Path to power: Home races to watch on election night

WASHINGTON (AP) – The list of Republican candidates defending their majority and Democrats seeking 23 seats they would need to take control of Iran's power are coming to power in the House.

After the closing of the first polling stations in the eastern United States, the results will begin to reveal clues about the Americans' position in 2018 in immigration, health care, health care, and immigration. gender equality in the #MeToo era – and on choosing to represent them in Washington over the next two years. of Donald Trump's presidency.

Some races to watch, in chronological order of closing the poll:

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KENTUCKY

The ruby-red state known for Derby and Sweet Bourbon hosts one of the most competitive and expensive races in the country. The battle of the Lexington region pits Andy Barr, Republican for the third term, against Democrat Amy McGrath, a retired fighter pilot. Trump won the 6th district by more than 15 percentage points in 2016. But with the help of carefully crafted and viral campaign ads, McGrath keeps the benefit on the fundraiser of the campaign.

The polls close at 7 pm

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VIRGINIA

Representative Dave Brat won his seat after upsetting House Majority Leader Eric Cantor during the 2014 Republican primary. It is now Brat's turn to fight for re-election in the region. from Richmond against Democrat Abigail Spanberger, a former CIA official who is one of the women who signed up for Congress for a record number this year.

The polls close at 7 pm

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NORTH CAROLINA

The 9th District of North Carolina became a key player in the elections when Reverend Mark Harris narrowly ousted three-term Rep. Robert Pittenger at the GOP primary, giving Democrats greater openness to a territory. solid red. The Democrats responded with Dan McCready, a war veteran of Iraq, founder of a solar energy company, and a graduate of Harvard Business School. Trump won the district by 12 points and a Democrat has not been elected to represent him since John F. Kennedy was president.

The polls close at 19:30

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OHIO

It's a rematch in the 12th district of central Ohio between Republican Troy Balderson and Democrat Danny O'Connor. Balderson won control of the short-term seat in August in a special election after the retirement of Republican Pat Tiberi. Republicans in the district seem divided over the president, making the seat vulnerable to a democrat who, like O & # 39; Connor, has backed some Republican ideas. He is engaged to a Republican who calls himself a "Dannycrat".

The polls close at 19:30

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FLORIDA

Republicans and national democrats are devoting significant resources to the 27th district of the Miami area, occupied since 1989 by retired Republican Ileana Ros-Lehtinen. Democratic candidate Donna Shalala, secretary of health and social services, stepped up her advertising in Spanish and Hillary Clinton campaigned for her. But she faces a daunting challenge from her Republican opponent, Maria Elvira Salazar, a Cuban-American journalist and former audiovisual journalist who, unlike Shalala, speaks Spanish. Although Trump won Florida in 2016, Clinton won this congressional district by almost 20 points.

Polling stations close at 8:00 pm

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NEW JERSEY

With California and Pennsylvania, New Jersey filled with suburbs is a key battleground for control of the home. Frank LoBiondo and Rodney Frelinghuysen, former Republican representatives, have left two vacant seats and could give way to Democrats.

Closely watch the 3rd district south of Trenton, which has voted twice for President Barack Obama but who chose Trump about 6 percentage points. Tom MacArthur, Republican Representative, is fighting for reelection and has contributed to the conclusion of an agreement that pushed the GOP's "Obamacare" bill to repeal the bill (he failed the Senate). His Democratic opponent is political newcomer Andy Kim, a member of the National Security Council under Obama who has worked in Afghanistan.

Polling stations close at 8 pm

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PENNSYLVANIA

Democrats have particular reasons to believe that they can upset six seats in Keystone State. In January, a decision of the state Supreme Court rejected the boundaries of six-year-old congressional districts deemed unconstitutionally favorable to Republicans. The replacement districts approved by the Democratic majority of the court have created more competitive competitions.

A key race is taking place in the suburbs of Philadelphia. First-year Republican Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, a former FBI agent, has a centrist ballot record and has explicitly tried to distance himself from Trump. He is facing Scott Wallace, a long-time Democratic Party donor who has co-chaired the Wallace Global Fund, a Washington, DC-based organization that supports liberal social movements. He largely finances his campaign and surpbades Fitzpatrick by almost 5 times in the July-September quarter.

Polling stations close at 8:00 pm EST.

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KANSAS

Nancy Pelosi, Democrat leader of Trump and House, dominates a race in northeastern Kansas. This is where Democrat Paul Davis, the former leader of the state's minority, and Republican Steve Watkins, an army veteran and engineer, vie for the vacancy by retiring Democratic Representative Lynn Jenkins . Davis said he would not support Pelosi as president if Democrats won the House. And Republicans were hoping that Trump's visit to Topeka last month would bolster Republican Steve Watkins, who has been confronted with questions about his claims about his qualifications and background.

The polls close at 9 pm

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MINNESOTA

Four seats in the House could rock from one party to another in this traditionally democratic stronghold.

To convince yourself of democratic gains, look at the burgeoning suburbs of the state. Clinton won the 3rd district of Minnesota in western Minnesota by 9 percentage points. GOP representative Erik Paulsen is under pressure from Democrat Dean Phillips. Paulsen avoided Trump's recent rally in Rochester and his summer rally in Duluth. He said he wrote on behalf of Marco Rubio in the 2016 election. Trump nevertheless approved Paulsen last month.

The polls close at 9 pm

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NEW MEXICO

Representative of Republican Steve Pearce, candidate for governor, opens his seat in the 2nd district. It presents an overview of the party situation along the border with Mexico, where registered Democrats outnumber Republicans. Pearce has attracted support from Hispanics and oil and gas interests in the region. But the race between Democrat Xochitl Torres Small and GOP opponent, Yyvette Herrell, has focused on pressing issues such as immigration and guns. Torres Small has collected more than five times the proceeds of the campaign drawn by Herrell.

The polls close at 9 pm EST.

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NEW YORK

This state of a deep blue shows how Trump's race and influence manifest in the president's original state.

North of New York, in the 19th district, an announcement last month by the National Republican Congress Committee showed excerpts from Democrat Antonio Delgado performing songs from his 2006 rap album under his stage name, AD The Voice. Delgado, an academic and graduate of Harvard Law School, said his opponent, Rep. John Faso, was using racial attacks to alienate him, a black candidate for the first time in a 90 percent white district. Voters are also divided between Democrats, Republicans and Independents, and have gone twice for Obama but have favored Trump.

And in the 22nd district of the Buffalo area, Claudia Tenney, Trump's first representative, makes comparisons with the president by recklessly suggesting that some mbad murderers are Democrats and promoting a petition for shut up Clinton. But in a close race against Democrat Anthony Brindisi, she moved to a softer tone of bipartisanship. Brindisi, a member of the state, argues that Tenney's hyper-partisan approach undermines his claim to work across the corridor. Trump beat Clinton by almost 16 percentage points here.

The polls close at 9 pm EST.

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IOWA

A race in Iowa proposes to determine if a Trump style defender for immigration limits can win.

Republican Rep. Steve King remains discreet in his candidacy for a ninth term in the House. His success is suddenly questioned after being plagued by controversy for his support of white nationalists. But the Democrats, already hoping to overthrow two other seats in the Iowa delegation of four, have a difficult course to reach in the 4th district that voted for Trump at 27 percent. In an unusual move, the GOP campaign leader condemned King the week before the elections, but it is unclear whether critics will boost his Democratic opponent, J.D. Scholten.

The polls close at 10:00 am EST.

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CALIFORNIA

Democrats have targeted a series of Republican-controlled districts in California that had won Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.

One of the battlegrounds of the nation's fruit and vegetable basket, the Central Valley, is Republican Jeff Denham who is trying to prevent Democrat Josh Harder from taking up his post. The impact of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation hearings on health care and immigration has given rise to a dizzying race in which Democrats have a slim record advantage. Denham, a centrist who voted in favor of repealing the Affordable Care Act, was re-elected by 3 percentage points in 2016, while Clinton won the district with about 49% of the vote.

In another GOP influence test in a rapidly diversifying district, the re-election of Representative Dana Rohrabacher is in question for the first time in 30 years. A wave of new and more diverse residents and divisions on Trump and the #MeToo movement against badual misconduct have been a major challenge for Democrat Harley Rouda. The district went to Clinton during the 2016 presidential contest.

Polling stations close at 23:00 EST.

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STATE OF WASHINGTON

The 3rd District of Southwest Washington proposes to check whether the takeover of GOP House in 2010, organized around a tea party, survives. The Republican Jaime Herrera Beutler, elected for the first time this year and re-elected twice with more than 60% of the vote, was elected best funded by election campaigns by Democrat Carolyn Long. Herrera Beutler broke with his party on issues such as health care. But Long has focused on his references as a foreigner. The district that stretches east along the Oregon border has voted for Trump by 7 percentage points.

Polling stations close at 23:00 EST.

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