Midtvejsvalg i USA

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 of the 50 U.S. states elect their governors to four-year terms during midterm elections, while Vermont and New Hampshire elect governors to two-year terms in midterm and presidential elections. So, 36 governors are elected during midterm elections. States also elect officers to their state legislatures and county offices every two years, occurring with both mid-terms and presidential years.

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The Constitution defines three separate branches of government; the legislative branch or the Congress divided into two chambers, a Senate and a House of Representatives. The Senate is composed of two members from each state as provided by the Constitution. Its membership is 100. Membership in the House is based on each state's population, and its size is therefore not specified in the Constitution. Its membership is 435.