List of elections in the United States

The United States holds its federal elections

Elections in the United States

The United States has a federal government, with elected officials at the federal , state and local levels. On a national level, the head of state, the President, is elected indirectly by the people, through an Electoral College. In modern times, the electors virtually always vote with the popular...

on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.

since 1944

Year Year A year is the orbital period of the Earth moving around the Sun. For an observer on Earth, this corresponds to the period it takes the Sun to complete one course throughout the zodiac along the ecliptic....	Democratic Party Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...	Republican Party Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
1944	50.6	47.2
1946	44.3	53.5
1948	51.6	45.4
1950	48.94	48.85
1952	49.2	49.3
1954	52.1	47
1956	50.7	48.7
1958	55.5	43.6
1960	54.4	44.8
1962	52.1	47.1
1964	56.9	42.4
1966	50.5	48
1968	50	48.2
1970	53	44.5
1972	51.7	46.4
1974	57.1	40.5
1976	55.5	42.2
1978	53.4	44.7
1980	50.3	47.6
1982	55	43.2
1984	51.9	46.8
1986	54.1	44.2
1988	53.2	45.3
1990	52	43.9
1992	49.9	44.8
1994	44.7	51.5
1996	48.1	47.8
1998	47.1	48
2000	47	47.3
2002	45	49.6
2004	46.6	49.2
2006	52	44.1
2008	53.2	42.5
2010	44.5	51.6

until 1799

1788	General 1788
1789	General 1789	Senate 1789	House 1789	President 1789 United States presidential election, 1789 The United States presidential election of 1789 was the first presidential election in the United States of America and the only election to ever take place in a year that is not a multiple of four. The election took place following the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788...
1790	General 1790	Senate 1790 United States Senate elections, 1790 The United States Senate elections of 1790 was the second election of Senators in the United States. In this election, terms were up for the nine Senators in Class 1...	House 1790
1792	General 1792	Senate 1792 United States Senate elections, 1792 The United States Senate elections of 1792 was the third election of Senators in the United States, coinciding with President George Washington's unanimous re-election...	House 1792	President 1792 United States presidential election, 1792 The United States presidential election of 1792 was the second presidential election in the United States, and the first in which each of the original 13 states appointed electors...
1794	General 1794	Senate 1794 United States Senate elections, 1794 The United States Senate elections of 1794 was the election which had the formation of organized political parties in the United States, with the Federalist Party emerging from the Pro Administration coalition, and the Democratic-Republican Party emerging from the Anti-Administration coalition.As...	House 1794
1796	General 1796	Senate 1796 United States Senate elections, 1796 The United States Senate election of 1796 was an election for the United States Senate which, coinciding with John Adams's election as President, had the ruling Federalist Party gain one seat....	House 1796	President 1796 United States presidential election, 1796 The United States presidential election of 1796 was the first contested American presidential election and the only one in which a president and vice- president were elected from opposing tickets...
1798	General 1798	Senate 1798 United States Senate elections, 1798 The United States Senate election of 1798 was an election for the United States Senate, occurring during the middle of President John Adams's administration, which had no net change in political control of the United States Senate....	House 1798

1800-1849

1800	General 1800	Senate 1800 United States Senate elections, 1800 The United States Senate election of 1800 was an election for the United States Senate which, coinciding with their takeover of the White House, had the Democratic-Republican Party take control of the United States Senate....	House 1800	President 1800 United States presidential election, 1800 In the United States Presidential election of 1800, sometimes referred to as the "Revolution of 1800," Vice-President Thomas Jefferson defeated President John Adams. The election was a realigning election that ushered in a generation of Democratic-Republican Party rule and the eventual demise of...
1802	General 1802	Senate 1802 United States Senate elections, 1802 The United States Senate election of 1802 was an election for the United States Senate which had the Democratic-Republican Party assume an overwhelming control thereof....	House 1802
1804	General 1804	Senate 1804 United States Senate elections, 1804 The United States Senate election of 1804 was an election which expanded the Democratic-Republican Party's overwhelming control over the United States Senate....	House 1804	President 1804 United States presidential election, 1804 The United States presidential election of 1804 pitted incumbent Democratic-Republican President Thomas Jefferson against Federalist Charles Cotesworth Pinckney...
1806	General 1806	Senate 1806 United States Senate elections, 1806 The United States Senate election of 1806 was an election which had the Democratic-Republican Party increase its overwhelming control of the Senate by one additional Senator....	House 1806
1808	General 1808	Senate 1808 United States Senate elections, 1808 The United States Senate election of 1808 was an election which had the Federalist Party gain one seat in the United States Senate, and which coincided with the 1808 Presidential election....	House 1808	President 1808 United States presidential election, 1808 In the United States presidential election of 1808, the Democratic-Republican candidate James Madison defeated Federalist candidate Charles Cotesworth Pinckney...
1810	General 1810	Senate 1810 United States Senate elections, 1810 The United States Senate election of 1810 was an election which had the Democratic-Republican Party increase its overwhelming control of the Senate to a five-sixths majority by gaining three additional Senators....	House 1810
1812	General 1812	Senate 1812 United States Senate elections, 1812 The United States Senate election of 1812 was an election which, coinciding with President James Madison's re-election, had the Democratic-Republican Party lose two seats but still retain an overwhelming majority in the United States Senate....	House 1812	President 1812 United States presidential election, 1812 The United States presidential election of 1812 took place in the shadow of the War of 1812. It featured an intriguing competition between incumbent Democratic-Republican President James Madison and a dissident Democratic-Republican, DeWitt Clinton, nephew of Madison's late Vice President. The...
1814	General 1814	Senate 1814 United States Senate elections, 1814 The United States Senate election of 1814 was an election which had the Democratic-Republican Party lose two seats, but still retain an overwhelming control of, the United States Senate....	House 1814
1816	General 1816	Senate 1816 United States Senate elections, 1816 The United States Senate election of 1816 was an election for the United States Senate which had the Democratic-Republican Party gain four seats, and which coincided with the Presidential election....	House 1816	President 1816 United States presidential election, 1816 The United States presidential election of 1816 came at the end of the two-term presidency of Democratic-Republican James Madison. With the Federalist Party in collapse, Madison's Secretary of State, James Monroe, had an advantage in winning the presidency against very weak opposition...
1818	General 1818	Senate 1818 United States Senate elections, 1818 The United States Senate election of 1818 was an election for the United States Senate which had the Democratic-Republican Party gain seven seats....	House 1818
1820	General 1820	Senate 1820 United States Senate elections, 1820 The United States Senate election of 1820 was an election for the United States Senate which, corresponding with James Monroe's landslide re-election, had the Democratic-Republican Party gain seven seats, assuming almost complete control of the Senate....	House 1820	President 1820 United States presidential election, 1820 The United States presidential election of 1820 was the third and last presidential election in United States history in which a candidate ran effectively unopposed. In 1820, President James Monroe and Vice President Daniel D...
1822	General 1822	Senate 1822 United States Senate elections, 1822 The United States Senate election of 1822 was an election for the United States Senate which saw the Democratic-Republican Party retain a majority over the National Republican and Federalist parties....	House 1822
1824	General 1824	Senate 1824 United States Senate elections, 1824 The United States Senate election of 1824 was an election for the United States Senate which saw the Jacksonians gain a majority over the Anti-Jacksonian National Republican Party....	House 1824	President 1824 United States presidential election, 1824 In the United States presidential election of 1824, John Quincy Adams was elected President on February 9, 1825, after the election was decided by the House of Representatives. The previous years had seen a one-party government in the United States, as the Federalist Party had dissolved, leaving...
1826	General 1826	Senate 1826 United States Senate elections, 1826 The United States Senate election of 1826 was an election which had the majority Jacksonian coalition gain a seat in the United States Senate.As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures....	House 1826
1828	General 1828	Senate 1828 United States Senate elections, 1828 The United States Senate election of 1828 was an election which had the Jacksonian coalition, despite its leader's victory in the presidential election, lose two seats in the United States Senate to the opposing Anti-Jackson coalition....	House 1828	President 1828 United States presidential election, 1828 The United States presidential election of 1828 featured a rematch between John Quincy Adams, now incumbent President, and Andrew Jackson, the runner-up in the 1824 election. With no other major candidates, Jackson and his chief ally Martin Van Buren consolidated their bases in the South and New...
1830	General 1830	Senate 1830 United States Senate elections, 1830 The United States Senate election of 1830 was an election which had the Jacksonian coalition lose a seat in the United States Senate to the Anti-Jackson coalition....	House 1830
1832	General 1832	Senate 1832 United States Senate elections, 1832 The United States Senate election of 1832 was an election which had the Anti-Jackson coalition assume control of the United States Senate from the Jacksonian coalition, despite Andrew Jackson's victory in the Presidential election....	House 1832	President 1832 United States presidential election, 1832 The United States presidential election of 1832 saw incumbent President Andrew Jackson, candidate of the Democratic Party, easily win re-election against Henry Clay of Kentucky. Jackson won 219 of the 286 electoral votes cast, defeating Clay, the candidate of the National Republican Party, and...
1834	General 1834	Senate 1834 United States Senate elections, 1834 The United States Senate election of 1834 was an election which had the Jacksonian coalition assume control of the United States Senate from the Anti-Jackson coalition....	House 1834
1836	General 1836	Senate 1836 United States Senate elections, 1836 The United States Senate election of 1836 was an election which had the Jacksonian coalition emerge as the Democratic Party, with the Adams, or Anti-Jackson, coalition emerge as the Whig Party...	House 1836	President 1836 United States presidential election, 1836 The United States presidential election of 1836 ushered Martin Van Buren into the White House. It is predominantly remembered for three reasons:...
1838	General 1838	Senate 1838 United States Senate elections, 1838 The United States Senate election of 1838 was an election which had the Democratic Party lose five seats in the United States Senate.As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures....	House 1838
1840	General 1840	Senate 1840 United States Senate elections, 1840 The United States Senate election of 1840 was an election which, corresponding with their Party's success in the 1840 Presidential election, had the Whig Party take control of the United States Senate....	House 1840	President 1840 United States presidential election, 1840 The United States presidential election of 1840 saw President Martin Van Buren fight for re-election against an economic depression and a Whig Party unified for the first time behind war hero William Henry Harrison and his "log cabin campaign"...
1842	General 1842	Senate 1842 United States Senate elections, 1842 The United States Senate election of 1842 was an election which had the Democratic Party pick up one vacant seat in the United States Senate.As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures....	House 1842
1844	General 1844	Senate 1844 United States Senate elections, 1844 The United States Senate election of 1844 was an election which, coinciding with James K. Polk's election, had the Democratic Party retake control of the United States Senate, gaining a net total of eleven seats from the Whigs....	House 1844	President 1844 United States presidential election, 1844 In the United States presidential election of 1844, Democrat James K. Polk defeated Whig Henry Clay in a close contest that turned on foreign policy, with Polk favoring the annexation of Texas and Clay opposed....
1846	General 1846	Senate 1846 United States Senate elections, 1846 The United States Senate election of 1846 was an election which had the Democratic Party gain four seats in the United States Senate.As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.-Results:...	House 1846
1848	General 1848	Senate 1848 United States Senate elections, 1848 The United States Senate election of 1848 was an election which had the Whig Party gain four seats in the United States Senate.As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures....	House 1848	President 1848 United States presidential election, 1848 The United States presidential election of 1848 was an open race. President James K. Polk, having achieved all of his major objectives in one term and suffering from declining health that would take his life less than four months after leaving office, kept his promise not to seek re-election.The...

1850-1899

1850	General 1850	Senate 1850 United States Senate elections, 1850 The United States Senate election of 1850 was an election which had the Democratic Party gain one seat in the United States Senate.As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures....	House 1850
1852	General 1852	Senate 1852 United States Senate elections, 1852 The United States Senate election of 1852 was an election which had the Democratic Party gain two seats in the United States Senate, and which coincided with the 1852 Presidential election....	House 1852	President 1852 United States presidential election, 1852 The United States presidential election of 1852 bore important similarities to the election of 1844. Once again, the incumbent president was a Whig who had succeeded to the presidency upon the death of his war-hero predecessor. In this case, it was Millard Fillmore who followed General Zachary Taylor...
1854	General 1854	Senate 1854 United States Senate elections, 1854 The United States Senate election of 1854 was an election which, after the dissolution of the Whig Party, had a coalition of former Whigs known as the Opposition Party....	House 1854
1856	General 1856	Senate 1856 United States Senate elections, 1856 The United States Senate election of 1856 was an election which had the young Republican Party assume its position as one of the United States's two main political parties....	House 1856	President 1856 United States presidential election, 1856 The United States presidential election of 1856 was an unusually heated contest that led to the election of James Buchanan, the ambassador to the United Kingdom. Republican candidate John C. Frémont condemned the Kansas–Nebraska Act and crusaded against the expansion of slavery, while Democrat...
1858	General 1858	Senate 1858 United States Senate elections, 1858 The United States Senate election of 1858 was an election which had the Republican Party gain six additional seats in the United States Senate.As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures....	House 1858
1860	General 1860	Senate 1860 United States Senate elections, 1860 The United States Senate election of 1860 was an election corresponding with Abraham Lincoln's election to the presidency, with the Republican Party gaining control of the United States Senate. As many Southern States seceded following the election, and members left the Senate to join the...	House 1860	President 1860 United States presidential election, 1860 The United States presidential election of 1860 was a quadrennial election, held on November 6, 1860, for the office of President of the United States and the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the American Civil War. The nation had been divided throughout the 1850s on questions surrounding the...
1862	General 1862	Senate 1862 United States Senate elections, 1862 The United States Senate election of 1862 was an election during the American Civil War in which Republicans increased their control of the U.S. Senate. The Republican Party gained three seats, bringing their majority to 66% of the body. Also caucusing with them were Unionists and Unconditional...	House 1862
1864	General 1864	Senate 1864 United States Senate elections, 1864 The United States Senate election of 1864 was an election corresponding with Abraham Lincoln's re-election, with the Republican Party gaining six seats in the United States Senate...	House 1864	President 1864 United States presidential election, 1864 In the United States Presidential election of 1864, Abraham Lincoln was re-elected as president. The election was held during the Civil War. Lincoln ran under the National Union ticket against Democratic candidate George B. McClellan, his former top general. McClellan ran as the "peace candidate",...
1866	General 1866	Senate 1866 United States Senate elections, 1866 The United States Senate election of 1866 was an election which had the Republican Party gain eighteen seats in the United States Senate as several of the Southern States were readmitted during Reconstruction, enlarging their already overwhelming majority....	House 1866
1868	General 1868	Senate 1868 United States Senate elections, 1868 The United States Senate election of 1868 was an election which had the Republican Party gain five seats in the United States Senate, enlarging their already overwhelming majority....	House 1868	President 1868 United States presidential election, 1868 The United States presidential election of 1868 was the first presidential election to take place after the American Civil War, during the period referred to as Reconstruction...
1870	General 1870	Senate 1870 United States Senate elections, 1870 The United States Senate election of 1870 was an election which had the Republican Party relinquish six seats in the United States Senate, though still retain an overwhelming majority....	House 1870
1872	General 1872	Senate 1872 United States Senate elections, 1872 The United States Senate election of 1872 was an election which had the Republican Party, while still retaining a commanding majority, lose nine seats in the United States Senate, mostly as defections to the Liberal Republican Party. It also coincided with President Ulysses S...	House 1872	President 1872 United States presidential election, 1872 In the United States presidential election of 1872, incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant was easily elected to a second term in office with Senator Henry Wilson of Massachusetts as his running mate, despite a split within the Republican Party that resulted in a defection of many Liberal Republicans...
1874	General 1874	Senate 1874 United States Senate elections, 1874 The United States Senate election of 1874 was an election which had the Democratic Party gain nine seats in the United States Senate.As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures.-Results:...	House 1874
1876	General 1876	Senate 1876 United States Senate elections, 1876 The United States Senate election of 1876 was an election which had the Democratic Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, and which coincided with Rutherford B...	House 1876	President 1876 United States presidential election, 1876 The United States presidential election of 1876 was one of the most disputed and controversial presidential elections in American history. Samuel J. Tilden of New York outpolled Ohio's Rutherford B. Hayes in the popular vote, and had 184 electoral votes to Hayes's 165, with 20 votes uncounted...
1878	General 1878	Senate 1878 United States Senate elections, 1878 The United States Senate election of 1878 was an election which had the Democratic Party retake control of the United States Senate for the first time since before the Civil War....	House 1878
1880	General 1880	Senate 1880 United States Senate elections, 1880 The United States Senate election of 1880 was an election which conicided with the presidential election of 1880, and which had the Democratic Party lose five seats in the United States Senate, causing it and the Republican Party to have the same number of seats, leading to a Senate without a...	House 1880	President 1880 United States presidential election, 1880 The United States presidential election of 1880 was largely seen as a referendum on the end of Reconstruction in Southern states carried out by the Republicans. There were no pressing issues of the day save tariffs, with the Republicans supporting higher tariffs and the Democrats supporting lower...
1882	General 1882	Senate 1882 United States Senate elections, 1882 The United States Senate election of 1882 was an election which had the Republican Party obtain an outright majority in the United States Senate....	House 1882
1884	General 1884	Senate 1884 United States Senate elections, 1884 The United States Senate election of 1884 was an election which had the Republican Party gain four seats in the United States Senate, and which coincided with the presidential election of 1884....	House 1884	President 1884 United States presidential election, 1884 The United States presidential election of 1884 saw the first election of a Democrat as President of the United States since the election of 1856. New York Governor Grover Cleveland narrowly defeated Republican former United States Senator James G. Blaine of Maine to break the longest losing streak...
1886	General 1886	Senate 1886 United States Senate elections, 1886 The United States Senate election of 1886 was an election which had the Republican Party lose three seats in the United States Senate.As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures....	House 1886
1888	General 1888	Senate 1888 United States Senate elections, 1888 The United States Senate election of 1888 was an election which, coinciding with Benjamin Harrison's victory over incumbent President Grover Cleveland, had the Republican Party gain twelve seats in the United States Senate, mostly from newly-admitted States....	House 1888	President 1888 United States presidential election, 1888 The 1888 election for President of the United States saw Grover Cleveland of New York, the incumbent president and a Democrat, try to secure a second term against the Republican nominee Benjamin Harrison, a former U.S. Senator from Indiana...
1890	General 1890	Senate 1890 United States Senate elections, 1890 The United States Senate election of 1890 was an election which had the Republican Party lose two seats in the United States Senate, though still retain a commanding majority....	House 1890
1892	General 1892	Senate 1892 United States Senate elections, 1892 The United States Senate election of 1892 was an election which, corresponding with former President Grover Cleveland's return to power, had the Republican Party lose seven seats in the United States Senate and lose its majority to the Democratic Party....	House 1892	President 1892 United States presidential election, 1892 In the United States presidential election of 1892, former President Grover Cleveland ran for re-election against the incumbent President Benjamin Harrison, who was also running for re-election. Cleveland defeated Harrison, thus becoming the only person in American history to be elected to a...
1894	General 1894	Senate 1894	House 1894
1896	General 1896	Senate 1896 United States Senate elections, 1896 The United States Senate election of 1896 was an election which had the Democratic Party lose six seats in the United States Senate, mostly to minor third parties....	House 1896	President 1896 United States presidential election, 1896 The United States presidential election held on November 3, 1896, saw Republican William McKinley defeat Democrat William Jennings Bryan in a campaign considered by political scientists to be one of the most dramatic and complex in American history....
1898	General 1898	Senate 1898 United States Senate elections, 1898 The United States Senate election of 1898 was a landslide election which had the Republican Party gain nine seats in the United States Senate.As this election was prior to ratification of the seventeenth amendment, Senators were chosen by State legislatures....	House 1898

1900-1949

1900	General 1900	Senate 1900 United States Senate elections, 1900 The United States Senate election of 1900 was an election which had the Republican Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, and which corresponded with President William McKinley's landslide re-election....	House 1900	President 1900 United States presidential election, 1900 The United States presidential election of 1900 was a re-match of the 1896 race between Republican President William McKinley and his Democratic challenger, William Jennings Bryan. The return of economic prosperity and recent victory in the Spanish–American War helped McKinley to score a decisive...
1902	General 1902	Senate 1902 United States Senate elections, 1902 The United States Senate election of 1902 was an election which had the Republican Party and the Democratic Party each gain one seat in the United States Senate....	House 1902
1904	General 1904	Senate 1904 United States Senate elections, 1904 The United States Senate election of 1904 was an election which coincided with President Theodore Roosevelt's landslide re-election, and which had the Republican Party gain one seat in the United States Senate....	House 1904	President 1904 United States presidential election, 1904 The United States presidential election of 1904 held on November 8, 1904, resulted in the election to a full term for President Theodore Roosevelt. Roosevelt had succeeded to the presidency upon the assassination of William McKinley. The Republican Party unanimously nominated him for president at...
1906	General 1906	Senate 1906 United States Senate elections, 1906 The United States Senate election of 1906 was an election which had the Republican Party gain three seats in the United States Senate, expanding their majority to almost twice that of the opposing Democratic Party....	House 1906
1908	General 1908	Senate 1908 United States Senate elections, 1908 Some states elected their Senators directly even before passage of the 17th Amendment in 1913. Oregon pioneered direct election and experimented with different measures over several years until it succeeded in 1907. Soon after, Nebraska followed suit and laid the foundation for other states to...	House 1908	President 1908 United States presidential election, 1908 The United States presidential election of 1908 was held on November 3, 1908. Popular incumbent President Theodore Roosevelt, honoring a promise not to seek a third term, persuaded the Republican Party to nominate William Howard Taft, his close friend and Secretary of War, to become his successor...
1910	General 1910	Senate 1910	House 1910
1912	General 1912	Senate 1912	House 1912	President 1912 United States presidential election, 1912 The United States presidential election of 1912 was a rare four-way contest. Incumbent President William Howard Taft was renominated by the Republican Party with the support of its conservative wing. After former President Theodore Roosevelt failed to receive the Republican nomination, he called...
1914	General 1914	Senate 1914	House 1914
1916	General 1916	Senate 1916	House 1916	President 1916 United States presidential election, 1916 The United States presidential election of 1916 took place while Europe was embroiled in World War I. Public sentiment in the still neutral United States leaned towards the British and French forces, due to the harsh treatment of civilians by the German Army, which had invaded and occupied large...
1918	General 1918	Senate 1918	House 1918
1920	General 1920	Senate 1920	House 1920	President 1920 United States presidential election, 1920 The United States presidential election of 1920 was dominated by the aftermath of World War I and a hostile response to certain policies of Woodrow Wilson, the Democratic president. The wartime economic boom had collapsed. Politicians were arguing over peace treaties and the question of America's...
1922	General 1922	Senate 1922	House 1922
1924	General 1924	Senate 1924	House 1924	President 1924 United States presidential election, 1924 The United States presidential election of 1924 was won by incumbent President Calvin Coolidge, the Republican candidate.Coolidge was vice-president under Warren G. Harding and became president in 1923 when Harding died in office. Coolidge was given credit for a booming economy at home and no...
1926	General 1926	Senate 1926	House 1926
1928	General 1928	Senate 1928	House 1928	President 1928 United States presidential election, 1928 The United States presidential election of 1928 pitted Republican Herbert Hoover against Democrat Al Smith. The Republicans were identified with the booming economy of the 1920s, whereas Smith, a Roman Catholic, suffered politically from Anti-Catholic prejudice, his anti-prohibitionist stance, and...
1930	General 1930	Senate 1930	House 1930
1932	General 1932	Senate 1932	House 1932	President 1932 United States presidential election, 1932 The United States presidential election of 1932 took place as the effects of the Wall Street Crash of 1929, the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930, the Revenue Act of 1932, and the Great Depression were being felt intensely across the country. President Herbert Hoover's popularity was falling as...
1934	General 1934	Senate 1934	House 1934
1936	General 1936	Senate 1936	House 1936	President 1936 United States presidential election, 1936 The United States presidential election of 1936 was the most lopsided presidential election in the history of the United States in terms of electoral votes. In terms of the popular vote, it was the third biggest victory since the election of 1820, which was not seriously contested.The election took...
1938	General 1938	Senate 1938	House 1938
1940	General 1940	Senate 1940	House 1940	President 1940 United States presidential election, 1940 The United States presidential election of 1940 was fought in the shadow of World War II as the United States was emerging from the Great Depression. Incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt , a Democrat, broke with tradition and ran for a third term, which became a major issue...
1942	General 1942	Senate 1942	House 1942
1944	General 1944	Senate 1944	House 1944	President 1944 United States presidential election, 1944 The United States presidential election of 1944 took place while the United States was preoccupied with fighting World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt had been in office longer than any other president, but remained popular. Unlike 1940, there was little doubt that Roosevelt would run for...
1946	General 1946	Senate 1946	House 1946
1948	General 1948 United States general elections, 1948 The 1948 United States general election was held on November 2. Harry S Truman was elected to his first full term as president. Meanwhile, the Democrats regained control of the Senate and increased their majority in the House of Representatives.-President:...	Senate 1948	House 1948	President 1948 United States presidential election, 1948 The United States presidential election of 1948 is considered by most historians as the greatest election upset in American history. Virtually every prediction indicated that incumbent President Harry S. Truman would be defeated by Republican Thomas E. Dewey. Truman won, overcoming a three-way...

1950-1999

1950	General 1950	Senate 1950	House 1950
1952	General 1952	Senate 1952	House 1952	President 1952 United States presidential election, 1952 The United States presidential election of 1952 took place in an era when Cold War tension between the United States and the Soviet Union was escalating rapidly. In the United States Senate, Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin had become a national figure after chairing congressional...
1954	General 1954	Senate 1954	House 1954
1956	General 1956	Senate 1956	House 1956	President 1956 United States presidential election, 1956 The United States presidential election of 1956 saw a popular Dwight D. Eisenhower successfully run for re-election. The 1956 election was a rematch of 1952, as Eisenhower's opponent in 1956 was Democrat Adlai Stevenson, whom Eisenhower had defeated four years earlier.Incumbent President Eisenhower...
1958	General 1958	Senate 1958	House 1958
1960	General 1960	Senate 1960	House 1960	President 1960 United States presidential election, 1960 The United States presidential election of 1960 was the 44th American presidential election, held on November 8, 1960, for the term beginning January 20, 1961, and ending January 20, 1965. The incumbent president, Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, was not eligible to run again. The Republican Party...
1962	General 1962 United States general elections, 1962 The 1962 United States midterm elections were held on November 6. Although the Democrats of President John F. Kennedy lost seats to the Republicans in the House of Representatives they retained their majority in that chamber...	Senate 1962	House 1962
1964	General 1964	Senate 1964	House 1964	President 1964 United States presidential election, 1964 The United States presidential election of 1964 was held on November 3, 1964. Incumbent President Lyndon B. Johnson had come to office less than a year earlier following the assassination of his predecessor, John F. Kennedy. Johnson, who had successfully associated himself with Kennedy's...
1966	General 1966	Senate 1966	House 1966
1968	General 1968	Senate 1968	House 1968	President 1968 United States presidential election, 1968 The United States presidential election of 1968 was the 46th quadrennial United States presidential election. Coming four years after Democrat Lyndon B. Johnson won in a historic landslide, it saw Johnson forced out of the race and Republican Richard Nixon elected...
1970	General 1970	Senate 1970	House 1970
1972	General 1972	Senate 1972	House 1972	President 1972 United States presidential election, 1972 The United States presidential election of 1972 was the 47th quadrennial United States presidential election. It was held on November 7, 1972. The Democratic Party's nomination was eventually won by Senator George McGovern, who ran an anti-war campaign against incumbent Republican President Richard...
1974	General 1974 United States general elections, 1974 The 1974 United States midterm elections were held on November 5. These elections were held in the wake of the Watergate scandal, Richard M. Nixon's resignation from the presidency, and Gerald Ford's subsequent pardon of Nixon...	Senate 1974	House 1974
1976	General 1976	Senate 1976	House 1976	President 1976 United States presidential election, 1976 The United States presidential election of 1976 followed the resignation of President Richard Nixon in the wake of the Watergate scandal. It pitted incumbent President Gerald Ford, the Republican candidate, against the relatively unknown former governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter, the Democratic...
1978	General 1978	Senate 1978 United States Senate elections, 1978 The United States Senate election of 1978 in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term. The Democrats lost a net of three seats to the Republicans, leaving the balance of the chamber 58-41 in favor of the Democrats....	House 1978
1980	General 1980 United States general elections, 1980 The 1980 United States general election was held on November 4. Republican Ronald Reagan was elected as the 40th President of the United States, defeating incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter. The Republicans also won control of the United States Senate for the first time in 28 years, as well as gaining...	Senate 1980 United States Senate elections, 1980 The 1980 U.S. Senate elections coincided with Ronald Reagan's election to the Presidency. Reagan's large margin of victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter pulled in many Democratic voters and gave a huge boost to Republican senate candidates....	House 1980	President 1980 United States presidential election, 1980 The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent, Ronald Reagan, as well as Republican Congressman John B. Anderson, who ran as an independent...
1981	General 1981		House 1980		Governors 1981 United States gubernatorial elections, 1981 The United States gubernatorial elections of 1981 were held on November 3, 1981 in two states, New Jersey and Virginia. Both seats were open due to term limits and both also switched parties resulting in zero net change for both parties.-Election results:...
1982	General 1982 United States general elections, 1982 The 1982 United States midterm elections were held on November 2. The Democrats gained 27 seats in the United States House of Representatives, cementing their majority in that chamber...	Senate 1982 United States Senate elections, 1982 The United States Senate election of November 2, 1982 was an election for the United States Senate following the Republican gains in 1980. Party balance was unchanged following the election. Incumbents Howard Cannon of Nevada and Harrison Schmitt of New Mexico lost seats to the opposite party, the...	House 1982		Governors 1982 United States gubernatorial elections, 1982 The United States gubernatorial elections of 1982 were held on November 2, 1982 in thirty-six states. The Democratic party had a net gain of seven seats during the mid-term election of Ronald Reagan's first term. This election coincided with the Senate and the House elections.-Election results:A...
1983	General 1983		House 1982		Governors 1983 United States gubernatorial elections, 1983 The United States gubernatorial elections of 1983 were held on October 23, 1983 in Louisiana and on November 3 in Kentucky and Mississippi. Following the elections, the Democratic party held all three seats.-Election results:...
1984	General 1984	Senate 1984 United States Senate elections, 1984 The 1984 elections to the United States Senate coincided with the landslide re-election of President Ronald Reagan in the 1984 presidential election...	House 1984	President 1984 United States presidential election, 1984 The United States presidential election of 1984 was a contest between the incumbent President Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate, and former Vice President Walter Mondale, the Democratic candidate. Reagan was helped by a strong economic recovery from the deep recession of 1981–1982...	Governors 1984 United States gubernatorial elections, 1984 The United States gubernatorial elections of 1984 were held on November 6, 1984 in thirteen states. The Republican party had a net gain of one seat in this election which coincided with the re-election of Ronald Reagan....
1985	General 1985		House 1984		Governors 1985 United States gubernatorial elections, 1985 The United States gubernatorial elections of 1985 were held on November 5, 1985 in two states, New Jersey and Virginia. Both seats remained in their respective parties' controls.-Election results:...
1986	General 1986	Senate 1986 United States Senate elections, 1986 The U.S. Senate election, 1986 was an election for the United States Senate in the middle of Ronald Reagan's second presidential term. As in most midterm elections, the opposition Democratic Party held the usual advantage...	House 1986		Governors 1986 United States gubernatorial elections, 1986 The United States gubernatorial elections of 1986 were held on November 4, 1986 in thirty-six states. Despite large gains in the U.S. Senate during their election, the Democrats had a net loss of eight seats during this election.-Election results:...
1987	General 1987		House 1986		Governors 1987 United States gubernatorial elections, 1987 The United States gubernatorial elections of 1987 were held on November 3, 1987 in three states: Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Democrats retained all three seats up for election even though three new people were elected governor.-Election results:...
1988	General 1988	Senate 1988 United States Senate elections, 1988 The United States Senate election, of November 8, 1988 was an election for the United States Senate in which, in spite of the Republican victory by George H. W. Bush in the presidential election, the Republicans suffered a net loss of one seat in the Senate...	House 1988	President 1988 United States presidential election, 1988 The United States presidential election of 1988 featured no incumbent president, as President Ronald Reagan was unable to seek re-election after serving the maximum two terms allowed by the Twenty-second Amendment. Reagan's Vice President, George H. W. Bush, won the Republican nomination, while the...	Governors 1988 United States gubernatorial elections, 1988 The 1988 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 1988 in twelve U.S. states. Going into the elections, eight seats were held by Republicans, and four being held by Democrats. After the elections, the Democrats had a net gain of one seat. The elections coincided with the 1988...
1989	General 1989		House 1988		Governors 1989 United States gubernatorial elections, 1989 The United States gubernatorial elections of 1989 were held on November 7, 1989. Two states, New Jersey and Virginia, voted to select a governor, as well as other statewide offices and members of state legislatures. Democrats picked up the open seat in New Jersey formerly held by a Republican while...
1990	General 1990	Senate 1990 United States Senate elections, 1990 Elections to one-third of the seats in the United States Senate were held on Tuesday, November 6, 1990. The Democratic Party increased its majority with a net gain of one seat from the Republicans. This was in keeping with the trend that the party of the President often loses seats in a midterm...	House 1990		Governors 1990 United States gubernatorial elections, 1990 The 1990 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 6, 1990 in 36 states. Most elected in these elections would serve for a four-year term, while those in New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont would serve for a two-year term....
1991	General 1991		House 1990		Governors 1991 United States gubernatorial elections, 1991 The 1991 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 1991 in three states — Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Prior to the elections, Democrats held two seats and Republicans one...
1992	General 1992	Senate 1992 United States Senate elections, 1992 The 1992 United States Senate election was an election for the United States Senate in which the victory of Bill Clinton in the presidential election was not accompanied by major Democratic gains in the Senate....	House 1992	President 1992 United States presidential election, 1992 The United States presidential election of 1992 had three major candidates: Incumbent Republican President George Bush; Democratic Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton, and independent Texas businessman Ross Perot....	Governors 1992 United States gubernatorial elections, 1992 The 1992 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1992 in twelve U.S. states. Going into the elections, six of the seats were held by Democrats and six by Republicans. After the elections, eight seats were held by Democrats and four by Republicans. The elections coincided with...
1993	General 1993		House 1992		Governors 1993 United States gubernatorial elections, 1993 The United States gubernatorial elections of 1993 were held on November 2, 1993. Two states, New Jersey and Virginia, voted to select a governor, as well as other statewide offices and members of state legislatures. Both seats were originally held by Democrats, but switched parties following the...
1994	General 1994	Senate 1994 United States Senate elections, 1994 The U.S. Senate election, 1994 was an election held on November 8, in which the Republican Party was able to take control of the Senate from the Democrats. In a midterm election, the opposition Republicans held the traditional advantage...	House 1994		Governors 1994 United States gubernatorial elections, 1994 The 1994 U.S. gubernatorial elections were held on November 8, 1994 in 36 states. Many seats held by Democratic Party governors switched to the Republican Party during the time known as the Republican Revolution....
1995	General 1995		House 1994		Governors 1995 United States gubernatorial elections, 1995 The 1995 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 1995 in three states — Kentucky, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Prior to the elections, Democrats held two seats and Republicans one...
1996	General 1996	Senate 1996 United States Senate elections, 1996 The 1996 elections to the United States Senate coincided with the 1996 presidential election, in which Democrats Bill Clinton and Al Gore were reelected President and Vice President of the United States, respectively....	House 1996	President 1996 United States presidential election, 1996 The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee and the Republican national ticket of former Senator Bob Dole of Kansas for President and former Housing Secretary Jack...	Governors 1996 United States gubernatorial elections, 1996 The 1996 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 5, 1996 in eleven U.S. states. Going into the elections, seven of the seats were held by Democrats and four by Republicans...
1997	General 1997		House 1996		Governors 1997 United States gubernatorial elections, 1997 The 1997 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 4, 1997 in two states — New Jersey and Virginia. Republicans retained both seats.-Summary of results:...
1998	General 1998	Senate 1998 United States Senate elections, 1998 The U.S. Senate election, 1998 was a roughly even contest between the Republican and Democratic parties. While the Democrats had more seats, Republican attacks on the morality of President Bill Clinton failed to connect with voters and anticipated Republican gains failed to materialize...	House 1998		Governors 1998 United States gubernatorial elections, 1998 The 1998 U.S. gubernatorial elections were held on November 3, 1998 in 36 states. Going into the election 24 of the seats were held by Republicans, 11 by Democrats, and one by an Independent. The elections changed the national balance of power by the loss of one Republican and the gain of one...
1999	General 1999		House 1998		Governors 1999 United States gubernatorial elections, 1999 Three gubernatorial elections were held in the U.S. in 1999. Kentucky and Mississippi held their general elections on November 4. Louisiana held the first round of its jungle primary on October 23 and did not need to hold a runoff....

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2000	General 2000 United States elections, 2000 On November 7, 2000, the United States had a general election.-President:George W. Bush ran against Al Gore and was elected to a first term.-United States House of Representatives:...	Senate 2000 United States Senate elections, 2000 In 2000, elections for one-third of the seats in the United States Senate occurred In 2000, elections for one-third of the seats in the United States Senate occurred In 2000, elections for one-third of the seats in the United States Senate occurred (they coincided with the election of George W....	House 2000	President 2000 United States presidential election, 2000 The United States presidential election of 2000 was a contest between Republican candidate George W. Bush, then-governor of Texas and son of former president George H. W. Bush , and Democratic candidate Al Gore, then-Vice President....	Governors 2000 United States gubernatorial elections, 2000 The U.S. gubernatorial elections of 2000 were held on November 2, 2000. Eleven states voted to select a governor .-Election results:...	Mayors 2000
2001	General 2001 United States elections, 2001 The United States General elections of 2001 were held on November 5 of that year...		House 2000		Governors 2001 United States gubernatorial elections, 2001 The U.S. gubernatorial elections of 2001 were held on November 6, 2001. Two states voted to select a governor, as well as other statewide offices and members of state legislatures.-Election results:-References:...	Mayors 2001
2002	General 2002 United States elections, 2002 The 2002 United States general elections were held on November 5, two years after Republican President George W. Bush won the 2000 Presidential election. Unusual in midterm elections, the incumbent president's party gained seats in both chambers of the United States Congress...	Senate 2002 United States Senate elections, 2002 The 2002 United States Senate election featured a series of fiercely contested elections that resulted in a victory for the Republican Party, which gained two seats and thus a narrow majority from the Democratic Party in the United States Senate. Senators who were elected in 1996, known as Senate...	House 2002		Governors 2002 United States gubernatorial elections, 2002 Although Republicans made some gains from Democrats, Democrats increased their overall number of governorships.-Democratic gains:* Arizona - State Attorney General Janet Napolitano won an open seat held by term-limited Gov. Jane Dee Hull...	Mayors 2002
2003	General 2003 United States general elections, 2003 The 2003 United States general elections, which were held on Tuesday, November 4, were off-year elections in which no members of the Congress were standing for election...		House 2002		Governors 2003 United States gubernatorial elections, 2003 Four gubernatorial elections were held in the U.S. in 2003. Kentucky and Mississippi held their general elections on November 4. Louisiana held the first round of its jungle primary on October 4 and the runoff on November 15...	Mayors 2003
2004	General 2004 United States elections, 2004 The 2004 United States general elections were held on November 2, with George W. Bush being re-elected to a second term as President. Riding Bush's coattails, the Republicans picked up net gains of 4 Senate seats and 3 House seats, increasing their majorities in both House in Congress. In the state...	Senate 2004 United States Senate elections, 2004 The United States Senate election, 2004 was an election for one-third of the seats in the United States Senate which coincided with the re-election of George W. Bush as president and the United States House election, as well as many state and local elections. Senators who were elected in 1998,...	House 2004	President 2004 United States presidential election, 2004 The United States presidential election of 2004 was the United States' 55th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. Republican Party candidate and incumbent President George W. Bush defeated Democratic Party candidate John Kerry, the then-junior U.S. Senator...	Governors 2004 United States gubernatorial elections, 2004 The United States gubernatorial elections of 2004 were held on November 2, 2004. Eleven states voted to select a governor . There was no net gain in seats for either party.-Election results:...	Mayors 2004
2005	General 2005		House 2005		Governors 2005 United States gubernatorial elections, 2005 The United States gubernatorial elections of 2005 were held on November 8, 2005. Two states, New Jersey and Virginia, and the Northern Mariana Islands, voted to select a governor, as well as other statewide offices and members of state legislatures....	Mayors 2005
2006	General 2006	Senate 2006 United States Senate elections, 2006 Elections for the United States Senate were held on November 7, 2006, with 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate being contested. Senators are elected for six-year terms, with one third of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years. The term of office for those elected in 2006 runs...	House 2006		Governors 2006 United States gubernatorial elections, 2006 The U.S. 2006 gubernatorial elections were held on November 7, 2006 in 36 states, with 22 of the seats held by Republicans and 14 by Democrats....	Mayors 2006
2007	General 2007		House 2007		Governors 2007 United States gubernatorial elections, 2007 The United States gubernatorial elections of 2007, were held in October and November 2007. Two of the seats up for election were Republican and one was Democratic. The final results were a net change of zero among the parties with one Republican pickup and one Democratic pickup balancing each other...	Mayors 2007
2008	General 2008 United States elections, 2008 The 2008 United States general elections were held on November 4. The result was a significant victory for the Democratic Party on the national level, as they increased majorities in both houses of Congress and won the Presidency. Democrat Barack Obama defeated Republican John McCain in the...	Senate 2008 United States Senate elections, 2008 Elections for the United States Senate were held on November 4, 2008, with 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested. Thirty-three seats were regular elections; the winners were eligible to serve six-year terms from January 3, 2009, to January 3, 2015, as members of Senate Class II...	House 2008	President 2008 United States presidential election, 2008 The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on November 4, 2008. Democrat Barack Obama, then the junior United States Senator from Illinois, defeated Republican John McCain, the senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. Obama received 365...	Governors 2008 United States gubernatorial elections, 2008 The United States gubernatorial elections of 2008 were the elections of state and territorial governors and were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008 in 11 states and 2 territories. Prior to the election, eight of the total seats were held by Democrats and five by Republicans...	Mayors 2008
2009	General 2009 United States elections, 2009 The 2009 United States general elections were held on Tuesday, November 3. During this off-year election, the only seats up for election in the United States Congress were special elections held throughout the year...		House 2009		Governors 2009 United States gubernatorial elections, 2009 The United States gubernatorial elections of 2009 were held on November 3, 2009 in the states of New Jersey and Virginia as well as in the U.S. commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on November 7, 2009...	Mayors 2009
2010	General 2010 United States elections, 2010 The 2010 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. During this midterm election year, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 37 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate were contested in this election along with 38 state and territorial...	Senate 2010	House 2010 United States House of Representatives elections, 2010 The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections, also known as the 2010 midterm elections, were held on November 2, 2010, at the midpoint of President Barack Obama's first term in office. Voters of the 50 U.S. states chose 435 U.S. Representatives. Voters of the U.S...		Governors 2010 United States gubernatorial elections, 2010 The United States gubernatorial elections were held on Tuesday, November 2, 2010 in 37 states . As in most midterm elections, the party controlling the White House lost ground...	Mayors 2010
2011	General 2011 United States elections, 2011 The United States general elections of 2011 were held on Tuesday, November 8. This was an off-year election, in which the only seats up for election in the United States Congress were special elections. There were also four gubernatorial races, including a special election in West Virginia...	Senate 2010	House 2011		Governors 2011 United States gubernatorial elections, 2011 The United States gubernatorial elections of 2011 were held in the states of Louisiana, Kentucky, and Mississippi. These elections were part of the General election of 2011. In addition, a Special Gubernatorial Election for West Virginia was held on October 4...	Mayors 2011
2012	General 2012 United States elections, 2012 The 2012 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The 57th quadrennial presidential election will be held on this date, coinciding with Senate elections where 33 races will occur, as well as House of Representatives elections to elect the members for the 113th Congress...	Senate 2012 United States Senate elections, 2012 Elections to the United States Senate are to be held on November 6, 2012, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections whose winners will serve six-year terms from January 3, 2013 until January 3, 2019. Additionally, special elections may be held to fill vacancies...	House 2012 United States House of Representatives elections, 2012 The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections will be held on November 6, 2012. Elections will be held for all 435 seats, representing the 50 U.S. states. Elections will also be held for the delegates from the District of Columbia and five major U.S. territories.The winners of this...	President 2012 United States presidential election, 2012 The United States presidential election of 2012 is the next United States presidential election, to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. It will be the 57th quadrennial presidential election in which presidential electors, who will actually elect the President and the Vice President of the United...	Governors 2012 United States gubernatorial elections, 2012 The United States gubernatorial elections of 2012 will be held in eleven states and two territories concurrent with other elections during the United States General election of 2012.- Predictions :...	Mayors 2012
2013	General 2013 United States elections, 2013 The 2013 United States general elections will be held on Tuesday, November 5. This off-year election will only feature special elections to the United States Congress, if any...				Governors 2013 United States gubernatorial elections, 2013 The United States gubernatorial elections of 2013 will be held on November 5, 2013 in the states of New Jersey and Virginia. These elections form part of the 2013 United States elections.-Bob McDonnell :...	Mayors 2013
2014	General 2014 United States elections, 2014 The 2014 United States elections will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. During this midterm election year, all 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate will be contested in this election along with 38 state and territorial...	Senate 2014	House 2014		Governors 2014 United States gubernatorial elections, 2014 The United States gubernatorial elections of 2014 will be held in thirty-six states and two territories concurrent with other elections during the United States General election of 2014.-Jan Brewer :...	Mayors 2014

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