All 435 House Seats Up for Grabs in High-Stakes National Vote

Vermont breaks the dawn first. Polls there open before the sun fully rises, setting the stage for a massive national vote. New Jersey, Virginia, Connecticut, and Kentucky follow suit at 6am local time, which translates to 11:00 GMT. This timing matters. It signals the start of a high-stakes contest.

The stakes are enormous. All 435 House of Representatives seats are on the table. Thirty-five of the Senate’s 100 seats face the same fate. Governors in 36 states will change hands, too. Voters hold the penultimate power in this legislative reshuffle.

Results will trickle in on Tuesday. Polls begin closing at 23:00 GMT. Early numbers will emerge quickly. But do not expect a clean sweep. Final results might take days to solidify. This is a test for Trump. The polls are the first line of defense. Or the first line of offense. We will see.