The 1980 United States Senate elections coincided with Ronald Reagan's victory in the presidential election. Reagan's large margin of victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter gave a huge boost to Republican Senate candidates,allowing them to flip 12 Democratic seats and win control of the chamber for the first time since the end of the 83rd Congress in January 1955. This is the last time that a chamber of Congress changes hands in a presidential year until 2020.
The 1970 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate,taking place in the middle of Richard Nixon's first term as President. The Democrats lost a net of three seats,while the Republicans and the Conservative Party of New York picked up one net seat each,and former Democrat Harry F. Byrd Jr. was re-elected as an independent.
The 1956 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate that coincided with the re-election of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Although Democrats gained two seats in regular elections,the Republicans gained two seats in special elections,leaving the party balance of the chamber unchanged.
The 2006 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7,2006,to elect members to the United States House of Representatives. It took place in the middle of President George W. Bush's second term in office. All 435 seats of the House were up for election. Those elected served in the 110th United States Congress from January 3,2007,until January 3,2009. The incumbent majority party,the Republicans,had won majorities in the House consecutively since 1994,and were defeated by the Democrats who won a majority in the chamber,ending 12 years of Republican control in the House.
Jonathan Robinson was an American politician,lawyer,and judge from the state of Vermont who served as chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court and a United States senator.
William Upham was an American attorney and politician from Montpelier,Vermont. He was most notable for his service as a United States senator from Vermont.
Peter Francis Welch is an American lawyer and politician who is a United States senator-elect from Vermont,and the current U.S. representative for Vermont's at-large congressional district since 2007. A member of the Democratic Party,he has been a major figure in Vermont politics for over three decades,and is only the second Democrat to ever be elected a U.S. senator in the state.
Richard Walker Mallary was an American businessman and politician. He served for three years as a U.S. Representative from Vermont and was the Republican nominee for United States Senator in 1974,losing narrowly to Patrick Leahy. He died by suicide on September 27,2011.
Elections in Vermont are authorized under Chapter II of the Vermont State Constitution,articles 43–49,which establishes elections for the state level officers,cabinet,and legislature. Articles 50–53 establish the election of county-level officers.
The 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on November 2,2010,to determine who would represent the state of Massachusetts in the U.S. House of Representatives. Massachusetts has ten seats in the House,apportioned according to the 2000 United States Census. Representatives are elected for two-year terms;those elected will serve in the 112th Congress from January 3,2011 until January 3,2013. All current representatives are member of the Democratic Party and none of the ten faced major party opposition in 2008.
The 2014 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,concurrently with the election of the Governor of Massachusetts,other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2012 United States Senate election in Vermontwas held on November 6,2012. Incumbent Independent U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders won re-election to a second term in a landslide,capturing nearly three-quarters of the vote.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas occurred on Tuesday,November 6,2012 to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election.
Stephen W. Webster is an American attorney,politician and woodland manager from Vermont. He served as President of the Vermont State Senate from 1995 to 1997.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014,to elect the 14 U.S. representatives from the state of Georgia,one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including Governor of Georgia and U.S. Senator.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the nine U.S. representatives from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,one from each of the state's nine congressional districts. The elections coincided with the election of Massachusetts' Class II U.S. Senator and other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections,including the Governor of Massachusetts.
The 2018 United States Senate election in Vermont was held November 6,2018,alongside a gubernatorial election,U.S. House election,and other state and local elections. Incumbent independent Senator Bernie Sanders was re-elected to a third term. The primaries were held on August 14.
The 2018 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 6,2018,to elect the U.S. representative from the state of Vermont from Vermont's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primary elections were held on August 14. Peter Welch,a Democrat won reelection to a seventh term,defeating Republican Anya Tynio.
A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for public office without a reasonable chance of winning. The term is the opposite of an incumbent politician who repeatedly defends their seat successfully. In the U.S.,perennial candidates are usually affiliated with third party politics.
The 2022 Vermont Senate election took place on November 8,2022,as part of the biennial United States elections. The election coincided with elections for other offices including the U.S. Senate,U.S. House,Governor,and State House. Vermont voters elected all 30 state senators from 16 districts,with each district electing between one and three senators. State senators serve two-year terms in the Vermont Senate. Primary elections were held on August 9,2022. This election will be the first to use new districts adopted by the Vermont General Assembly to allocate for population changes across the state after the 2020 census.
