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United States
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ELECTION TYPE |
DATE |
| United States of America |
Legislative |
November 3, 1998 |
At stake
in this election:
- Seats in the Senate: 34
- Seats in the House of Representative: 435
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Description
of government structure:
- Bicameral legislature: The United States'
bicameral legislature, the Congress, is composed of the Senate and the House of
Representatives.
- Senate: The Senate consists of 100
members directly elected by majority vote for six-year terms.
- House of Representatives: The House
of Representatives consists of 435 members directly elected by majority vote for two year
terms. There are also five non-voting members to the House, representing American
Samoa, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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Results of
the electoral races:
- Party: Republican Party
Congressional leaders: Trent LOTT, Dennis HASTERT
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 16
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 20
Seats won in this election to the House of Representatives: 223
Seats won in last election to the House of Representatives: 227
- Party: Democratic Party
Congressional leaders: Thomas DASCHLE, Richard GEPHARDT
Seats won in this election to the Senate: 18
Seats won in last election to the Senate: 13
Seats won in this election to the House of Representatives: 211
Seats won in last election to the House of Representatives: 207
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When was the last election? Number of seats in last election?
- Legislative elections last held: November
5, 1996
- Seats decided in the last election to the
Senate: 33
- Seats decided in the last election to the
House of Representatives: 435
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Population
and number of registered voters:
- Population: 270,862,220 (October 1998
estimate)
- Number of registered voters: 146,211,960
(From 1996 elections. Figure excludes the states of North Dakota and Wisconsin,
which do not require voter registration.)
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Of Interest:
- The November 1998 election was the
first time that the president's party has gained seats in the House of Representatives in
a midterm election.
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| SOURCE: INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ELECTION SYSTEMS (IFES) |
| For additional information:
IFES ElectionGuide Online |
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