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In Pictures: US midterm elections in 20 photos

Voters, parents, and campaigners share the spotlight in a crucial election set to reshape US political direction.

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People vote during the US midterm elections on Election Day in Milford, Michigan. [Brian Snyder/Reuters]

Steve Simpson, who is part of a group dedicated to spreading compassion, wears an eagle costume to attract attention as he reminds citizens to vote on Election Day, in Portland, Maine. [Robert F Bukaty/AP Photo]

Democratic US Senate candidate Chris Pappas speaks to members of the media after voting in the US midterm elections at Webster Elementary School in Manchester, New Hampshire. [Kylie Cooper/Reuters]

US Representative and Republican candidate for re-election Mike Lawler (R-NY), accompanied by his family, casts his ballot during the US midterm elections on Election Day, in Pearl River, New York. [Brendan McDermid /Reuters]

Voters participate in the US midterm elections on Election Day, in Bangor, Maine. [Taylor Coester/Reuters]

People line up to voting at a polling station during the midterm elections in Portland, Maine. [Angela Weiss/AFP]

A volunteer sorts “I Voted” stickers at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. [Yuki Iwamura/AP Photo]

People arrive to vote in Scarborough, Maine. [Scott Eisen/Getty Images/AFP]

People hold signs at the Webster Elementary School in Manchester, New Hampshire. [Joseph Prezioso/Getty Images/AFP]

Samantha Pounder, centre, votes with her daughters, Aya, three, left, and Sade, six, at the Emery Heights Community Center during the midterm elections in Washington, DC. [Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo]