Elections in the United States gives information on election and election results in the United States. An election is a process in which a vote is held to elect candidates to an office. It is the mechanism by which a democracy fills elective offices in the legislature, and sometimes the executive and judiciary, and in which electorates choose local government officials.

See election for a more comprehensive discussion and the List of democracy and elections-related topics for an overview on related topics.

The United States elects on national level a head of state - the president - and a legislature. The president and the vice-president is elected for a four year term by a popularly elected Electoral College, its members separately elected in each of the states. Congress has two chambers. The House of Representatives has 435 members, elected for a two year term in single-seat constituencies. The Senate has 100 members, elected for a six year term in dual-seat constituencies (two from each state) with one-third being renewed every two years. The United States has a two-party system, which means that there are two dominant political parties. It is extremely difficult for anyone to achieve electoral success under the banner of any other party.

Results

• U.S. presidential election
  • 1789, 1792, 1796, 1800, 1804, 1808, 1812, 1816, 1820, 1824, 1828, 1832, 1836, 1840, 1844, 1848, 1852, 1856, 1860, 1864, 1868, 1872, 1876, 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892, 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1916, 1920, 1924, 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004

• Elections to the U.S. Senate
  • US Senate election, 2004

• Elections to the United States House of Representatives
  • US House election, 2004

• 2003 California recall
  • Results of the 2003 California recall

See also

• Electoral calendar
• Electoral system
• Criticisms of electoralism, USA

External links

• Electionworld
• Adam Carr's Election Archive