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midterm election
An election for seats in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives that occurs during a presidential term of office � that is, two years into the four-year presidential term. The results are sometimes interpreted as a popular referendum on that president�s performance for the first two years of his term. Midterm elections determine some members of the U.S. Senate and all members of the House of Representatives, as well as many state and local officials.
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