( CNN ) -- Campaigns and outside spending groups have spent millions on get-out-the-vote efforts in the final days leading up to Election Day , but there 's one thing money ca n't buy : perfect weather . Rain is expected in parts of the country on Tuesday , while Maine is still recovering from a nasty winter storm over the weekend that forced the governor to declare a state of emergency . Two major companies â€ ” Emera and Central Maine Power â€ ” reported a combined 85,000 customers who were experiencing power outages and restorations Tuesday morning . 7 things that will almost definitely happen on election night . Republican Gov . Paul LePage , who 's locked in a tight three-way contest for his reelection , said Sunday he expected power restoration to take `` several days . '' The state issued a list of five polling stations that had changed locations after the storm . As for weather on Tuesday , rain stretches from Michigan to Texas because of a front that 's slowly crawling across the country , according to a CNN forecast . Heavy rain is possible for areas in Texas , Oklahoma , and Arkansas -- the latter of which holds a key Senate race Tuesday between Republican Tom Cotton and incumbent Democrat Mark Pryor . A viewer 's guide to Election Night . The eastern part of the country will remain dry with temperatures near or above average until Thursday , when the rain will make its way to the Northeast . To the the west of the front will be mostly good weather , with some showers in the Pacific Northwest .
Tens of thousands are out of power in Maine after a winter storm . A line of rain stretches through the middle of the country on Tuesday .