Meet The Candidates At The Centre Of Controversies In US Midterm Elections 2026
\n\nOn Sunday, 1 November, two days before Americans vote, a federal judge in Alaska threw out a Justice Department lawsuit that could have frozen the result of the state’s Senate race. The case turned on a retired schoolteacher named Daniel J. Sullivan, whose name sits on the ballot beside that of the Republican senator Dan Sullivan. It was a strange end to a strange campaign, and it was far from the only race this autumn shadowed by controversy.
\n\nFrom Texas to New Jersey, candidates in both parties are heading into polling day under the weight of ethics inquiries, criminal cases, contested allegations and furious rows over things they have said. The ten below differ enormously in the seriousness of what they face, so they are presented without a ranking, and every denial is recorded alongside every accusation.
\n\nKen Paxton, the Republican nominee for the US Senate in Texas, ousted the four-term senator John Cornyn in a primary runoff in May with Donald Trump’s backing. He arrived carrying years of baggage. The Texas House impeached him in May 2023 over allegations of bribery and corruption linked to a…
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