Key takeaways:
- The elections will determine control of the House of Representatives and Senate.
- Democrats are seeking to reclaim both chambers from Republicans, who hold narrow majorities, according to Al Jazeera.
- Voters are also electing governors and other state and local officials.
Americans began voting Tuesday in midterm elections that will determine control of the House of Representatives and Senate for the remainder of President Donald Trump’s second term. Voters are also choosing governors and other state and local officials.
The congressional races will decide whether Republicans retain control of both chambers or Democrats win back one or both. The outcome will also shape how much pressure Trump faces from Congress during the rest of his term.
Republicans have held unified control for the past two years and are defending narrow majorities in the House and Senate, Al Jazeera reported. Democrats are seeking to reclaim both chambers. Republicans, meanwhile, are trying to protect Trump’s agenda on immigration, the economy and the courts.
Images from the election show the contest playing out at polling stations and on the campaign trail. Al Jazeera’s collection of 20 photographs includes voters at voting booths, parents with children in tow, get-out-the-vote drives and last-minute campaign stops. The Guardian also published photographs as voting began.
The stakes extend beyond Congress. While the House and Senate races will determine which party controls the federal legislature, ballots across the country also include elections for governors and other state and local offices.
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