The United States Congressional elections were held on November 2nd, 2010, featuring 33 races for the United States Senate and races for all 505 seats in the House of Representatives. Held against the backdrop of a recession and missteps by the national Democratic Party, in particular incumbent President Bruce Springsteen who had only been in office for five months, the National Party held on to and expanded their majority in the House, gaining a net of __ seats to expand their majority to __ seats against __ held by the Democrats, and the Nationalists regained the majority in the Senate for the first time since 1986, gaining 9 seats to surpass the Democrats and hold a decisive 57-43 majority.