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Early voting in US midterm elections reaches record 58.7 million

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China Early voting underway in Tennessee ahead of U.S. midterm elections Xinhua · 7 headlines from this part of the world Ukraine Midterm elections in the United States: a record number of Americans voted early Bloomberg Zerkalo nedeli · 3 headlines from this part of the world Africa LGE 2026: IEC pleased with early turnout as 3.5 million voters cast ballots by 10am IOL (South Africa) · 2 headlines from this part of the world USA Early Voting Turnout Surges NYT · 3 headlines from this part of the world

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Who wrote first

  1. Europe BBC
  2. China Xinhua
  3. Canada CityNews Toronto
  4. Latin America teleSUR English (Venezuela)
  5. USA NPR
  6. Africa Vanguard (Nigeria)
  7. Ukraine Kyiv Post
  8. Middle East Al Jazeera
  9. Russia Kommersant
  10. Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia APA (Azerbaijan)
  11. Asia and Oceania RNZ (New Zealand)

How it is reported

Russia

RBC original
In the United States in the midterm elections filed more than 58.5 million early ballots
MK original
Elections on the nose: More than 50 million Americans have already voted
Interfax original
More than 50 million Americans voted early in the midterm elections
Rossiyskaya Gazeta original
More than 50 million Americans voted early three days before the election
RBC original
Turnout in early elections to the U.S. Congress broke the record in 2022
TASS original
The number of early voters in the elections to the US Congress exceeded 2022
MK original
Trump and millions of Americans have already voted in the congressional elections
Kommersant original
Early voter turnout in the U.S. election broke the record of 2022

Ukraine

Obozrevatel original
In the US elections, a record number of people voted early: what is known about the results
Zerkalo nedeli original
Midterm elections in the United States: a record number of Americans voted early Bloomberg
Kyiv Post
US Midterm Early Voting Hits Record 48 Million

Belarus, the Caucasus and Central Asia

APA (Azerbaijan)
Early voting in US midterm elections reaches record 58.7 million
APA (Azerbaijan)
More than 50m Americans cast ballots in early voting with three days to go before midterms

USA

NYT
Off to the Polls
NYT
Early Voting Turnout Surges
NPR
ICE activity is surging ahead of midterms. So is voter turnout.

Canada

The Globe and Mail
Trump ramps up legal challenges, scrambles schedule ahead of pivotal U.S. midterm vote
Global News (Canada)
Early voting jumps as millions more Americans vote ahead of midterms
CityNews Toronto
Early voting jumps across Senate battlegrounds as millions more Americans vote ahead of Election Day

Europe

The Guardian
Three key takeaways from early voting in midterm elections
BBC News
“My vote still matters” - Americans weigh in on the power of their ballot
The Guardian
More than 50m Americans cast ballots in early voting with three days to go before midterms
BBC
More than 43 million ballots cast so far in midterms early voting surge

China

China Daily
Election Day arrives amid surge in early voting
Xinhua
Early voting begins in California for U.S. midterm elections
Xinhua
Early voting underway in Atlanta ahead of U.S. midterm elections
Xinhua
Early voting underway in Tennessee ahead of U.S. midterm elections

Asia and Oceania

RNZ (New Zealand)
Election Final campaign push as election day draws near
Nikkei Asia
US midterms Early vote tops half of total 2022 turnout
RNZ (New Zealand)
Election 2026: Early voting tips over 1 million mark
RNZ (New Zealand)
Election Early voting surges ahead of election

Middle East

Anadolu Agency
Nearly 59 million ballots cast in early voting ahead of US midterms
Al Jazeera
More than 50 million votes cast in US midterm elections: What does it mean?
Al Jazeera
US midterms: 3 days to go – What latest polls say as early voting surges

Latin America

teleSUR English (Venezuela)
Record 55 Million Early Ballots Cast Ahead of U.S. Midterms
teleSUR English (Venezuela)
Latino Electorate Drives Early Voting in U.S. Elections

Africa

IOL (South Africa)
LGE 2026: IEC pleased with early turnout as 3.5 million voters cast ballots by 10am
Vanguard (Nigeria)
US midterm early voting hits record 48 million

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