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A 2018 Oklahoma general election ballot, listing candidates for state and local offices, as well as those for U.S. Congress. Midterm elections in the United States are the general elections that are held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term of office, on Election Day on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
The 2022 United States elections were held on November 8, 2022, with the exception of absentee balloting.During this U.S. midterm election, which occurred during the term of incumbent president Joe Biden of the Democratic Party, all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the U.S. Senate were contested to determine the 118th United States Congress.
These midterm elections coincided with other state and local elections, including gubernatorial elections in multiple states. Prior to the elections, Democrats held 14 trifectas (control of the governor's office and legislative chambers), Republicans held 23 trifectas, and 13 states held a divided government.
The following state-by-state list includes the approximate closing times for polling places in each state on Election Day, along with a link for voters to find locations and other important resources.
Census Bureau data shows midterm election turnout in 2022 was almost as high as it was in 2018. Map: These states had the highest turnouts in the midterm elections Skip to main content
The 1914 midterm elections became the first year that all regular Senate elections were held in even-numbered years, coinciding with the House elections. The ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913 established the direct election of senators, instead of having them elected directly by state ...
In the 2022 midterm election, control of Congress is at stake, as well as key gubernatorial and statewide races. Here's what to know.
Regarding elections to the United States Congress, the point of reference is the president's term. There are three classes of United States senators; each election replaces one class, hence a "midterm election" appears as one third through the term of one class and two thirds through the other, while still midway the term of a president. In ...