Here are some important candidates to keep an eye on during Election Day:

Rep. Tom O'Halleran (D-Ariz.)—CUNA has identified this race as extremely important and has spent $76,000 on direct mail independent of O'Halleran's campaign.

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.)—Sherman an active member of the House Financial Services Committee, has spent the past two years fighting to include bipartisan proposals in Dodd-Frank overhaul legislation.

Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.)—If the Democrats take control of the House, Waters is expected to become chair of the House Financial Services Committee and is likely to have some epic battles with the Trump Administration over its management of the CFPB.

Rep. Bill Posey (R-Fla.)—Posey has been in the forefront of legislation to impose a two-year delay for the NCUA's Risk-Based Capital Rule, a high-priority for credit union trade groups.

Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) — Roskam chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee's tax policy subcommittee. That subcommittee is a key panel in any fight over the credit union tax exemption. He is engaged in a tight race against Sean Casten, a Democrat and a clean energy entrepreneur.

Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.) — As a member of the Financial Services Committee, Hultgren has been an outspoken opponent of Dodd-Frank and supported House Financial Services Chairman Jeb Hensarling's (R-Texas) Financial Choice Act. He is a supporter of simplified reporting requirements for community financial institutions.

Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-In.)—Donnelly is locked in a tight race with Republican Mike Braun, in a contest that could help determine which party controls the Senate. Donnelly was an early supporter of the bipartisan Dodd-Frank overhaul bill crafted by Senate Banking Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Id.). CUNA is spending $525,000 in independent expenditures for digital advertising and direct mail in support of the Hoosier Democrat.

Rep. Bruce Poliquin (R-Maine)—Poliquin supported Hensarling's legislation and he was an outspoken opponent of former CFPB Director Richard Cordray, with Cordray, at one point, accusing him of character assassination.

Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)—CUNA has spent $200,000 in independent expenditures in this race, which actually is a special election for the seat that had been held for decades by former Republican Sen. Thad Cochran. Hyde-Smith was appointed to replace Cochran and she is now running for a term that will expire in 2021. She is running against three candidates, all of whom appear on the ballot without party affiliation. If no candidate receives at least 50% of the vote, the two frontrunners will face off on Nov. 17.

Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.)—A member of the Senate Banking Committee, McCaskill is involved in one of the marquee Senate contests against state Attorney General Josh Hawley. McCaskill also was a cosponsor of the bipartisan regulatory overhaul legislation that eventually became during this Congress.

Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) — In Montana, CUNA is spending $250,000 on digital and radio ads on Tester's behalf The senator was an early supporter of the bipartisan Dodd-Frank overhaul bill. He is running against Republican State Auditor Matt Rosendale in yet another contest that is close and a key to party control of the Senate.

Rep. Ted Budd (R-N.C.)—Budd was at the forefront of a credit union effort to try to convince the Justice Department to issue guidance on website access for people with disabilities. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed across the country over the issue, with many suits being filed by the same attorneys.

Rep. Steve Chabot (R-Ohio) — CUNA has allocated $200,000 in independent expenditures for television, radio and digital ads to help Chabot in his race against Democratic Hamilton County Clerk Aftab Pureval. Democrats have identified this race as a key in their effort to regain control of the House.

Rep. Pete Sessions(R-Texas)—CUNA is spending $200,000 in independent expenditures on the reelection effort of House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, a Republican. The money is being used on television, radio and digital ads, as well as a dedicated website. Sessions's race against civil rights attorney Colin Allred is considered to be a close contest.

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.V.)—CUNA and NAFCU are supporting Manchin's reelection campaign against Republican state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey. President Trump has campaigned against Manchin, in this race that will help determine which party controls the Senate. Manchin was an early supporter of the bipartisan regulatory reform legislation that passed this Congress

Finally, credit union officials are likely to be watching the Ohio gubernatorial contest closely. In that race, former CFPB Director Richard Cordray, who frequently battled with credit unions in the past, is running against Republican state Attorney General Mike DeWine, a former senator.