RPA: The defeat of the incumbent US president`s camp in the midterm elections is more of a historical pattern than an exception

ArmInfo. The defeat of incumbent US President Donald Trump's political camp in the midterm elections for both houses of Congress is more of a historical pattern than an exception, Republican Party board member Artak Zakarian wrote on his Facebook page.

According to him, American voters essentially evaluate the results of the first two years of a president's term, by which time disappointment and dissatisfaction with his performance have already accumulated. In 18 of the last 20 midterm elections in the US (1946-2022), the president's party lost seats in the US House of Representatives, whose entire membership was up for reelection. And in seven of those midterm elections, control of the House passed to the opposition.

As for the Senate, as Zakarian noted, only a third of its members are re-elected, so the pattern is less pronounced. However, in 13 of the last 20 elections, the US president's party has also lost seats, and in six elections, the results led to victories for the opposition, which gained a majority in the Senate.

Note that the Democratic Party will gain control of the US House of Representatives and the Senate, taking the majority from the Republicans. Voting in the midterm congressional elections has concluded in the US. Polls in Alaska were the last to close. Vote counting continues in many precincts, but preliminary results in many states and congressional districts are already showing results that are unlikely to change significantly. According to preliminary results, Democrats will gain a majority of seats in the House of Representatives, where they need to win at least 218 seats. According to preliminary estimates as of 06:00 GMT (10:00 Yerevan time), Democrats won 24 additional mandates, leaving the House with 213 seats for Democrats and 122 for Republicans. According to estimates by the BBC's American partner, CBS, Democrats could gain at least 245 seats in the House, while Republicans could gain at least 166. Preliminary estimates also indicate that Democrats are gaining control of the upper chamber of Congress. In the Senate, Democrats already hold at least 53 of the 100 seats.