Voting begins in U.S. midterm elections

People vote at a polling station in New York, the United States, Nov. 3, 2026, local time. At 6 a.m. Eastern Time (1100 GMT) on Tuesday, Election Day, polling places in several eastern U.S. states, including Maine, New York and Virginia, were among the first to open. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Fan)
People vote at a polling station in New York, the United States, Nov. 3, 2026, local time. At 6 a.m. Eastern Time (1100 GMT) on Tuesday, Election Day, polling places in several eastern U.S. states, including Maine, New York and Virginia, were among the first to open. (Photo: China News Service/Wang Fan)
Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2026 shows a polling station in Washington, the United States. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Mengtong)
Photo taken on Nov. 3, 2026 shows a polling station in Washington, the United States. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Mengtong)
Photo shows the U.S. Capitol in Washington, the United States, Nov. 3, 2026, local time. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Mengtong)
Photo shows a polling station in Rockville, Maryland, the United States, Nov. 3, 2026, local time. (Photo: China News Service/Chen Mengtong)
Voters in Maryland will select a governor, attorney general, eight members of Congress and scores of local lawmakers and other officials.