Was 2007 a election year?

Was 2007 a election year?

The 2007 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 6. During this off-year election, the only seats up for election in the United States Congress were special elections held throughout the year. None of these congressional seats changed party hands.

What were the results of the 2006 midterm elections?

Democrats defeated 22 Republican incumbents and won eight open Republican-held seats. For the first time since the party’s founding, Republicans won no seats previously held by Democrats and defeated no Democratic incumbents. It was the largest seat gain for the Democrats since the 1974 elections.

Who ran against Clinton?

Clinton was elected president in the 1992 presidential election, defeating incumbent Republican president George H. W. Bush and independent businessman Ross Perot. At 46 years old, he became the third-youngest president of the United States and the first president to be born in the Baby Boomer generation.

How many elections were on the ballot in 2007?

There were also several gubernatorial races and state legislative elections, and numerous citizen initiatives, mayoral races in several major cities, and several types of local offices on the ballot. There were five special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2007.

Which states elected their state legislators in 2007?

The Republicans maintained control of the governorship in Mississippi. Four states— Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia —and one U.S. territory, the Northern Mariana Islands, elected their state or territorial legislators in 2007. Louisiana’s elections were held on November 17.

How many governors seats did the Democratic Party hold in 2007?

Going into the elections, the Democratic Party held 28 governors’ seats, while the Republican Party held 22. Democratic and Republican candidates filed in all three states, and the Libertarian Party had ballot representation in Louisiana. At the 2007 gubernatorial elections, all 55 United States governors’ seats were occupied.

What happened in the year 2007 in California?

October 20 – November 9: Flames burn Santa Clarita, California during the California wildfires of October 2007. October 7 – Off-duty police officer Tyler Peterson kills six people at a house party in Crandon, Wisconsin before committing suicide.