The 2026 midterms are 6 weeks away. What the latest polls say.

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed arrives at a press conference on Aug. 5 in Detroit. (Finn Gomez via Getty Images) The 2026 midterm elections are just 43 days away. All of the key primaries have been decided. With summer officially behind us, the fall campaign is now underway. So where do things stand — nationwide — in the race to control Congress? Which party has a better chance of, you know, winning? To get a sense of that, it helps to zoom out … and geek out over some cold, h…