electoral

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That narrative was always more wishcasting than the underlying electoral reality suggested.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Consequently, the clause confers on Congress especially broad authority over state electoral systems and makes judicial second-guessing of legislation designed to ensure equal representation for all particularly improper.

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

In May, the electoral board confirmed there would be no voting in any of Tigray's 38 constituencies.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Yet when the 1896 presidential election pitted the soft-money populist, William Jennings Bryan, against William McKinley, the hard-money Republican, McKinley won the electoral majority, 271 to 176, and the popular vote, 51% to 46.7%, besides.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

In March and April of 1796, the Adams team began to assess electoral projections on a state-by-state basis.

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