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Number of Seats Open
for
the 2010
Election
U.S.
House Of Representatives
U.S.
Senate
U.S.
Gubernatorial Elections
Resources
for Information:
American National Election Studies
http://www.electionstudies.org/
Federal
Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov/
U.S.
Census Bureau
http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/socdemo/voting/index.html
Pew
Research Center
http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1207/republican-party-identification-slips-nationwide-pennsylvania-specter-switch
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U.S.
House of Representatives
http://www.house.gov/
U.S.
Senate
http://www.senate.gov/
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2010
Midterm Elections
Breakdown for the
Individual Elections for 2010
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The
2010 election for the U.S. House of Representatives will obviously
be watched closely on
November 2nd. Within the political
system of the Unites States government,
this branch sees elections more often than
any other branch because the members can only
serve two years. Surprisingly, the political
parties that control this branch of
government
do not change as drastically as other branches
because of the number of elected seats.
There are 435 seats with the majority of
those seats remaining unchanged each election
year simply because the individuals holding
the seats are reelected in their local
districts and are not vulnerable to
national mood and media scrutiny. See the
chart to the left for current party
standings in this branch.
See
Individuals of the House of Representatives:
The
U.S. Senate will see 36 out of 100 seats
change this year; that means roughly 1/3 of the
Senate is up for election every two
years. Of those seats, the Democratic
party and the Republican party each have an equal
number of seats that will be up for
election. There are no Independents up for
election in this branch of government. A
large portion of the Senate seats are for a
term of six years. See the chart to the left
for current party standings in this branch.
See
Individuals of the Senate:
SENATE
Elections:
Democratic
Party:
Hawaii
Maryland
New York
Vermont
Oregon
California
Connecticut
New York
Wisconsin
Washington
Colorado
Illinois
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Nevada
Delaware
North Dakota |
Republican
Party:
Alabama
Alaska
Idaho
Kansas
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Arizona
Georgia
Iowa
Louisiana
Florida
Kentucky
North Carolina
Missouri
New Hampshire
Ohio |
Over half of the United States, 37 states in
total, will have a Gubernatorial election. Of all
the elections in 2010,
this may be the one to bring about the
biggest change in leadership. The
election for these seats will depend upon the local economy of
each particular state and the
overall optimism of the voting population of
that state as to whether they feel their state is headed in
the correct direction. To see a breakdown
of the U.S. Gubernatorial elections by party,
see the chart to the left. Listed below are the states
holding an election this year and the party
in which they are currently affiliated.
GUBERNATORIAL Elections
(Current Status):
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Democratic Party:
Arkansas
New Hampshire
New York
New Mexico
Maine
Maryland
Oregon
Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Massachusetts
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Michigan
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Kansas
Wyoming
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Republican
Party:
Nebraska
Alaska
Idaho
South Carolina
South Dakota
Utah
Alabama
Arizona
California
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Minnesota
Nevada
Rhode Island
Texas
Vermont
Hawaii
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