The typically low-key process has come under scrutiny since Jan. 6 rioters sought to halt certification of the 2020 presidential election.

Today is Election Day in the 2026 midterm elections. Along with the competitive races for U.S. Senate, governor, and attorney general, Lubbock County voters will be weighing in on their U.S. Congressional representative, and state representatives. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., those in line to vote at 7 p.m. should stay in line and will be allowed to cast their ballot. Meanwhile, Congress is trying to renew a large bill of farm and food legislation after the 2018 version expired in late September. But Harvest Public Media’s Macy Byars reports the bipartisan collaboration needed to pass it has been dwindling over the past decade.