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CDU lawmakers will meet on Wednesday to formally elect Spahn's successor Thorsten Frei, Merz's chief of staff.

From Barron's ● Jul. 29, 2026

Voters across Greater Manchester will head to the polls on Thursday to elect a new mayor for the city region.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

Each county would elect a certain number of delegates, depending on its size and support for Democratic candidates.

From Slate ● Jul. 24, 2026

They are not the first four actors, or characters, one might elect to carry a series, but they are the right ones, and they do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Our first step will be to elect one of their number to some very high office—the presidency, if Fortuna spins us kindly.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Each Texas county elects its own slate of local officials, which is why state law requires voters to register where they live.

From Salon ● Jul. 7, 2026

If a new chair isn’t confirmed, he could continue to serve on the Fed’s board and be retained as the chair by the rate-setting FOMC, which elects its own officers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026

Should Netflix win the fight over WBD and the DOJ elects to challenge it, a courtroom will hear much about video on demand by other suppliers.

From Barron's ● Feb. 4, 2026

When you have a community that elects somebody repeatedly, over and over again, if they feel like that is the best person to represent them, then I think that makes sense.

From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2025

Decides he must be close to ocean and elects to try and work way through swamp to sea.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer

Several Jewish leaders and elected officials held a press conference after the attack, urging the mayor and others to dial down their rhetoric.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

The AFC president, Al Khalifa was initially elected in 2013 and returned unopposed for a fourth term to run until 2027.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

Newsom’s concerns represent a divide in views between two top elected officials in a state that has long been synonymous with entertainment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Like Infantino, he was elected in 2016 promising governance reform.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

“I’m ahead in the polls too. Soon, I’ll be elected the new Queen Mother Earth.”

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Their analysis found that every method for electing a national legislature involves compromises, usually among local representation, national proportionality, and the total number of parliamentary seats.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026

"I believe in the democratic tradition of electing local authorities and for those authorities to be accountable to the people that elect them," he added.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The endorsement may come with some financial support, with the group saying it has raised some $25 million to fund its goal of electing more doctors and nurses to office between now and 2030.

From Salon ● Jul. 21, 2026

But voters will also be electing a slew of statewide officeholders as well who will serve in Sacramento alongside the new governor.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2026

“I can not shoulder the responsibility of electing officers who publicly repudiate the principles of the society,” Foster said.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling