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election

[ih-lek-shuhn] / ɪˈlɛk ʃən /


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Latinos make up about 37% of the electorate in Los Angeles, but polls conducted before the election suggested no single candidate had a lock on their votes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Bolter declined to divulge more about his conversation with the FBI, which has not been previously reported, but allegations from Bolter’s 2020 affidavit were central to some conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

After the spray of resignations, fury and anger a month ago following Labour's calamitous election results, the Makerfield by-election campaign had put a temporary cork in the bottle of the party's dissent.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

As the heir of the movement founded by her father, her election has inspired both jubilation and fear among Peruvians who recall Alberto Fujimori’s rule from 1990 to 2000.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He had never lost an election, and he didn't lose this one—the most important of his life.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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