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it is election day in america. hello everyone i m anderson cooper welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. you are looking at live pictures of voters lining up to cast their ballots. polls are open in a majority of states. at this hour six more states are opening their doors to voters. the big question who will control congress. dozens of house races are considered toss ups, republicans need to win 30 competitive seats to win the majority. in the senate the race is likely to determine control are very tight. republicans need a net gain of one seat to clinch the majority from democrats. more than 40 million americans have cast their ballots in early voting ahead of today. it all comes down to turnout today and the issues. the only certainty is that voters will decide who they elect and who controls congress. we have this consequential midterm election covered for you from coast to coast. i want to begin with our coverage with cnn s jason carr ....
Account all of the issues and that they thud have the right to change their mind. very good. thank you very much, jack and roseanne. thank you very much for your vote. again, anderson, a lot of various opinions out here and in bucks county. again the turnout is expected to be very high. candidates on both sides arek looing for the returns to see what happens here. anderson, back to you. jason, great to hear from voters. two major races underway in georgia including a rematch between brian kemp and democrat stacey abrams. and raphael warnock is expected in atlanta. he s facing herschel walker. and nick valencia is in a polls place in atlanta. what is it looking like this morning? a lot of early voting. reporter: a lot of early voting. in fact historic numbers. 2.2 million votes cast throughout the state of georgia. that is was a record and it ....
There is not enthusiasm in this race as we ve seen here for the last several days. this race has been shaping up as a referendum on biden and the policies of the white house. of course, this election is basically picking up from where we left off in 2020. president biden narrowly won georgia and then the two democratic senators won the runoff, including senator rafael warnock which gave democrats their slim majority in the senate. senator warnock is up for a six-year term and facing a very tough challenge from republican herschel walker. even though president biden hasn t stepped foot in georgia for several months he is in every conversation, every television ad and a quarter of a billion dollars has been spent on tv ads here so far this election cycle. i talked to one voter a short time ago, anderson, she said she is so thankful it s finally election day so those ads are no longer on her television. anderson? jeff zeleny, thank you. a quarter billion dollars, amazing. now to wisco ....