Midterm campaigns make final push as early voters hit the polls

President Trump is scheduled to run successful Ohio connected Wednesday for Republicans, including GOP Sen. Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican moving for governor. 

Although Ohio has go much reliably reddish successful caller years, the contention betwixt Husted and Democrat Sherrod Brown, who served successful the Senate from 2007 to 2025, is presently considered a toss-up by CBS News. Polls besides amusement the governor's contention betwixt Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton could besides beryllium close. 

It's Mr. Trump's 3rd sojourn to the Buckeye State this month. Vice President JD Vance, who grew up successful Ohio, has besides made respective visits to the state successful caller months, including 1 past week.

Former President Barack Obama campaigned successful Cleveland implicit the play for Brown, Acton and much Democrats. 

Control of the House of Representatives volition travel down to a fig of battleground seats. CBS News has identified 47 House districts that volition apt find which enactment volition person the majority. 

Of those seats, 20 are presently held by Democrats and 27 are held by Republicans.  

Republicans presently clasp a razor-thin majority, with 218 seats, positive an autarkic who usually caucuses with them. Democrats clasp 214 seats. There are 2 vacancies. 

CBS News' Battleground Tracker exemplary estimated connected Sunday that Democrats are connected way to instrumentality power of the House with 229 seats. There is inactive a way for the GOP to support the House: The Battleground Tracker's estimates ranged from 215 Democratic seats — which would springiness Republicans a constrictive bulk — to 237 seats.

Republicans presently clasp 53 seats successful the Senate, portion Democrats person 47. 

CBS News has identified 10 cardinal seats this predetermination that could find power of the Senate.

Seven of those seats are held by Republicans: Maine, North Carolina, Ohio, Kansas, Iowa, Texas and Alaska.

The different 3 are held by Democrats: New Hampshire, Michigan and Georgia.

At 2 run stops connected Tuesday, Ohio gubernatorial nominee Vivek Ramaswamy avoided mentioning his campaign's caller advertisement that featured Democrat Amy Acton's mother. 

At the archetypal event, Ramaswamy did not notation Acton. He spoke for conscionable implicit 7 minutes astatine Vance Outdoors, a hunting and sportfishing retailer successful Hebron, wherever helium predicted Republicans volition triumph down the ballot connected Election Day. 

He framed the predetermination arsenic a "fork successful the road," conflating Democratic socialist candidates' predetermination wins with socialism astir the satellite and warned it could "infect" Ohio. Around 100 Republicans gathered successful the mediate of the store, and respective down-ballot Republicans spoke earlier him, including the lieutenant politician nominee.

At the 2nd event, Ramaswamy straight called retired Acton for leaving her station arsenic nationalist wellness manager during the COVID-19 pandemic, but helium didn't notation the ad.

Ramaswamy has faced bipartisan backlash, including from Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, implicit the ad, which featured Acton's estranged parent calling her a liar. Acton has said she was abused by her now-deceased stepfather, and her run provided tribunal documents to CBS News and different outlets detailing that helium was charged with abusing her erstwhile she was 12 years old. According to Acton, she has not seen her mother since she and her stepfather appeared for a tribunal day decades ago. Acton said that her parent and stepfather near municipality aft posting bond. 

President Trump is scheduled to run successful Ohio connected Wednesday for Republicans, including GOP Sen. Jon Husted and Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican moving for governor. 

Although Ohio has go much reliably reddish successful caller years, the contention betwixt Husted and Democrat Sherrod Brown, who served successful the Senate from 2007 to 2025, is presently considered a toss-up by CBS News. Polls besides amusement the governor's contention betwixt Republican Vivek Ramaswamy and Democrat Amy Acton could besides beryllium close. 

It's Mr. Trump's 3rd sojourn to the Buckeye State this month. Vice President JD Vance, who grew up successful Ohio, has besides made respective visits to the state successful caller months, including 1 past week.

Former President Barack Obama campaigned successful Cleveland implicit the play for Brown, Acton and much Democrats.