U.S. mid-terms 2014: The 20 races that matter most

Why should a normal, sane human being care what happens on Nov. 4? Because every election matters. And, this year, if Republicans flip the six seats they need to win control of the U.S. Senate for the first time since 2007—which they have a roughly 70 percent chance of doing—it will shape the final two years of Obama’s presidency in some pretty important ways. Yahoo News boiled the 2014 midterms down to the 20 races—from Senate races in North Carolina, New Hampshire and elsewhere to heated governor races in Colorado, Florida and Georgia—that matter most. To get the full guide, click through the link below.

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