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What’s at stake in TODAY’S election
President
Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain are on the ballot in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Independent Ralph Nader is on 44 ballots, while Libertarian Bob Barr is on 43.
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Senate
Voters in 33 states will choose 35 senators, 33 for six-year terms. Special elections are being held in Mississippi and Wyoming, to fill the remaining four years in seats now held by gubernatorial appointees. At stake are 23 seats now held by Republicans and 12 by Democrats. Open Republican seats are in Colorado, Idaho, Nebraska, New Mexico and Virginia. There are no open Democratic seats. Currently Democrats have the majority, 51-49, with two independents.
House
All 435 House seats are up for election. Republicans hold 199 seats, Democrats 235, with one vacancy.
Governors
Voters in 11 states are electing governors, with tight races in Washington, North Carolina and Indiana. Republicans are trying to chip away at Democrats’ 28-22 majority, ahead of 2010, when 36 states elect governors. At stake is electoral redistricting and the support they will lend the 2012 presidential hopefuls.
Ballot measures
There are 153 measures on ballots in 36 states, including divisive proposals to ban abortion in South Dakota, outlaw affirmative action in Colorado and Nebraska, and ban same-sex marriage in three states, including California — where thousands of gays and lesbians have wed May.
State legislatures
Control of several state legislatures could change hands, including those in Pennsylvania, Nevada and New York.
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