John Stossel writes at Human Events about election contests that have been dwarfed by the high-profile presidential race.

Congressional elections may determine whether Obamacare lives or dies.

Electionbettingodds.com currently says Republicans will hold the House but lose the Senate. But it’s close.

And politicians aren’t the whole story.

In Kansas and Indiana, voters will decide whether the “right to hunt and fish” should be protected by their state constitutions. Advocates say such a right is needed because zealots will keep inventing “endangered” species and new gun restrictions until most hunting and fishing is impossible.

For similar reasons, Oklahoma voters will vote on a ballot measure guaranteeing a “right to farm.”

Several states will allow voters to punish their neighbors on Tuesday by imposing “sin” taxes. Politicians like taxing “sin” because it gives them money while letting them claim that they discourage bad behavior.

So, four states offer ballot measures that would raise tobacco taxes.

Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Jersey vote on whether to expand legal gambling, but only state-run gambling. In Rhode Island, 61 percent of the revenue will be kept by the state. State-run gambling is always a bad bet, but government will really screw you in Rhode Island.

I’m surprised politicians stop at gambling and don’t tax all the Bible’s deadly sins: pride, envy, lust, etc. Probably because politicians don’t want to tax themselves.