Here’s Proof That Your Vote Really Matters

By: American Decency Staff

In some ways, midterm elections are to the political world what the winter Olympics are to the sports world—fewer people show up and tune in. They just don’t seem to care as much as they do about what they think of as the “main event.”

With the Olympics, it’s mainly just a matter of opinion, but with midterm elections, the lack of interest has very real political ramifications. Sure, presidential elections may be more built up, but your state representatives, governor and local politicians make tons of decisions that affect you every day.

Even with all the political ads and talk about elections, it may seem like it doesn’t really matter if you personally vote.

Many of the gubernatorial and senate races in various states this year areextremely close. And, as the Washington Post points out, even though incumbents usually have the advantage, there are 11 current governors who could lose the election, potentially the most governors to lose their races since 1984. Most of those races are set to be extremely close calls.

Throughout voting history, there have been plenty of close elections, some won by just a handful of votes. Here’s a brief rundown of a few of the closest, as historic proof that every vote really does count.

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