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This surge is particularly notable in battleground states where Democrats are seeking to flip Republican-held seats.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T22:46:06.588Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-10-21T22:03:29.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-22T01:00:34.703Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":42,"critic":57,"hype":20,"notes":{"trust":"The central claim is attributed to the Associated Press, and specific figures are provided for several states.","critic":"The reporting is clear and holds together, with specific figures and dates provided.","hype":"The language used is measured and proportionate, with no sensationalism or loaded adjectives."}},"tags":["#EarlyVoting","#SenateElections","#Election2026","#VoterTurnout","#USPolitics"],"entities":["Associated Press","Texas","Kansas","Maine","North Carolina","Ohio"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Early voting turnout has increased significantly in many states that are expected to decide control of the U.S. Senate.","Texas has seen a 74% rise in early voting compared to 2022, while Kansas has more than doubled its turnout.","Maine, North Carolina, and Ohio reported increases of over 30% in early voting.","Nationally, over 13 million early and mail-in votes have been cast, a rise from 9 million at the same point in 2022."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Early voting turnout is soaring in many states that are expected to determine control of the U.S. Senate, according to an Associated Press analysis of voting data from two weeks before Election Day. In Texas, early voting is up 74% compared with 2022. Kansas has seen its early voting more than double. Maine, North Carolina, and Ohio have also reported increases of more than 30% in early in-person and mail voting when compared to the same point in 2022."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Nationally, more than 13 million mail-in and early in-person votes have been cast. This compares with 9 million votes cast at the same stage in 2022. The increase is partly attributed to a few additional states expanding early voting opportunities and making more data available since the last midterms. The AP analysis suggests this turnout reflects potential voter enthusiasm in a midterm cycle that has seen unpredictable shifts."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Associated Press analysis noted that in most of the states where Democrats are trying to flip Republican-held Senate seats, Republicans are accounting for a smaller share of advance voters than in previous years. Factors such as dissatisfaction with tariffs, the cost of living, and high gas prices caused by the Iran war were cited as potential reasons for political blowback against Republicans."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on Iowa turnout"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"While many states are reporting increased early voting, the Associated Press analysis indicates a decrease in Iowa. Early voting in Iowa is down about 6% from the same period four years ago, according to the AP analysis. No other outlet reporting on this story provided specific figures for Iowa."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the left-rated or centre-rated reports mentioned the specific figures for early voting in Michigan and Georgia, where the total number of early votes cast is high but similar to four years ago, as stated in the full report from Washington Top News."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"My Mother Lode","url":"https://mymotherlode.com/news/national/general-election/11240872/many-states-deciding-control-of-the-senate-are-seeing-a-big-boost-in-early-voting-ap-analysis-shows.html","headline":"Many states deciding control of the Senate are seeing a big boost in early voting, AP analysis shows","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-10-21T22:54:16.000Z"},{"sourceName":"Independent 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