off-year
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In a normal political environment, off-year elections have limited value in predicting the following year’s midterms.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2025
All that being said, even before their buoyant off-year performance those widespread reports of Democrats’ demise were greatly ... well, we’ll leave that Mark Twain chestnut alone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 23, 2025
Just two years ago, in a similar off-year election, Democrats held the governorship in Kentucky, when Andy Beshear won a second term.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2025
Four states hold off-year elections on November 4, including New York, where a dramatic mayoral race will determine who runs the country's most populous city.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2025
Every President in the off-year election urges the election of a Congress of his own party.
From Woodrow Wilson's Administration and Achievements by Lord, Frank B.
