More than 48.5 million voters cast early ballots in the US midterm elections, surpassing the 2022 total, Bloomberg reports. According to the agency, Democrats lead Republicans in the number of votes received by 12 percentage points - 44% compared to 32% in states that keep party records. Against this background, the betting agents estimate the probability that the House of Representatives will come under the control of the Democratic Party at 91-94%, and the Senate at 66-68%.