Republicans eye US Senate control in tight midterm vote

Senate Minority Leader US Sen. Mitch McConnell holds his ballot after voting in the midterm elections at Bellarmine University in Louisville, Kentucky Voters in the United States took to the polls today, casting ballots in midterm elections where Republicans are poised to make gains and possibly recapture control of the US Senate in a race that could complicate President Barack Obama's last two years in office. Obama's low job approval rating, partisan gridlock in Washington and a US economy that is not growing broadly enough to help many in the middle class are the major issues before voters in elections for 36 senators, 36 governors and all 435 members of the House of Representatives.

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