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The 2010 United States elections were held on Tuesday, 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.
November 2 – 2010 United States elections were held on Tuesday, 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.
Although the sitting president's party usually loses seats in a midterm election, the 2010 election resulted in the highest losses by a party in a House midterm election since 1938, [6] [7] as well as the largest House swing since 1948. [8] In total, 52 House Democrats were defeated, including 34 freshman and sophomore representatives.
(Reuters) -In the United States, a candidate becomes president not by winning a majority of the national popular vote but through a system called the Electoral College, which allots electoral ...
January 16: U.S. President Barack Obama (center) in the White House with two former presidents, Bill Clinton (right) and George W. Bush (left), discussing the 2010 Haiti earthquake. January 19: Supporters of Republican candidate Scott Brown in Massachusetts' special election.
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Barack Obama, from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2010.For his time as president-elect, see the presidential transition of Barack Obama; for a detailed account of his first months in office, see first 100 days of Barack Obama's presidency; for a complete itinerary of his travels, see list of presidential trips made by Barack Obama.
Previously, electors cast two votes for president, and the winner and runner up became president and vice-president respectively. The appointment of electors is a matter for each state's legislature to determine; in 1872 and in every presidential election since 1880, all states have used a popular vote to do so.
As of November 2, 2010, Nate Silver's prediction model projected the Republicans would win (on average) 232.2 seats, and the Democrats would win 202.8. [2] Patrick Ishmael, Hot Air.com Ishmael predicted on October 31, 2010, that Republicans would win a net of 63 seats, +/- 3 seats. [3] Rasmussen Reports cited Ishmael's calls in its election ...