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|
United States of America 1986
Legislative Election
|
Chamber
|
Senate
|
|
Date of Election
|
November
4, 1996
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
100
*
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
6
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes
|
|
Democratic Party |
55
|
-
|
| Republican
Party |
45
|
-
|
* Senate renewed only
one-third of its members every 2 years. There were 2 members from each
state.
|
Chamber
|
House
of Representatives
|
|
Date of Election
|
November
4, 1986
|
|
Type of Electoral
System
|
Majority
|
|
Number of
Seats Available
|
435
|
| Length
of Legislative Term |
2
years
|
|
|
Number
of Seats
|
Percentage
of Votes #
|
| Democratic
Party |
258
|
54.9%
|
| Republican
Party |
177
|
44.3%
|
Source: Political
Handbook of the World 1988, Binghamton, NY: CSA Publications, 1988.
# Source: T. Thomas Mackie
and Richard Rose. The International Almanac of Electoral History. (3rd edition)
Basingstoke: Hampshire Macmillan, 1991.
| Population
Size |
239
529 693
|
| Registered
Voters |
118
399 984
|
|
Total Votes
|
64
991 128
|
|
Vote/Registered
Voter
|
54.9%
|
|
Spoilt Ballots
|
-
|
Source:
Voter Turnout: United States of America. [Internet]. International
IDEA. 22 April 2002. |
