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Midterm elections: US goes to the polls

US mid term election: US mid term election
Rebelann Barfield, left, and her sister November, sit as their mother Khara casts her vote in the mid term general election on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 in Star, Idaho Photograph: Charlie Litchfield/AP
US mid term election: US mid term election gallery
Jamey Stehn leaves the Hope Social Hall after casting his ballot in the early morning of election day Tuesday, November 2, 2010 in Hope, Alaska Photograph: Michael Dinneen/AP
US mid term election: US mid term election
Gary Walburn, from Ottawa, Kan, votes in the general election at the Hayes Township Hall in Ottawa, Kansas Photograph: Charlie Riedel/AP
US mid term election: US mid term election gallery
A sticker is handed to a voter on Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2010, in Waterville, Maine Photograph: Robert F. Bukaty/AP
US mid term election: US mid term election gallery
Snowmen appear to be waving signs in support of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller on the corner of Northern Lights Boulevard and the Seward Highway November 2, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska. Photograph: Eric Engman/Getty Images
US mid term election: US mid term election gallery
A voter enters a Manhattan polling place as a dog waits for its owner inside to vote November 2, 2010 in New York City Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
US mid term election: US mid term election
Residents turn out to vote in mid-term elections at a polling place inside a luxury car dealer in Beverly Hills, California, on November 2, 2010 Photograph: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images
US midterm elections: Indianapolis: A voter arrives at the polls to cast her vote
Indianapolis: A woman arrives to cast her vote Photograph: Darron Cummings/AP
US midterm elections: Chicago, Illinois: Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias
Chicago, Illinois: The Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias shakes hands with commuters after voting. Giannoulias is competing against Republican Mark Kirk for Barack Obama's former seat Photograph: Brian Kersey/Getty Images
US midterm elections: Titusville, Florida: A volunteer holds up a sign outside a voting location
Titusville, Florida: A volunteer holds up a sign outside a voting station Photograph: Timothy A. Clary/AFP/Getty Images
US midterm elections: Wilmington, Delaware: Republican US Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell
Wilmington, Delaware: The Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell steps out of a voting booth at Cab Calloway high school Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
US midterm elections: Los Angeles, California: Voters cast their ballots in the midterm elections
Los Angeles, California: Voters cast their ballots at the LA county lifeguard headquarters Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
US midterm elections: Los Angeles, California: Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger votes
Los Angeles, California: Outgoing governor Arnold Schwarzenegger votes at Kenter Canyon elementary school Photograph: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
US midterm elections: Harlem, New York: A New York resident walks past a polling station
Harlem, New York: A sign outside a polling station at a school is written in four languages Photograph: Emmanuel Dunand/AFP/Getty Images
US midterm elections: Bowling Green, Kentucky: Rand Paul talks with reporters
Bowling Green, Kentucky: The Republican Senate candidate Rand Paul and his wife, Kelley, talk to the media after casting their ballots Photograph: Tom Pennington/Getty Images
US midterm elections: Centreville, Maryland: Rhonda Dunmyer and her son Robert campaigning
Centreville, Maryland: Rhonda Dunmyer and her son Robert stand outside Queen Anne's County high school with signs endorsing David Dunmyer for commissioner Photograph: Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images
US midterm elections: Wilmington, Delaware: US Vice President Joe Biden smiles after voting
Wilmington, Delaware: The vice-president, Joe Biden, smiles as he exits the voting booth Photograph: Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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