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election

[ih-lek-shuhn] / ɪˈlɛk ʃən /


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In 2020, he won a special Senate election to fill the remainder of the late GOP Sen. John McCain’s term, and two years later he was elected to a full term.

From Salon

The recent tragedy came as the Hong Kong government has been campaigning to boost turnout for a legislative council election scheduled for Dec. 7.

From The Wall Street Journal

The party will now get on with the job of putting the new rules into action – including choosing candidates for next May's local elections.

From BBC

Election authorities have said they would issue preliminary election results Sunday night.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Honestly, the next election is three years away, and if you look at the election cycles, two years from when Bill Clinton won, we thought Paul Tsongas was going to be the nominee,” he said.

From Salon