Photo gallery: Midterm election results and reactions

Winners and losers, US voters hit the ballots to show the world their democracy in action; the Midterm elections in pictures.

By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Vote midterms (photo credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Vote midterms
(photo credit: ASSOCIATED PRESS)
American voters were poised to deliver a heavy blow Tuesday to President Barack Obama's Democrats in an election that promises to shake up the political landscape across the US.

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