off-year election

British  

noun

1. (in the US) an election held in a year when a presidential election does not take place

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Example Sentences

The network appeared to pass its first big test as a freestanding news organization with coverage of the Nov. 4 off-year election that saw a strong showing for the Democrats and the passage of the congressional redistricting proposition in California.

From Los Angeles Times

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

It’s an off-year election, which means turnout is likely to be low and the electorate is unpredictable.

From Los Angeles Times

Explaining the esoteric concept of redistricting and getting voters to participate in an off-year election will require that Newsom and his allies, including organized labor, launch what is expected to be an expensive campaign very quickly.

From Los Angeles Times

The lack of participation, experts said, can be attributed to many factors: it was an off-year election; the balloting process was new and extremely convoluted; the vast majority of more than 7,000 contenders for 881 federal judge positions — and for another 1,800 state jurist posts — were unknown.

From Los Angeles Times