The Congress
In addition to appointing a president, millions of American voters decided the fate of the elected representatives of Congress, made up of two legislative chambers with equal power: the House of Representatives, where the 435 seats are renewed, and the Senate, where 34 of the 100 seats are at stake.
The governors
Eleven of the 50 American states are electing new governors. The most powerful political figure in a state, the governor has executive power over the many powers that are not the responsibility of the federal government.
Dozens of referendums
The Americans have voted on the guarantee by the States of the right to abortion in no less than ten of them. And in half of the cases (Florida, Arizona, Nebraska, Missouri, South Dakota), the result could mean a concrete change in access to this right.
Dozens of other referendums on various issues have been held across the United States. In Colorado, for example, voters had to choose whether or not to ban “trophy hunting”in this case killing mountain lions or lynx. And in Maine, they've decided if they want to change the flag.
Elections locales
Thousands of positions are also being renewed at the local level: state legislatures, judges, mayors and city councils, counties, sheriffs, etc.
