Polls close across the US - as it happened

Key Points:

• Voter turnout in the US midterm elections has surged, with the elections seen as a referendum on Donald Trump’s presidency, impacting control of Congress and his administration’s future.
• The US Department of Justice deployed a large number of election monitors nationwide, including a last-minute surge in Los Angeles, amid legal disputes and allegations of voter intimidation tied to contested ballots in California.
• Technical issues affected voting in several states, including Mississippi and Westchester County, New York, where voting machines malfunctioned, but officials assured all votes would be counted and encouraged voters to remain in line.
• Diverse voter perspectives were highlighted, from an 80-year-old Vietnam veteran in Alaska supporting Republicans to younger voters in Florida and Kansas motivated by economic concerns and immigration policies, often favoring Democrats.
• Guam was the first to report unofficial midterm results, with Republicans winning the governorship and Democrats flipping the nonvoting delegate seat, a development noted by Donald Trump as a positive sign for Republicans.