election
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"It's a proxy prime ministerial election in a sense," says Rob Ford, professor of political science at the University of Manchester.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Hilton will face former Biden administration health secretary Xavier Becerra in the general election in November.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
If he wins the November midterm election, Becerra will be the first Latino ever elected to California's governor's office.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Top Republican and Democratic lawyers squabbled over the details of Civil War “field voting,” when ballots were collected from Union soldiers and transported back home after the election.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
The day after the November election, Charles Julius Guiteau was ecstatic when he read about the Republican victory in the newspapers.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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