Midterm Results
This political party is projected to have won control of both the House and Senate.
What is the Democratic Party?
Often shortened to GOTV, this phrase describes efforts to turn voter interest into actual ballots cast.
What is "Get Out the Vote?"
This amendment protects against unreasonable searches and seizures.
What is the 4th Amendment?
The Watergate scandal led this president to resign in 1974.
Who is Richard Nixon?
The amount by which federal spending exceeds federal revenue during a fiscal year.
What is the federal budget deficit?
These Massachusetts incumbents won reelection as Governor and Lieutenant Governor in 2026.
Who are Maura Healey and Kim Driscoll?
Going door to door to speak directly with potential voters is known by this term.
What is canvassing?
This amendment granted white women the right to vote in 1920.
What is the 19th Amendment?
Social Security was established during this president’s New Deal.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The federal fiscal year begins on this date, creating the annual deadline for new funding legislation or a temporary extension.
What is October 1st?
This New Hampshire congressman won his Senate race, positioning him to become the first openly gay man in the U.S. Senate.
Who is Chris Pappas?
Often called a “jungle primary,” this primary system puts candidates from all parties on the same ballot, with the two highest vote-getters advancing to the general election regardless of party.
What is a "top-two" primary?
This amendment transferred the selection of U.S. senators from state legislatures to voters.
What is the 17th Amendment?
Elected in 1968, this New York politician became the first Black woman elected to Congress.
Who is Shirley Chisholm?
The total U.S. national debt currently stands at this amount (rounded up).
What is $41 trillion?
These three states elected their first female governor during the 2026 midterm elections.
What are Georgia, Ohio, and Tennessee?
Also called the “Motor Voter” law, this 1993 federal law expanded voter-registration opportunities through motor vehicle agencies.
What is the National Voter Registration Act?
This amendment prohibits denying someone the right to vote in federal elections for failing to pay a poll tax.
What is the 24th Amendment?
This president served as both President and Vice President without being elected to either office.
Who is Gerald Ford?
This tax category generates more federal revenue than payroll taxes, corporate income taxes or tariffs.
What are individual income taxes?
This Michigan resident is set to become the first Muslim American to serve in the U.S. Senate.
Who is Abdul El-Sayed?
Among registered U.S. citizens, approximately this percentage voted in the 2022 midterms.
What is 75%?
Proposed in 1789 and ratified in 1992, this amendment delays congressional pay changes until after an intervening House election.
What is the 27th Amendment?
After delivering an antislavery speech in 1856, this Massachusetts senator was attacked with a cane in the Senate chamber.
Who is Charles Sumner?
This non-profit foundation is dedicated to reducing the national debt for future generations.
What is the Peter G. Peterson Foundation?