The 1934 United States Senate elections were held in the middle of Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term. The 32 seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections,and special elections were held to fill vacancies. During the Great Depression,voters strongly backed Roosevelt's New Deal and his allies in the Senate,with Democrats picking up a net of nine seats,giving them a supermajority. Republicans later lost three more seats due to mid-term vacancies;however,a Democrat in Iowa died and the seat remained vacant until the next election. The Democrats entered the next election with a 70-22-2-1 majority.
The 1890 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 4,1890,with five states holding theirs early in between June and October. They occurred in the middle of President Benjamin Harrison's term. Elections were held for 332 seats of the United States House of Representatives,representing 44 states,to serve in the 52nd United States Congress. Special elections were also held throughout the year.
Otha Donner Wearin was an American writer and politician. Elected as the youngest member of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first "New Deal" Congress,his political career stalled in 1938 when he gave up his seat in the United States House of Representatives at Roosevelt's urging to run for a U.S. Senate seat held by another Democrat,Guy Gillette,but primary voters rallied behind Gillette. He became a prolific writer,which led to his election to the Cowboy Hall of Fame.
The 1896–97 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1896 and 1897,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 3.
The 1882–83 United States Senate elections were held on various dates in various states. As these U.S. Senate elections were prior to the ratification of the Seventeenth Amendment in 1913,senators were chosen by state legislatures. Senators were elected over a wide range of time throughout 1882 and 1883,and a seat may have been filled months late or remained vacant due to legislative deadlock. In these elections,terms were up for the senators in Class 2.
A 2012 special election in Arizona's 8th congressional district was held on June 12,with primary elections held on April 17,to fill a seat in the United States House of Representatives for Arizona's 8th congressional district until the 112th United States Congress ends on January 3,2013. The election was caused by the resignation of Representative Gabby Giffords on January 25,2012,to concentrate on recovering from her injuries from the 2011 Tucson shooting. The seat was won by Ron Barber,a former aide to Giffords who was wounded in the attempt on her life.
Ross C. Paustian is an American politician and a farmer from Iowa. Paustian is a former Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives,representing District 92 from 2015 to 2023.
The 2012 special election in Michigan's 11th congressional district was a special election that took place in Michigan on November 6,2012,to replace Republican United States Congressman Thaddeus McCotter,who resigned after a failed presidential campaign and a series of scandals. Former autoworker David Curson,the Democratic nominee,narrowly defeated Republican nominee Kerry Bentivolio,a reindeer farmer,to win the seat for the last few months of McCotter's term.
The 2014 Michigan House of Representatives elections were held on November 4,2014,with partisan primaries to select the parties' nominees in the various districts on August 5,2014. Members elected at the 2014 election served in the 98th Michigan Legislature which convened on January 7,2015.
David Edmund Young is an American politician who currently serves as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 28th District,and previously served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he is a native and resident of Van Meter,a western suburb of Des Moines. He was first elected in 2014 and reelected in 2016;he lost reelection in 2018 to Democrat Cindy Axne. Young unsuccessfully challenged Axne in 2020 in a rematch,losing by 1.3%.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on November 8,2016,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Iowa,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 7.
Kevin Bailey Hornberger is an American politician from the Republican party who is a member of the Maryland House of Delegates,representing District 35B. He previously represented District 35A from 2015 to 2023.
A special election was held on April 11,2017,to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Kansas's 4th congressional district after the incumbent,Mike Pompeo,resigned because of his nomination by President Donald Trump as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Republican Ron Estes received 52.2% of the vote and won,while runner-up Democrat James Thompson lost with 46% of the vote.
Chuck Holz is a Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives,representing the 5th district. Wheeler was first elected in a November 3,2015 special election held to fill a vacancy created when Republican Representative Chuck Soderberg resigned upon moving out of district for a new job.
Brian K. Lohse is an American attorney and politician. A member of the Republican Party,he was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in 2018,succeeding Zach Nunn in District 45. Prior to his state legislative service,Lohse sat on the city council of Bondurant,Iowa,for eight years.
The 2019 United States state legislative elections were held on November 5,2019. Seven legislative chambers in four states held regularly-scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in three states.
The 2021 United States state legislative elections were held on November 2,2021. Three legislative chambers in two states,New Jersey and Virginia,held regularly scheduled elections. These off-year elections coincided with other state and local elections,including gubernatorial elections in both states.
The 1928 Iowa Senate elections took place as part of the biennial 1928 United States elections. Iowa voters elected state senators in 31 of the senate's 50 districts. State senators serve four-year terms in the Iowa Senate.
Adrian Jeremy Dickey is an American politician and a senator for the state of Iowa for District 44.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5,2024,as part of the 2024 United States elections,to elect the 441 members of the House of Representatives - representatives from all 435 congressional districts across each of the 50 U.S. states,as well as 6 non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and the inhabited U.S. territories to the United States House of Representatives. Special elections have also been held on various dates in 2024. Numerous other federal,state,and local elections,including the U.S. presidential election and elections to the Senate,were also held on this date. The winners of this election will serve in the 119th United States Congress,with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2020 United States census.
