A metric used in NBA basketball that is similar to Field Goal Percentage, but adds an additional parameter.
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) politics. a. the middle of a term of office, esp of a presidential term, when congressional and local elections are held. b. (as modifier): midterm elections.
Midterm elections have traditionally disfavored the president's political party, with that party losing state legislative seats 26 out of the last 28 times since 1902, according to the NCSL. Voters on Tuesday were deciding 6,049 legislative races in 46 states or nearly 82 percent of all state legislative seats. Ahead of the election, Republicans held 3,836 seats, Democrats held 3,448, and 26 belonged to third-party lawmakers. Republicans controlled 57 chambers, while Democrats were the majority in 41.