congressional elections

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senators are elected for 6 years with

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1/3 of them elected every 2 years

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congressmen/congresswomen are all elected every

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2 yrs
leading them to be being highly responsive to public opinion

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first past the post is used in almost all elections , with he candidate with a

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plurality of votes being elected

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elections in Georgia and Louisiana are slightly different , if no candidate receives a majority of the vote than there is a

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run off between the top two finishers to decide who is elected to the senate/house of representatives

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if they are challenged by another member of their party , members of congress have to be elected in the

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primary election among their party prior to the real election

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elections that take place in-between presidential elections are known as

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midterms

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midterms are often described as a

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referendum on the first two years of the presidency , with the presidents party usually losing a seat

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in 2018 the democrats in midterms regained control of the house by winning

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40 seats from the republicans , though in the senate the republicans bucked the overall trend and gained 2 seats

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in 2022 the republicans in midterms regained control of the house but only narrowly picking up

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13 seats from the democrats , in th senate the democrats retained control of the senate and gained a majority of 51-49 , originally was 50-50

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in 2022 midterms the acclaimed red wave did not come despite Bidens poor approval ratings , this is largely contributed to the

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overturning of roe v wade leading many voters to turn out in support of democrats

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midterms are often highly significant in scuppering the presidents agenda by

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removing their partys control of congress

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the loss of control of congress that often happens is in part due to the ‘ coattails effect ‘ in

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congressional elections when there is also a presidential elections

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in ‘ coattail effect ‘ elections the presidents campaign helps their party in congress too , however by

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the midterms 2 years later this coattails effect is gone and the presidents party also suffered

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this is also in part due to turnout being lower in midterms