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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.
This is the electoral history of Barack Obama. Barack Obama served as the 44th president of the United States (2009–2017) and as a United States senator from Illinois (2005–2008). A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was first elected to the Illinois Senate in 1997 representing the 13th district, which covered much of the Chicago South Side.
Barack Obama: Democratic 2 8 6 2 2 6 2 4 2 45 Donald Trump: Republican 1 4 4 0 2 2 2 2 0 46 Joe Biden: Democratic 1 4 4 [e] 0 2 2 2 2 0 47: Donald Trump: Republican 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 No. President President's party Elections won Years served Senate with Senate opposed House with House opposed Congress with Congress divided Congress opposed
It began during the last weeks of the George W. Bush administration, with the remainder spanning the first two years of Barack Obama's presidency. It was composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The apportionment of seats in the House was based on the 2000 U.S. census. [1] [2] [3]
WAVY TV 10 is your local election headquarters for the November 5 General Election. We’ll be providing live election results as they come in. Balance of Power: U.S. Senate The map below shows ...
Control of the Congress from 1855 to 2025 Popular vote and house seats won by party. Party divisions of United States Congresses have played a central role on the organization and operations of both chambers of the United States Congress—the Senate and the House of Representatives—since its establishment as the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States in 1789.
With key races still undecided, control of both the House and Senate is still up in the air — though Democrats look have avoided the “red wave” many experts had predicted. Why there’s debate
An anti-Pelosi "Boehner for Speaker" bumper sticker on a car window. Following the 2006 elections, Democrats took control of the House as well as the Senate.In the 2008 elections, which coincided with Democrat Barack Obama's victory over Republican John McCain for the presidency, Democrats increased their majorities in both chambers.