elected

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This tale of two high streets will be one of the issues facing the person elected to Westminster to represent the Arbroath and Broughty Ferry constituency next week.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Research shows utilities with elected managers tend to deliver more affordable drinking water.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Henry Vane the Younger fled to America from England in 1635 and was elected, at age 23, as governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The second-place candidate will go head-to-head in November with incumbent Bass, a Democratic former congresswoman first elected to lead the second-largest US city in 2022, who has come under fire during her time in office.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Later running on a platform to prevent territorial slavery and preserve the Union, he was elected president on November 6, 1860.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock