electoral

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Based on early results, Canadian news networks projected the Liberals victorious in two special elections to fill vacant electoral districts in Toronto.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney secured a majority government through recent electoral victories and defections.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

The head of Benin's electoral commission, Sacca Lafia, said the election had passed off peacefully, although an electoral monitoring platform set up by civil society groups reported around one hundred incident "alerts".

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

He likened their electoral victory to the Hungarian revolution of 1848, and the uprising against Soviet occupation in 1956.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

The method of choosing electors to that odd inspiration called the electoral college varied from state to state.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis