Voters in the US midterm elections used their ballots to express dissatisfaction with President Donald Trump, according to Dutch outlet NU. The broadcaster framed the vote around discontent with Trump as one of the themes of Tuesday's elections.
Coverage from several Dutch newsrooms tracked the vote as results began to arrive. NOS reported scattered problems with voting machines and said the first results were expected around midnight. De Telegraaf, in a live blog, said early results were coming in slowly and that Trump was following the elections with a small group of people. AD.nl published a results page for the midterms.
Turnout drew attention in at least one state. De Volkskrant reported that more votes had already been cast in Alaska than in most other midterm elections.
The reports provide only a partial picture: the available material does not include seat projections, vote shares or a full account of the voting machine problems. The outlets' framing of voter sentiment reflects their own reporting rather than a complete set of results.
What to watch next: as counting continues, official results and any confirmed voting machine issues will show how far the reported discontent translated into seats.
