# Live updates: Trump, Vance zip across South to shore up GOP votes

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/live-updates-trump-vance-zip-across-south-to-shore-up-gop-votes/
- Published: 2026-10-29T12:58:28+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T00:37:10+00:00
- Original publisher: The Hill (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6179994-live-updates-trump-vance-peltola-midterm-elections/
- Topics: Americas, Elections, Government, Politics, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Trump rallied for Darline Graham in a close South Carolina Senate race.
- Vance travelled to Texas to back Ken Paxton against James Talarico.
- Alaska opened an investigation into a disputed second Dan Sullivan candidacy.

## Summary

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance campaigned in Republican strongholds on 29 October, five days before the US midterm elections. Trump rallied in Rock Hill, South Carolina, for Senator Darline Graham, whose race against Democrat Annie Andrews had become unexpectedly close. He urged supporters to vote as though he were on the ballot. Vance headed to Weatherford, Texas, to support Republican Senate candidate Ken Paxton against Democrat James Talarico. Trump also cancelled planned rallies in Kansas and Iowa, with Republicans saying telephone rallies would let him reach voters in more states. Control of Congress was at stake, giving both parties reason to focus on contests once seen as safer for Republicans.

Democrats were making their own closing appeal: former vice-president Kamala Harris was due to campaign in Georgia for Senator Jon Ossoff, following a visit by former president Barack Obama. Meanwhile, Alaska’s Senate race faced a separate dispute after Governor Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation into reports that people linked to Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign had helped put another candidate named Dan Sullivan on the ballot alongside the Republican incumbent. Peltola denied knowing about the other candidate or wanting to mislead voters. The allegations remained contested as campaigning entered its final days.

## Coverage

- [The Hill: Live updates: Trump, Vance zip across South to shore up GOP votes](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/6179994-live-updates-trump-vance-peltola-midterm-elections/)
- [CBS News: Peltola denies 'tricking voters,' Trump visits South Carolina and more from the campaign trail](https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/2026-elections-midtems-house-senate-trump/)

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