The Supreme Court and the midterms

With the 2026 midterm elections less than three weeks away, Republicans and Democrats have, unsurprisingly, put the Supreme Court in the spotlight.

“I think it’s important to remind some of these Republicans who are not energized yet that the Supreme Court’s on the ballot,” said Sen. Steve Daines, a Republican from Montana, earlier this month. And while that might not literally be true, as Daines made clear in a separate interview, “there could be a Supreme Court nomination or two in the next two years.”

Recommended Citation: Nora Collins, The Supreme Court and the midterms , SCOTUSblog (Oct. 16, 2026, 9:30 AM), https://www.scotusblog.com/2026/10/the-supreme-court-and-the-midterms/