Nov 5, 2014

With possible Republican control in the Senate, heated gubernatorial contests and marijuana legalization on the ballot in Oregon, Alaska, and D.C., Americans head to the polls. Republicans are poised to capture control of the Senate for the first time in eight years, and tossup contest in New Hampshire and North Carolina might be early indicators of whether they will succeed.

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: Tina Spann, 49, displays a ‘I Voted Today’ sticker on her sweatshirt with a President Barack Obama logo, after she greeted Democrat challenger for Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, on election day morning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 4, 2014. (Mark Makela/Reuters)

: Democrat challenger for Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf ascends to street level on an escalator after greeting commuters on election day morning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 4, 2014. (Mark Makela/Reuters)

: A woman fills out her ballot at a polling place at a swimming pool on Election Day in Los Angeles, California November 4, 2014. Voters in the United States took to the polls on Tuesday, casting ballots in midterm elections. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

: Republican Senate candidate Scott Brown makes last minute campaign phone calls at the New Hampshire GOP Victory office on November 4, 2014 in Dover, New Hampshire. Brown is running in a tight race against opponent U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH). (Kayana Szymczak/Getty Images)

: Voters gather at a bake sale at a polling place on Election Day in San Francisco, California November 4, 2014. Voters in the United States took to the polls on Tuesday, casting ballots in midterm elections. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)

: Citizens go to the cast their ballots at the South Shore Park building on election day November 4, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Republican Gov. Scott Walker is running in a tight race against Democratic opponent Mary Burke. (Darren Hauck/Getty Images)

: Citizens go to the cast their ballots at the South Shore Park building on election day November 4, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Republican Gov. Scott Walker is running in a tight race against Democratic opponent Mary Burke. (Darren Hauck/Getty Images)

: An activist from the D.C. Cannabis Campaign stands in the street during the midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Washington, D.C. Voters in the U.S. capital and two West Coast states will decide whether to legalize marijuana in a test for broader cannabis legalization efforts across the United States. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

: Voters fill out their ballots at a polling station during the midterm elections on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/MCT)

: A majority inspector arranges ‘I Voted Today!’ stickers at registration on U.S. midterm election day morning at Holmes School Senior Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 4, 2014. (Mark Makela/Reuters)

: Caroline Tiger, center, watches anothter voter as her mom, Mary Tiger, left, votes in the Perry Harrison Elementary gymnasium near Pittsboro, N.C., on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. Caroline brought her U.S. flag for show and tell at her nearby preschool. Precinct Judge Karen Kolias said the precinct had logged 30 votes in the first 30 minutes of voting. (Harry Lynch/Raleigh News & Observer/MCT)

: Voters brave wind and driving rain at the polling site at the Tarrant County Southwest Sub-Courthouse in Fort Worth, Texas, on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (Max Faulkner/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT)

: A miniature U.S. flag rests on a copy of the Bible at voter registration at West Philadelphia High School on U.S. midterm election day morning in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, November 4, 2014. (Mark Makela/Reuters)

: A voter casts her ballot at a fire station that serves as a polling place November 4, 2014 in Climax, North Carolina. U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) is running in a tight race against Republican opponent and Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives Thom Tillis for her seat in the U.S. Senate. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

: Kieran Campion kneels with his daughter Cordelia, 5, as he fills out his ballot to vote at the Presbyterian Church in the town of Mount Kisco, New York November 4, 2014. Americans were heading to the polls Tuesday in the midterm elections. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie emerges from a voting machine after casting his vote, November 4, 2014 at the Emergency Services Building in Mendham, Twp., New Jersey. All 12 of N.J.’s House seats are up for grabs today. ( Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)

: U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) and republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Arkansas waves to people entering a polling place on November 4, 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas. As voters head to the polls, U.S. Rep. Tom Cotton (R-AR) is holding a narrow lead over incumbent U.S. Sen. Mark Pryor (D-AR). (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

: Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks to the media after he casts his ballot on election day at Jefferson Elementary School, November 4, 2014 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Walker is running in a tight race against opponent Democratic candidate for Governor Mary Burke. (Darren Hauck/Getty Images)

: Clay Aiken, Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in North Carolina’s Second District, poses for a selfie with supporters after casting his vote in the midterm elections on November 4, 2014 at Mills Park Elementary School in Cary, North Carolina. Aiken, a former “American Idol” contestant, is running for political office for the first time. (Grant Halverson/Getty Images)

: Georgia Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Michelle Nunn is interviewed by a television reporter while out encouraging individuals to vote on Election Day on November 4, 2014 in Decatur, Georgia. Nunn is running in a tight race against Republican U.S. Senate candidate David Perdue. ( Jessica McGowan/Getty Images)

: Kentucky voters line up to cast their votes in the nation’s midterm election at Northside Elementary School November 4, 2014 in Midway, Kentucky. Voter turnout in the morning appeared to be strong in a contest that features Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) running against challenger Alison Lundergan Grimes (D-KY). (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

: Voters get an ‘I VOTED TODAY’ sticker after casting their ballots on election day at the Red Oak Fire Department November 4, 2014 in Red Oak, Iowa. According to the polls, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst is in a neck-and-neck race with Democratic candidate Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA), and the election in Iowa could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: A man passes a polling place at the Martin Luther King Library on November 4, 2014 in Washington, DC. Voters around the United States went to the poles to vote in the 2014 interim election. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: Sample ballots are seen at the Martin Luther King Library on November 4, 2014 in Washington, DC. Voters around the United States went to the poles to vote in the 2014 interim election. (Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images)

: Melvin Clay (L) of the DC Cannabis Campaign holds a sign urging voters to legalize marijuana, at the Eastern Market polling station in Washington November 4, 2014. Voters in the U.S. capital and two West Coast states will decide on Tuesday during national midterm elections whether to legalize marijuana in a test for broader cannabis legalization efforts across the United States. (Gary Cameron/Reuters)

: Irma Hudson dances after voting at a polling station during the mid-term elections November 4, 2014 in Detroit, Michigan. Today Americans head to the polls to cast their vote in the mid-term elections leaving the control of the US Senate in question. (Joshua Lott/Getty Images)

: Local resident Marybeth Davenport (L) casts her ballot at a polling place at the Jamestown Town Hall November 4, 2014 in Jamestown, North Carolina. Today Americans will head to the polls to cast their vote in the mid-term elections. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

: Democratic New York Governor Andrew Cuomo fills out his ballot as his girlfriend Sandra Lee looks on, at the Presbyterian Church in the town of Mount Kisco, New York, November 4, 2014. Cuomo is running for a second term as Governor of New York as Americans went to the polls Tuesday in the midterm elections. (Mike Segar/Reuters)

: Campaign workers for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst walk back to her campaign RV after Ernst cast her ballot on election day in her hometown November 4, 2014 in Red Oak, Iowa. According to the polls, Ernst is in a neck-and-neck race with her opponent, Democratic candidate Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA), and the election in Iowa could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: A woman leaves after casting her vote at a polling station in New York on November 4, 2014. Americans began voting on November 4, in key legislative elections expected to deal a stinging defeat to President Barack Obama, with Republicans poised to take full control of Congress by wresting the Senate from his Democrats. The party of an incumbent US president historically fares badly in elections in the middle of his second term, and this time is expected to be no different for Obama. (/Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

: Sample ballots hang on the wall below photos of local firefighters at the Red Oak Fire Department November 4, 2014 in Red Oak, Iowa. According to the polls, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joni Ernst is in a neck-and-neck race with Democratic candidate Rep. Bruce Braley (D-IA), and the election in Iowa could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

: An election official opens the door at the polling station located at Pleasant Green Baptist Church November 4, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky. The United States holds its midterm election today, with control of the U.S. Senate at stake in the vote. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Americans head to the polls on Election Day

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