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The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress. Senators have been directly elected by state-wide popular vote since the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1913. A senate term is six years with no term limit. Every two years a third of the seats are up for election.
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 ...
2012 United States Senate elections ← 2010 November 6, 2012 2014 → 2013 (MA, NJ) → 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Harry Reid Mitch McConnell Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Nevada Kentucky Seats before 51 47 Seats after 53 45 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 49,988,282 39,128,301 Percentage 53.4% ...
Elections were held in the United States in large part on November 2, 2021. This off-year election included the regular gubernatorial elections in New Jersey and Virginia.In addition, state legislative elections were held for the New Jersey Legislature and Virginia House of Delegates (the lower house of the Virginia General Assembly), along with numerous state legislative special elections ...
The Senate Finance Committee met Tuesday morning to vote on whether to advance Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to head the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Kennedy has faced an ...
The count of the Electoral College ballots during a joint session of the 117th United States Congress, pursuant to the Electoral Count Act, on January 6–7, 2021, was held as the final step to confirm then President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 presidential election over incumbent President Donald Trump.
Under Article I, Section 3, Clause 4 of the Constitution of the United States, the vice president of the United States is the ex officio president of the Senate but may only cast a vote in the Senate to break a tie. As of January 24, 2025, vice presidents have cast a total of 302 tie-breaking votes in the Senate. [1]
Before 2012 elections [25] After 2012 elections [26] State PVI Governor State leg. US Senate US House President Governor State leg. US Senate US House; Alabama: R+13: Rep Rep Rep Rep 6–1 Rep Rep Rep Rep Rep 6–1 Alaska: R+13: Rep Split: Split: Rep 1–0 Rep Rep Rep: Split: Rep 1–0 Arizona: R+6: Rep Rep Rep Rep 5–3 Rep Rep Rep Rep Dem 5 ...