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[[Image:Capital.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The United States Capitol in Washington, D. C.]] In the '''2010 Midterm Elections,''' the nation will elect the 112th Congress, including all members of the House and one third of the Senate, together with a majority of governorships and many state and local offices.

[[Image:Capital.jpg|thumb|right|400px|The United States Capitol in Washington, D. C.]] In the '''2010 Midterm Elections,''' the nation will elect the 112th Congress, including all members of the House and one third of the Senate, together with a majority of governorships and many state and local offices.

After the [[Democratic Party]] successes in the 2006 off-year election (when they recaptured Congress), augmented by more gains in the [[United States Presidential Election, 2008|Presidential Election of 2008]], the question is whether the Democrats will hold their gains or slip back.  Since the Democrats have an advantage of 257-178 in the House, the GOP must gain 40 seats to recapture control. Since the Democrats control the Senate 59-41 (counting the two independents), the GOP needs to gain 10 seats in the Senate to retake control.  Here are [[CNN]]'S top 100 races to watch: [http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/27/the-cnn-100-full-list/].  There are an additional 25 races which [[liberals]] also risk losing on [[Election Day]].

After the [[Democratic Party]] successes in the 2006 off-year election (when they recaptured Congress), augmented by more gains in the [[United States Presidential Election, 2008|Presidential Election of 2008]], the question is whether the Democrats will hold their gains or slip back.  Since the Democrats have an advantage of 257-178 in the House, the GOP must gain 40 seats to recapture control. With the Democrats in control of the Senate 59-41 (counting the two independents), the GOP needs to gain 10 seats in the Senate to retake control.  Here are [[CNN]]'S top 100 races to watch: [http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2010/07/27/the-cnn-100-full-list/].  There are an additional 25 races which [[liberals]] also risk losing on [[Election Day]].

Early voting is increasingly important: "One-fifth of the electorate voted early in 2004, one-quarter did in 2006, and one-third in 2008."<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39444285/ns/politics-decision_2010</ref>

Early voting is increasingly important: "One-fifth of the electorate voted early in 2004, one-quarter did in 2006, and one-third in 2008."<ref>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/39444285/ns/politics-decision_2010</ref>