On Monday, President Barack Obama joined hundreds of thousands of Americans who have taken advantage of early voting in the 2014 midterm elections.

During a campaign stop in his hometown of Chicago, the president stopped by his polling place at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Center on the South Side of Illinois to cast his ballot.

"I love voting. Everybody in Illinois, early vote. It's a wonderful opportunity, said Obama, who is currently campaigning for Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn (D), reports the Huffington Post.

Obama chose a voting machine that was lined up against a wall with a American flag draped over it.

"I will say, this was made for folks that are a little shorter than me," he said while crouched over the machine, according to The Chicago Tribune.

Voters in 34 states and the District of Columbia were allowed to cast early in person votes for the Nov. 4 election starting on Monday with the beginning of early voting.

Chicago residents have the option to vote before Election Day at 51 locations in the city. In addition, dozens of polling places in suburban Cook County will also be open for early voting.

Back in 2012, Obama became the first sitting president to cast an early vote. About 32 million other Americans also voted early during that election cycle.

After voting Monday morning, Obama was scheduled to attend a Democratic fundraiser on the North Side before flying back to Washington, DC.

Although we are over two weeks away from Election Day, according to the United States Election Project over 1.6 million Americans have already voted.

All 435 members in the House of Representatives are up for re-election while there are 36 gubernatorial races and 36 Senate races. A number of the state races are tight between Republican and Democrat candidates, including in Georgia, Florida and Kentucky.