elected

Example Sentences

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Overall, the Scottish Greens had 15 MSPs elected to Holyrood.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Steyer has never been elected to public office.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

If I am elected governor of Ohio in November, my state will be ready to commit in January.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Massie’s long bench of surrogates also features a bevy of local elected officials showing up to endorse him.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

In 1605, Bellarmine would almost certainly have been elected Pope, but declined to offer himself as a candidate, preferring to be the power behind the throne.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin