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Follow the Vote All times are Eastern Standard Time An hour-by-hour election-night schedule of poll Incumbents are listed in bold. Of the 435 House and 33 Senate closings in some key House races POLL In open races, the (previous seats up for grabs, about 50 House CLOSING representatives) are listed in parentheses. and nine Senate seats could switch Democrat DISTRICT Republican parties. The Democrats need a net The Six O’Clock Show gain of 15 seats to win the House Ind.* (2) These early toss-up races could be a baro- and six to take the Senate. meter for the night. If Republicans win, Dems may Ind.* (8) not make inroads. If Dems win a couple, it could Ind.* (9) Michael Sodrel foreshadow a big night for them. Family Affair *Closing time for most of the state Christine Jennings Fla.* (13) Open House seats vacated by Reps. Note: Shelley Sekula Gibbs is a write-in () candidate in ’ 22nd district. Katherine Harris and pose a challenge Fla.* (16) to a party organization headed by President (Mark Foley) Bush’s brother. If its get-out-the-vote effort works there, Republicans may have a chance of holding Fla.* (22) Jr. the House. Philip Kellam Va. (2) Thelma Drake Ain’t Misbehavin’ Heath Shuler N.C. (11) Charles Taylor After Rep. Robert Ney pleaded guilty in the John Cranley (1) Abramoff lobbying scandal, Republicans are struggling to keep the seat. Republican Rep. Victoria Wulsin Ohio (2) Charles Taylor in North Carolina and Democrat Ohio (15) Rep. Alan Mollohan in West Virginia face attacks over alleged personal gains from federal Ohio (18) Joy Padgett spending. If voters are upset with (Robert Ney) ethics questions, it may show here first. Alan Mollohan W.Va. (1) Chris Wakim Mike Callaghan W.Va. (2) Shelley Moore Capito

Crunch Time Joe Courtney Conn. (2) Rob Simmons By now almost half of the nation’s most Diane Farrell Conn. (4) Christopher Shays competitive House races will have been settled. In Texas, Democrats are expected to pick up the Chris Murphy Conn. (5) Nancy Johnson seat held by former Rep. Tom DeLay, but if Republicans beat Rep. Chet Edwards, it would Tammy Duckworth Ill. (6) Peter Roskam (Henry Hyde) indicate that they may hold the House. Pa. (7) Patrick Murphy Pa. (8) Michael Fitzpatrick Christopher Carney Pa. (10) Don Sherwood Chet Edwards Texas* (17) Texas* (22) Shelley Sekula Gibbs (Tom DeLay) Decision in the Desert Gabrielle Giffords Ariz. (8) Randy Graf Arizona could be another barometer. Boosted () by a popular governor at the top of the ticket, Ed Perlmutter Co. (7) Rick O’Donnell Democrats are favored to win the open (Bob Beauprez) House seat. Patty Wetterling Minn. (6) Michele Bachmann (Mark Kennedy) Patricia Madrid N.M. (1) Michael Arcuri N.Y. (24) Raymond Meier (Sherwood Boehlert) Jack Davis N.Y. (26) Thomas Reynolds Steven Kagen Wis. (8) John Gard (Mark Green) It’s a Wrap Charlie Brown Calif. (4) If control of the House is still up for grabs, it could Jerry McNerney Calif. (11) Richard Pombo come down to the races of Reps. Richard Pombo, John Doolittle and , which are all seen Francine Busby Calif. (50) Brian Bilbray leaning Republican. Democrat STATE Republican All times are Eastern Standard Time Follow the Vote Incumbents are listed in bold. Of the 435 House and 33 Senate Jim Webb Va. George Allen In open races, the (previous seats up for grabs, about 50 House representatives) are listed in parentheses. and nine Senate seats could switch Ohio Mike DeWine parties. The Democrats need a net Senate Races: Bob Casey, Jr. Pa. Rick Santorum gain of 15 seats to win the House The Fantastic Four and six to take the Senate. Claire McCaskill Mo. Jim Talent Control of the Senate may hinge on results Harold Ford Jr. Tenn. Bob Corker in Rhode Island, Virginia, Missouri and (Bill Frist) Montana, where late polls show races tightening to toss-up status and the parties Robert Menendez N.J. Thomas Kean Jr. have concentrated huge infusions of last-minute cash. Ben Cardin Md. Michael S. Steele (Paul Sarbanes)

Sheldon Whitehouse R.I.

Jon Tester Mont. Conrad Burns