US midterms: Six days to go – who leads polls as Trump and Obama rally | News 2026 US midterm elections

Six days before the November 3 midterm elections in the United States, Democrats are ahead of Republicans in national polls, but several key Senate elections appear too close to call.

President Donald Trump stepped up his campaign by holding two Republican rallies in Texas on Tuesday before traveling to Ohio on Wednesday. Former President Barack Obama and former Vice President Kamala Harris are also on the campaign trail in Georgia for the Democratic Party.

Here’s what the latest polls say, what happened on the campaign trail and what to expect on Wednesday.

What do the latest polls suggest?

With less than a week until the midterm elections, a Reuters/Ipsos poll suggests that Democrats are ahead of Republicans by nine points.

According to the Oct. 22-26 poll, 47 percent of voters support Democrats, compared to 36 percent who support Republicans. If we take into account the preferences of undecided voters, Democrats lead with 50 percent, compared to 41 percent for Republicans.

Trump’s approval rating improved by one percentage point to 32 percent, with 73 percent of American adults saying the cost of living was going in the wrong direction.

In Texas, where Democrats have not won a Senate election since 1988, James Talarico and Republican Ken Paxton are virtually tied in the polls.

Trump made several trips to the state before the midterm elections, but polls indicate a much closer race than the president has suggested.

“The good people of Texas have probably never seen so much of President Trump. Four visits in seven weeks, which, to put it in context, is twice as much as we saw in the comparable period leading up to the 2024 election, which perhaps shows how worried Republicans are,” said Al Jazeera’s Phil Lavelle, reporting from the coastal Texas city of Corpus Christi.

Lavelle said local analysis suggested more Republicans voted early than Democrats, but Talarico was also courting Republicans unhappy with Trump.

“That doesn’t mean Republicans are voting for Republican candidates,” Lavelle said.

In Michigan, Democrat Abdul El-Sayed and Republican Mike Rogers also face off in a hotly contested Senate race.

“I’ve always been a Republican, but I became an independent in the last two elections,” Michael Alexander, a Native American who supports El-Sayed, told Al Jazeera.

“I don’t really vote for a party anymore. I vote for the one I think will do the best job.”

Kansas hasn’t elected a Democrat to the Senate since 1932, but incumbent Republican Roger Marshall now faces a close race against Democrat Adam Hamilton.

The race brought Trump and his deputy, JD Vance, to the state.

“There’s a reason why we’re seeing not only US President Donald Trump but also Vice President JD Vance going to Kansas because it’s actually in play,” said Al Jazeera’s Patty Culhane.

The two parties and their allied groups have committed about $71 million to Kansas campaign advertising, making it the most expensive Senate race in state history, according to the Associated Press.

What happened in the US midterm campaigns in the last 24 hours?

Trump spoke at two campaign rallies in Texas on Tuesday in support of Paxton.

In Corpus Christi, Trump pointed to a tanker he said was carrying a million barrels of Venezuelan oil and called it a victory for his administration. He also suggested the idea of ​​making Venezuela the 51st US state. The Trump administration signed an oil deal with Venezuela’s interim leader, Delcy Rodriguez, after the kidnapping of socialist President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation in January.

Trump also announced plans to roll back Biden-era restrictions on methane emissions from oil and gas production, saying it would help lower energy prices.

Fuel prices have become a major election issue as the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran continues. Secretary of State Marco Rubio also joined Trump for a rare campaign appearance in Texas.

In Alaska, Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski endorsed Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins for governor over Bernadette Wilson, the Trump-backed candidate.

What’s next for Democrats and Republicans on Wednesday?

Trump travels to Ohio on Wednesday for his third rally in the state this month, as Republicans try to defend a Senate seat contested by former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown.

The US president is scheduled to speak in Chillicothe at 11:00 p.m. GMT. Republican Sen. Jon Husted, who succeeded Vance when he became vice president, faces Brown, who is seeking to return to the Senate after losing his seat in 2024.

The two are in a hotly contested race, with more than $400 million spent or earmarked on the ad campaign as of Oct. 8, according to a report from Axios.

Republicans are particularly worried in Texas, Ohio, Kansas and Iowa, where even a few percentage points in favor of a third party could swing the outcome.

Trump is expected to hold rallies in Ohio on Wednesday and in Iowa on Sunday.

Vance will be in Kinston, North Carolina, to campaign for Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley, who is running against former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper. The vice president is expected to speak at 4:30 p.m. GMT.

In Georgia, former President Obama will campaign in Atlanta alongside Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff and gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms at 8:00 p.m. GMT.

Ossoff is running against Republican Mike Collins, while Bottoms faces Republican Rick Jackson in the gubernatorial race. Trump won Georgia in the 2024 presidential election.

Former Vice President Harris also begins a three-day visit to Georgia on Wednesday, with in-person early voting scheduled to end on Friday, October 30.

In Wisconsin, Marquette Law School will release its latest statewide poll at 6:15 p.m. GMT.

Wednesday’s poll will also examine voters’ views on inflation, tariffs, the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and Trump’s presidency.