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Tuesday's election will determine which party will hold the majority in the US House and Senate, and with it the power to control the president's agenda.
The key races are taking place alongside the first presidential election since the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, but also in unexpected parts of the country after one of the most chaotic periods of congressional work in recent decades.
In the end, only a small number of seats, perhaps even just one seat, will determine which party will have control of both houses of Congress.
The economy, border security, reproductive rights and the future of American democracy were among the main topics of the campaign.
In the Senate, where Democrats now hold a slim 51-seat majority, Republicans, who now hold 49 seats, are expected to score an early victory in the state of West Virginia, creating a deadlock in the institution.
The main races to determine control of the House of Representatives are centered in New York and California, where Republicans in recent years managed to win support with some popular lawmakers, which brought them victory.
Other races for control of the House of Representatives are scattered in other parts of the country, with only a few dozen candidates running. Of these, important races are taking place in Maine, Nebraska and Alaska.
The counting of votes in some cases is expected to last beyond Tuesday.
"We are very close to getting the majority back in the House of Representatives," said House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who is expected to become the first African-American speaker of the House if the Democrats win the majority.
But the current Speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican lawmaker Mike Johnson, says that the Republicans will "increase" their lead.
The race for control of Congress has the power to make or break the priorities of the new president of the United States.
Congress can also play a role in continuing the American tradition of the peaceful transfer of power. Four years ago, Mr. Trump led crowds of supporters to the Capitol and many Republicans in Congress voted against certifying President Joe Biden's victory.
Congress must again certify the outcome of the 2025 presidential election.
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