Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
67/100
ABC News (AU)'s corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
3
Politics
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Voting still underway; early results expected from 10am AEDT.
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results → expect → AEDT
ABC News is using live election results data from the Associated Press (AP).
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News → use → Press
In this article
Explore full results | Key Senate races | Your questions answered
Explore full results
See the results for every House and Senate race and search for candidates.
Key Senate races
These are the places that will decide who wins control of the Senate.
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who → explore → Senate
Your questions answered
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questions → answer → ?
The midterms are general elections held around the midpoint of a president's four-year term.
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midterms → hold → term
The midterms give voters the chance to decide which political party controls the US House of Representatives and the Senate.
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party → give → Representatives
All 435 seats in the House will be on the ballot, as members of that chamber serve two-year terms.
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members → serve → terms
But senators serve six-year staggered terms, meaning just one-third of Senate seats are up for grabs.
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one → serve → grabs
The Associated Press (AP) has a dedicated Decision Team of election analysts, researchers and race callers, but they do not make projections or name apparent or likely winners.
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they → have → projections
"AP only calls a race when we are fully confident that race has been won — defined most simply as the moment the trailing candidates no longer have a path to victory," the agency says.
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agency → call → victory
You can read more about how AP declares winners on their website.
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AP → read → website
Donald Trump may not be on the ballot, but the outcome of the midterms determines how much power he has to enact his policies for the remainder of his term.
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he → determine → term
If Republicans lose their majority in either chamber, Mr Trump would need to negotiate with his opponents to get laws passed.
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laws → lose → opponents
According to the ABC's chief election analyst Casey Briggs, Donald Trump is heading into the midterms with a record low approval rating.
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Trump → accord → rating
A week out from polling day, the Economist recorded a net approval rating of -27, with 34 per cent of voters approving of the job he's doing and 61 per cent disapproving.
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cent → record → job
That is a lower net approval rating than any other president has recorded just before their midterm elections since World War II.
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president → record → II
Regardless of political stripes, the president's party nearly always goes backwards in the House of Representatives at the midterm elections.
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party → go → elections
As the ABC's chief election analyst Casey Briggs explains, the Republican Party only needs to lose three seats to lose control of the House, so it's not hard to see why forecasters are tipping a Democrat win.
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forecasters → explain → win
Once the midterm results are in, the outcome will immediately begin to shape the remainder of Donald Trump's presidency.
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outcome → begin → presidency
Attention will soon turn to the next presidential election, which is set for November 7, 2028.
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which → turn → November
You can expect candidates to begin positioning themselves for potential runs, as Mr Trump considers how to cement his legacy in American politics and beyond.
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Trump → expect → politics
The Aporia
