The Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. These arrangements were set in place in December 1844. A date was set in November as the harvest would have been collected by then allowing all citizens the opportunity to vote.
the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year
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Those are commonly known as mid-term elections.
Congressional elections, like all other elections in the US, except for certain very local elections, take place on the first Tuesday in November. Congressional election are held in even numbered years.
The main Presidential and Congressional elections are held in November. Primary elections and caucuses are held in prior months.
There is always a congressional election held at the same time as the presidential election. However, since Congressmen serve for only a two-year term and the president serves for four years, there is a another Congressional election in the middle of the president's term. ( I am talking about the lower house of Congress. The senate elects one-third of its members every two years, so one-third of the senators are also elected at the same time as the President. )
The first Tuesday following the first Monday of November is when Congressional elections are held.
A special election, or a run-off would be the term for such an election. However, a majority is not required in congressional elections. The candidate with the most votes wins. (You may be thinking of congressional primaries used to determine a party's nominee. In this case, if there are several candidates receiving votes, a run-off might be held between the top two to determine the strongest candidate for the fall election. )
"Midterm elections" in the United States are the Congressional elections held halfway through a Presidential term, in November of even-numbered years that are not divisible by 4. For example, the November 2010 election was a midterm election, held throughout the United States.
the Tuesday, after the first Monday in November of each even numbered year
there are twelve congressional seats held by Georgia reps. there are twelve congressional seats held by Georgia reps.
No . All presidential election years are divisible by four. (All even numbered years are congressional election years-- 1958 did see congressional elections.)