ballot
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With about 10% of the vote counted, Platner had about 75%, compared with 18.6% for Mills, whose name remained on the ballot.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Hilton, however, appears on the cusp of clinching the second spot on the ballot.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Platner is expected to defeat Maine's Democratic Governor Janet Mills, who remains on the ballot despite suspending her campaign, along with lesser-known candidate David Costello.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Big majorities said the ballot was easy to understand – the same result found in every poll of Maine voters over the last several years.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
In secret ballot we voted unanimously to keep him.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
Vocabulary lists containing ballot
Election Lingo
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Electoral Elocution: The Verbiage of Voting
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Academy Awards, List 1
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