Over 43 Million US Midterm Ballots Already Cast
More than 43 million ballots have been cast so far in the US midterm elections, as early voting surges. Hispanic voters are helping drive the numbers, which in some battleground counties appear to be ahead of overall turnout in previous elections.
Context
Context: US midterms are held two years into a president's term and decide the whole House and about a third of the Senate. Battleground counties are areas where either major party could realistically win, so they often shape the final result.
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