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Most Americans don’t want to see incumbents reelected in Washington, poll finds

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Chalfant, M. (2026, October 28). Most Americans don’t want to see incumbents reelected in Washington, poll finds. Semafor. https://www.semafor.com/article/10/28/2026/most-americans-dont-want-to-see-incumbents-reelected-in-washington-poll-finds

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A new Gallup poll shows that fewer Americans than ever believe their representatives in Congress deserve reelection before upcoming midterm elections. Only forty-three percent of US adults think their own representative should be reelected, while just fifteen percent believe most members have earned another term. Independents are particularly critical, with only thirty-six percent supporting the reelection of their representative and nine percent believing most members deserve to stay in office. Additionally, Congress faces low approval ratings, with only fourteen percent of Americans approving of its job performance.

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Forty-three percent of US adults say their own representatives deserve another term, while just 15% — also a record pre-midterm low — say most members have earned reelection.

left emphasizes the low approval for incumbents to be reelected
Congress is also struggling with low favorability scores: 14% of Americans approve of the way Congress is handling its job.

left criticizes Congress's performance and low approval ratings

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Leaning: leans left for article 111515 (high confidence, 2 verified quotes) · logged 2026-10-30

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Morgan Chalfant

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Americans Congress Gallup Independents Washington

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Congress ORG · 4× Americans NORP · 2× Washington GPE · 2× GOP ORG · 1× Gallup ORG · 1× Independents NORP · 1× Republican NORP · 1×

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Independents are the least impressed by current representation in Washington; only 36% say their representative should be reelected, while 9% say most should be. Congress is also struggling with low favorability scores: 14% of Americans approve of the way Congress is handling its job.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-30

2026-10-30 · Semafor

Most Americans don’t want to see incumbents reelected in Washington, poll finds · mixed framing

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Fewer Americans than ever think that their representative in Congress deserves to be reelected ahead of a midterm election, according to new Gallup polling, a warning sign for incumbents from both parties battling for their seats next week. uncertain

representative → think → seats

Forty-three percent of US adults say their own representatives deserve another term, while just 15% — also a record pre-midterm low — say most members have earned reelection. asserted

members → say → reelection

Congress → say → job

Notably, Republican voters’ approval of Congress has dropped from 53% shortly after the GOP assumed control of Washington to 29% today. asserted

GOP → drop → %