Polling Stations Close Across the United States
Voting has ended in the US midterm elections, with polling stations closing in all states, starting from Indiana and Kentucky up to Alaska.
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Voting concluded in the U.S. midterm elections across all states, with partial renewal of Senate seats and all House of Representatives seats at stake. Voting hours varied by state, with Indiana and Kentucky being the first two states to close their polls and begin counting ballots. By 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time (00:00 UTC), polls had closed in Florida, Georgia, New Hampshire, South Carolina, Vermont, and Virginia. Polls continued to close in the following hours, starting in the Eastern states and ending in Alaska, where they closed at 6:00 a.m. UTC, marking the end of voting in all states.
On Tuesday, American voters went to the polls to elect governors in 36 states and hold other local offices, as well as to elect all 435 members of the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 senators. Under the U.S. electoral system, all House seats are up for election every two years, coinciding with the presidential election once and with midterm elections the other time. The Senate, composed of 100 members elected to six-year terms, sees about one-third of its seats renewed every two years.
Before Tuesday’s election, Republicans held 53 Senate seats, Democrats 45, and two independents held the remaining seats, aligning with the Democrats. In the House, Republicans held 218 seats, Democrats 214, and one independent held one seat, with two seats vacant.
