Campaigning in the 2026 US midterms entered its last day on Monday, with BBC coverage tracking the closing stretch of races across the country. One focus is a northern New York congressional district that runs from Albany to the Canadian border, where Republican Constantino is the party's candidate.
According to BBC, Donald Trump carried the district by a margin of more than 20 points. Even so, Republicans are contesting the seat rather than treating it as safe, the BBC reports.
That gap between the district's recent presidential result and the current race is the central dynamic in the closing hours. A seat that leans heavily Republican in presidential years is still being fought over, which points to how national and local factors can pull in different directions during a midterm cycle.
The BBC's live coverage marks the final day before voters go to the polls, and the northern New York contest is among the races being watched as campaigning wraps up.
What to watch next: whether the district's Republican lean holds once results come in, and how the outcome fits into the wider national picture on election night.
