The increase in the average gasoline price in the US coincides with the end of the midterm elections. With the US midterm elections over, American consumers will have to pay $5.05 a gallon for premium gasoline. According to the American Automobile Association, the price of regular gasoline, which is the most consumed type of gasoline in this country, reached $4.15 per gallon. This figure is considered to be the highest gasoline price recorded on "Election Day" since statistics began to be recorded in 2000.

The increase in the average gasoline price in the US coincides with the end of the midterm elections. With the US midterm elections over, American consumers will have to pay $5.05 a gallon for premium gasoline. According to the American Automobile Association, the price of regular gasoline, which is the most consumed type of gasoline in this country, reached $4.15 per gallon. This figure is considered to be the highest gasoline price recorded on "Election Day" since statistics began to be recorded in 2000.