elected

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In South Carolina governance, the clerk of the court job—organizing juries, bailiffs and handling evidence—is an elected position.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

Details of the conviction were not aired during the campaign, which saw Beck elected to represent the Thatto Heath ward on St Helens Council.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The Los Angeles city attorney is often described as the most powerful elected official almost no one’s ever heard of.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Gov. Bill Clements, the first Republican elected to statewide office in Texas since Reconstruction, appointed him to the Trinity River Authority, according to his obituary.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Although Hancock had never held elected office, he had an edge in the election.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow