| The first polls just closed in most of Indiana and Kentucky for the midterm elections that could steer healthcare policymaking for years to come. We have an overview of what you should be watching as results come in throughout the night:  | Medicaid expansion is up for a vote in 4 states that lean conservative: Montana, Nebraska, Idaho, and Utah.
| | Massachusetts voters are considering whether to impose nurse-to-patient staffing ratios. (Other states have healthcare-related ballot measures of their own.)
| | How certain races pan out could have an impact on the future of a lawsuit seeking to overturn the ACA and its preexisting condition protections.
| | There are also at least 35 healthcare leaders running for federal office.
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Indiana and Kentucky polls that are in the Eastern time zone closed at 6 p.m.; they will be followed by their Central time zone polling places at 7 p.m., when polls will close in several other states: Vermont, New Hampshire, Virginia, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Read the full overview of key races and issues poised to influence healthcare. | 
