The Iran war among the hottest searches on Google / What were Americans searching for before the 2026 elections? According to the data published by Google on the dedicated Google Trends page for the 2026 midterm elections, this figure covers the period between September 16 and November 3. This US midterm election period was among the three most sought-after midterm elections in Google history. In the mid-term elections in the US, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and about a third of the seats in the Senate will be voted on. However, the difference in search volume shows that Senate races have attracted more attention in the online search space.