Midterm elections

Midterm election Midterm elections are elections in the United States in which members of Congress, state legislatures, and some state governors are elected, but not the president. On the Tuesday following the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year, elections are held for all 435 members of the United States House of Representatives and 34 of the 100 members of the United States Senate. However, Presidential elections occur only every four years. Those elections for Congress that do not coincide(være samtidig) with Presidential races are called midterm elections, because they occur about midway through a Presidential term. Thirty four