Question

At the federal level, what happens during a midterm election?
Responses

The president and vice president are elected.
The president and vice president are elected. - no response given

Candidates are nominated to run in the general election.
Candidates are nominated to run in the general election. - no response given

Procedures regarding voter registration are determined.
Procedures regarding voter registration are determined. - no response given

All seats in the U.S. House of Representative and one-third of the seats in the U.S. Senate are up for election.

Answer 1

All seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and one-third of the U.S. Senate seats are up for election. Midterms occur halfway through a president’s four-year term and do not elect the president or vice president.