district-specific information. The sourcing is official Minnesota Secretary of State election results. No guests or experts appear; the format is a concise data readout paired with a promotional call to the nonpartisan civic site.

Source: VoteWiser

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Jefferson Shreve Wins Re-Election in Indiana's 6th District with 55.1%

Nov 6, 2026

This brief VoteWiser segment announces the results for Indiana's 6th Congressional District, stating that incumbent Jefferson Shreve won re-election with approximately 56% of the vote. It directs viewers to votewiser.com for Shreve's profile, including official socials, campaign site, news, committees, sponsored bills, and funding data, and encourages users to find their own district by zip code or check latest news at votewiser.org. The segment uses no named external sources beyond its own platform, relies on election-night or early final tallies, and contains no guests or graphics beyond the spoken announcement. The throughline is promotional for the VoteWiser tool as a nonpartisan resource for voter information.

Source: VoteWiser

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Michael Guest defeats Chiaradio and Kiehle to win Mississippi 3rd District

Nov 3, 2026

The brief WLBT segment announced that incumbent Congressman Michael Guest had secured reelection in Mississippi’s 3rd Congressional District, defeating Democratic challenger Michael Sharon and Libertarian Eric Kiel. It framed the outcome as Guest keeping his seat and expressed that Guest was humbled by the victory. The report relied on the station’s own election-night declaration with no named external sources, no vote percentages or turnout figures, and no guest interviews. It formed part of a larger results broadcast covering multiple races on November 3, 2026.

Source: WLBT 3 On Your Side

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Tim Kennedy wins re-election in NY-26 with 65% of vote

Nov 3, 2026

The WIVB segment reports on Congressman Tim Kennedy's re-election victory in New York's 26th Congressional District on November 3, 2026. It plays audio from his victory speech in which he discusses making Hakeem Jeffries Speaker of the House, holding accountable those in Washington, restoring healthcare and food security, creating jobs in Buffalo and Western New York, and congratulating Governor Holcomb on his victory. The coverage relies on Kennedy's own remarks with no named outside experts or opposing viewpoints. Graphics or additional data on vote margins are not detailed in the transcript, though the station's accompanying article cites the Associated Press call and preliminary tallies showing Kennedy over 65%.

Source: WIVBTV

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Sabato Shifts 16 House Races to Democrats, Sees Narrow Senate Edge

Oct 28, 2026

The segment features an interview with Larry Sabato of the University of Virginia Center for Politics discussing his Crystal Ball's latest rating changes days before the 2026 midterms. Sabato details moving 16 House races toward Democrats, including districts Trump won by double digits in 2024 now rated competitive or leaning Democratic, attributing the shift to backlash against Trump, low GOP enthusiasm, Democratic early voting surge, and ground-level intelligence. On the Senate, he discusses toss-ups or leans in Alaska (already leaned D weeks ago due to ranked-choice voting and candidate appeal), Ohio (Sherrod Brown consistently ahead), Texas (Talarico surging), and close watches in Maine, Kansas, and Iowa, with caveats about polling unreliability and rural Trump voters. The host replays Sabato's 2018 blue wave prediction and praises him as a nonpartisan voice. Sourcing relies on Sabato's decades of contacts, public and private polling, and his published ratings. No other guests; throughline is Trump's unpopularity driving a potential Democratic wave similar to 2018, with Sabato noting he wants to 'destroy' that old video clip.

Source: MS NOW

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Sabato's Crystal Ball rates 49 Senate seats leaning Democratic, 5 toss-ups

Oct 20, 2026

The CBS News segment features J. Miles Coleman of Sabato's Crystal Ball discussing the 2026 midterm forecasts. It covers the Senate, where 49 seats lean Democratic, 46 lean Republican, and five Republican-held seats (Kansas, Iowa, Maine, Ohio, Texas) are toss-ups, giving Democrats an easier path to majority by winning two. Coleman notes polls showing Democratic strength in red states like Texas and Kansas but cautions they must hold in final weeks. On the House, he describes 20 toss-ups and highlights mid-decade redistricting as a Republican advantage that yielded only modest net gains of about five or six seats, leaving Democrats favored to take control. The interview relies on Sabato's published ratings and recent changes, with Coleman as the sole named expert from the nonpartisan University of Virginia Center for Politics. No anonymous sources or external graphics beyond the forecaster's data; the throughline is the tight battle and Democrats' structural edge in both chambers two weeks before Election Day.

Source: CBS News

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NBC outlines Democratic paths to Senate net gain of four seats in 2026

Jul 26, 2026

The segment examines the 2026 congressional map, focusing first on the Senate where Democrats need a net gain of four seats. It details defensive holds in Georgia, New Hampshire and Michigan plus targeted Republican seats in Maine and North Carolina, then notes the difficult path through Alaska, Iowa, Ohio and Texas. On the House side, the report highlights two bellwether districts: Republican Mike Lawler in New York and Democrat Vicente Gonzalez in Texas after redistricting.

Source: NBC News