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  Hours after Republicans captured the House of Representatives and slashed the Democratic majority in the Senate, US President Barack Obama said in a White House news conference that voters were mostly preoccupied with the slow recovery of the economy. (Charles Dharapak, AP)
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  House Republican leader John Boehner, who is likely to become the new speaker of the House, celebrates during an election night party hosted by the National Republican Congressional Committee at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Washington. (Cliff Owen, AP)
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  US President Barack Obama makes a late night phone call to Republican House Minority Leader, John Boehner, who is tipped to replace Nancy Pelosi as the House Speaker. The Republicans have gained control of the House of Representatives in the mid-term elections, while the Democrats clung onto the Senate, with a reduced majority. (Pete Souza, AP)
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  Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as US speaker of the House, could soon be out of a job after a short but productive four years in office, as Republicans gained control of the 435-seat House of Representatives. (Alex Brandon, AP)
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  Democrat Terri Sewell has become the first black woman to be elected to the House of Representatives from Alabama. (Butch Dill, AP)
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  Ohio Governor-elect John Kasich, celebrates his victory at a Republican Party celebration in Columbus, Ohio. Republicans on Tuesday captured governorships that had been held by Democrats in at least 10 states, including some key presidential battlegrounds. (Tony Dejak, AP)
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  Congressman Ed Perlmutter of the Democratic Party, does a cartwheel at a post-election party in Denver after being re-elected the US Representative for the 7th district of Colorado. (Chris Schneider, AP)
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  California Governor-elect Jerry Brown, of the Democratic Party, kisses his wife Anne Gust-Brown after speaking to his supporters during an election night party in Oakland, California. Brown will replace moderate Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger once the new congress takes office in January. (Justin Sullivan, AFP)
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  A voter holds up a sticker on Election Day in Waterville, Maine. US voters reshuffled the deck in Washington, putting familiar faces in new jobs and bringing a fresh crop of elected officials to the halls of power. (Robert F Bukaty, AP)
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  A young girl is pictured eating a lollipop while waiting as her mother casts her vote in the general elections in Star, Idaho. (Charlie Litchfield, AP)
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  US President Barack Obama speaks during a Democratic National Committee event ahead of the midterm elections. US voters head to the polls for key elections that will decide whether President Obama's Democratic allies or his Republican foes will control the Congress until 2012. (Jewel Samad, AFP)
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  US President Barack Obama arrives to speak on the economy at Stromberg Sheet Metal in Beltsville, Maryland. (Saul Loeb, AFP)
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  Obama greets supporters after speaking at a rally for Congressman Tom Perriello in Charlottesville, Virginia, ahead of the midterms elections. All 435 House of Representatives seats, 37 Senate spots, and three dozen governorships are up for grabs, as well as control over state legislatures. (Jewel Samad, AFP)
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  First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at a rally for Nevada Senater Harry Reid in Las Vegas. (Julie Jacobson, AP)
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  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid listens as first lady Michelle Obama speaks during a rally in Las Vegas. (Julie Jacobson, AP)
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  Early ballots await counting at the Maricopa County Recorders office in Phoenix a day before America votes in general elections nationwide. (Matt York, AP)
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  California Attorney General and Democratic candidate Jerry Brown speaks during a campaign stop in San Diego. (Chris Carlson, AP)
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  California Republican candidate Meg Whitman waves as she leaves following a campaign stop in Los Angeles. Republicans, who need a net gain of 39 seats to retake the House and 10 seats to capture the Senate, are expected to swamp Democrats in a tidal wave of voter anger at the sour US economy and unemployment hovering near 10%. (Reed Saxon, AP)
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  California Attorney General Jerry Brown who is running for Governor as a Democrat and Senator Barbara Boxer who is running for re-election, raise arms at a rally in Oakland. Brown is running against former eBay CEO Meg Whitman. Boxer is running against former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina. (Paul Sakuma, AP)
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  Republican US Senate candidate Carly Fiorina talks to a potential voter as she visits with volunteers working a phone bank during a campaign stop in California. Fiorina is battling to unseat Democratic incumbent US Senator Barbara Boxern. (Rich Pedroncelli, AP)
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  Vice President Joe Biden jokes with the crowd while Delaware Democratic US House candidate John Carney waves while attending a rally for the Delaware Democratic Party ticket. (Rob Carr, AP)
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  Florida Democratic candidate Alex Sink and running mate Rod Smith, laugh as they talk to potential voters on the phone during a visit to the party headquarters. (Chris O'Meara, AP)
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  Iowa Governor Chet Culver speaks during a stop on his campaign train tour in Iowa City, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall, AP)
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  Massachusetts incumbent Governor Deval Patrick is greeted by Victoria Reggie Kennedy, widow of Senator Edward M. Kennedy as they arrive for lunch at Kennedy's Pub in Marlborough. Patrick will face Republican candidate Charlie Baker in the general election. (Steven Senne, AP)
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  Senate majority leader Harry Reid acknowledges supporters during a rally in Las Vegas. (Julie Jacobson, AP)
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  Republican candidate for the US Senate, Kelly Ayotte, is greeted by a supporter during a stop at Popover's on the Square in Portsmouth. (Cheryl Senter, AP)
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  Republican candidate Carl Paladino speaks during a campaign stop in Batavia, New York. (David Duprey, AP)
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  New York Democratic candidate Andrew Cuomo speaks during a rally in New York. (Seth Wenig, AP)
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  Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate, Joe Sestak, meets with supporters at a campaign office in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke, AP)
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  Pennsylvania Democratic Senate candidate Joe Sestak canvasses a neighborhood in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke, AP)
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  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg calls prospective voters in support of Rhode Island Independent candidate Lincoln Chafee at the campaign headquarters. (Stew Milne, AP)
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  US President Barack Obama arrives to speak during a "Moving America Forward" rally with US Vice President Joe Biden in Philadelphia. (Saul Loeb, AFP)

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