Gas prices could shape the midterms. See the US states where prices have risen the most.
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US regular gasoline prices are nearly 40% higher than a year ago and diesel is up 71% on average, with 42 states seeing regular gas at least $1 per gallon above year-earlier levels, according to AAA data as of November 2 cited by Business Insider. The increases follow the February start of the Iran War and disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz that have tightened global fuel supplies. Wisconsin posted the sharpest regular-gas increase and battleground Michigan the second-sharpest, making pump prices a central issue in the 2026 midterms. Nearly every state except Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New York recorded all-time-high diesel prices this fall, the report said. A White House spokesperson told Business Insider that prices will "drop drastically" once the Middle East conflict ends and said more oil is now flowing out of the Persian Gulf than before the conflict.
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