President:
Candidates: Ronald Reagan, Republican; Walter Mondale, Democrat.
Needed to win: 270 out of 538 electoral votes apportioned among the states.
Expected turnout: As many as 95 million Americans, 53.3 percent of the voting age population, are expected to vote.
Senate: At stake: 33 seats -- 14 Democrats, 19 Republicans -- all for six-year terms. Present makeup: 55 Republicans, 45 Democrats. Holdover senators: 31 Democrats, 36 Republicans. Needed to control: 51 seats (50 if party also holds White House).
House:
At stake: 435 seats, all for two-year terms.
Present makeup: 266 Democrats, 167 Republicans, 2 vacancies.
Needed for control: 218 seats.
Governors:
At stake: 13 governorships -- 6 Democrats, 7 Republicans.
Present lineup: 35 Democrats, 15 Republicans.
Holdover governors: 29 Democrats, 8 Republicans.
