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Elections were held in the United States on November 2, 2010, in the middle of Democratic President Barack Obama's first term. Republicans ended unified Democratic control of Congress and the presidency by winning a majority in the House of Representatives and gained seats in the Senate despite Democrats holding Senate control.
The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 2, 2010, as part of the 2010 midterm elections during President Barack Obama's first term in office. Voters of the 50 U.S. states chose 435 U.S. Representatives to serve in the 112th United States Congress .
The 2010 United States Senate special election in Massachusetts was a special election held on January 19, 2010, in order to fill the Massachusetts Class I United States Senate seat for the remainder of the term ending January 3, 2013. It was won by Republican candidate Scott Brown.
2010 United States Senate elections ← 2008 November 2, 2010 [a] 2012 → 37 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 57 41 Seats after 51 47 Seat change 6 6 Popular vote 32,405,787 34,616,463 Percentage 45.1% 48.2% Seats up ...
These midterm elections took place nearly halfway through the first term of Democratic President Barack Obama. The winners served in the 112th United States Congress, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2000 United States census. On Election Day, Democrats had held a House majority since January 2007 as a result of the 2006 ...
On election day Jackson was re-elected with 81 percent of the vote to Hayes's 14 percent, while Williams received 6 percent. [19]: 39 Jackson was again re-elected in November 2012, [31] but resigned from Congress the same month following ethics investigations and a diagnosis of mental illness. [32] He was succeeded by fellow Democrat Robin Kelly.
The 2010 United States Senate election in Alaska took place on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski was re-elected as a write-in candidate despite having been defeated in the Republican primary. Primary elections were held on August 24, 2010.
Election-Day electronic miscounts can be caused by unintentional human error, ... so regular audits are needed to provide timely corrections. ... In 2010, the ...