Millions of Americans cast their ballots in congressional elections that will determine the philosophical shape of Congress and set the tone for the Washington political debate during the second half of Democratic President Joe Biden's four-year term.
In Photos: 2022 US Midterm Elections
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A sign reminds residents to do their civic duty on Election Day, Nov. 8, 2022, in Lewiston, Maine.
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Voters line up to cast their ballots in the midterm election at the Aspray Boat House in Warwick, Rhode Island, Nov. 8, 2022.
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A voter moves to cast her ballot at an electronic counting machine at a polling site in the Brooklyn Museum, Nov. 8, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in the midterm election in Rydal, Pennsylvania, Nov. 8, 2022.
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Voters cast their ballots at the Thurgood Marshall High School polling station during the 2022 U.S. midterm election in Dayton, Ohio, Nov. 8, 2022.
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Nali and her owner Nick Edinger line up at Austin Oaks Church during the U.S. midterm elections in Austin, Texas, Nov. 8, 2022.
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Austin City Council candidate Richard Smith greets a voter at Austin Oaks Church during the U.S. midterm elections in Austin, Texas, Nov. 8, 2022.
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Franklin Garcia, line cook and Robert F. Bussink III, customer, recite the Pledge of Allegiance at Chick and Ruth’s Delly on election day in Annapolis, Maryland, Nov. 8, 2022.
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The first voters of the day begin filling out their ballots at a polling site in the Brooklyn Museum as the doors open for the midterm election, Nov. 8, 2022, in the Brooklyn borough of New York.
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Supporters for Dan Cox, Republican gubernatorial candidate in Maryland, react as he arrives to cast his vote at Sabillasville Elementary School, Nov. 8, 2022, in Sabillasville, Maryland.
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Christopher Sandridge teaches his daughter Christina the voting process as he casts a ballot at the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Community Center on the Southside of Chicago, Nov. 8, 2022.
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A man votes in midterm elections at the Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta, Georgia, Nov. 8, 2022.
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Election workers process mail-in-ballots for the midterm elections in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Nov. 8, 2022.
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A voter receives his I Voted card after casting his ballot at the Su Nueva Lavanderia near Chicago's Midway Airport, Nov. 8, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois.
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Jeanette Buchanan works on her electronic ballot as patrons at the Su Nueva Lavanderia put cash on laundry cards near Chicago's Midway Airport, Nov. 8, 2022, in Chicago, Illinois.
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A voter places a ballot in a drop box outside the Denver Elections Division headquarters, Nov. 8, 2022, in downtown Denver, Colorado.
