South Carolina has emerged as perhaps the most surprisingly competitive Senate race late in the 2026 midterm elections. And on Sunday night, appointed GOP Sen. Darline Graham, Democrat Annie Andrews and Libertarian nominee Kasie Whitener took part in the only debate currently scheduled in the race.

Democrat James Talarico was asked about his very publicized absence from the campaign trail for nine days so close to the election. He said he had a nasty case of the flu and worked remotely from home and wouldn't change doing that.

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After watching the California gubernatorial debate, a veteran reporter said that "if the California governor's race were a contest of ideas, Steve Hilton would win. But it's not." Hilton and Democratic standard-bearer Xavier Becerra faced off Wednesday night in what will likely be their only debate,

Rep. Andy Harris clashed with audience members during a debate with Democratic challenger Dan Schwartz and later tried to have a student journalist removed from a press gaggle after questioning the reporter's right to record him.

Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa (D) spoke next to an empty lectern in front of the state’s governor’s mansion on Thursday after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) did not accept her debate

Republican Senator Susan Collins trailed her Democratic challenger Troy Jackson in a new poll of the Maine Senate race released just ahead of the fourth and final debate.

Candidates faced off in heated debates Thursday night in two of the country’s most competitive Senate races, showing how bitter — and personal — each contest has become.