Six states will decide 2026. Voters are already talking.
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Morning Edition is traveling to six key states to hear what voters say is shaping their choices ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
The states are Maine, Texas, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio and Michigan.
The midterms are elections held halfway through a president's four-year term. They decide who controls Congress and many state offices.
Voters in these six states could signal how the rest of the country will vote. Their concerns may shape the national debate in 2026.