Election Day 2026: The view from Ohio

NPR | By Saige Miller

Published November 3, 2026 at 4:14 PM EST

NPR's Saige Miller is in Ohio following the midterm election.

Saige Miller

Saige Miller is a national politics reporter on NPR's Politics & Policy desk, where she primarily focuses on the West Coast. She reports from rural Washington state.

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