McQuade LibGuides: Voting & Election Resource Guide: United States

Federal Elections

Federal Elections are for:

U.S. House of Representatives (position is a 2-year term)
U.S. Senate (position is a 6-year term)
U.S. President (position is a 4-year term)

Federal Election Commission
Check campaign finance data here

Find Your Senators & Representatives

List of U.S. Senators
Find a complete list of senators, their contact information, and their class. One-third of the Senate is up for re-election every 2 years - Class I expires in 2019, Class II in 2021, and Class III in 2023.
List of U.S. Representatives
Find a complete list of representatives from the House. All representative seats are up for election every 2 years.

Presidential Election History

Presidential Debates
Find transcripts from Presidential debates as far back as 1960 from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
What is the Electoral College?
Learn more about the electoral college - who you're really voting for in a Presidential election - from the National Archives and Records Administration.
Elections...the American Way
Learn more about the process, the right to vote, and issues in past Presidential elections from the Library of Congress.
Presidential Elections, 1789-1920
Get primary source materials on Presidential elections from 1789-1920.
The History of the Vice Presidency
Find out more about how elections for Vice Presidency have changed over the years from the U.S. Senate.

Midterm Elections

What is a midterm election?

Though presidential elections occur every four years, midterm elections are held for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives in addition to state and local elections.

USA.gov: Midterm, State, and Local Elections

The next midterm elections will be in November 2026.