Americans head to polls to vote in midterm elections

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 06: Voters cast their ballots during the midterm election at a polling station in New York, United States on November 06, 2018. Americans are descending on polling stations in droves Tuesday for this year’s midterm elections. Most voting locations began opening between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. local time on the East Coast (1100GMT and 1200GMT), with polling stations in the central and western U.S. set to open around the same times in their time zones. Vermont, however, was the earliest to open at 5 a.m. (1000GMT). More than 36 million Americans have already cast ballots in early voting, according to data compiled by the University of Florida's United States Elections Project. That is 17 million more than those who voted early in the 2014 midterms as polling indicates an energized American electorate. All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for grabs, as are 35 seats in the 100-member Senate. (Footage by Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)