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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

Saturday's incident came two months before voters in Berlin elect a new state assembly.

From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 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

You may, however, elect to name the plant otherwise.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

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

Maybe Congress can find the will to live like the country that elects it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026

Of course, there’s another complication: The Federal Open Market Committee, which is the central bank’s rate-setting committee, elects its own chair and vice chair each year.

From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026

Councillor Martin Murray has been appointed interim leader of the Reform group at Staffordshire County Council, until the group elects a new permanent leader.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

“It is incredible, Monsieur. All the world elects to travel tonight!”

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

Ugarte said if he is elected, he’d become the first Indigenous Oaxacan council member.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

It’s unlikely she’d talk about the cabinet appointment Ronald Reagan dangled in front of her as she worked tirelessly to get him elected, the cabinet appointment she never got.

From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026

After Andy Burnham was elected in the Makerfield by-election last month, paving his way to Downing Street, he automatically had to resign as Greater Manchester's mayor.

From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026

All told, the city counted 45,194 homeless in January, up from 35,550 in 2019 and 41,980 in 2022 when Mayor Karen Bass was elected.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

After Abraham Lincoln was elected president in November, rumbles of rebellion swept the southern states.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

"They got a big win electing Mamdani mayor of New York City, but also, it's New York City," said Adrian Hemond, a political strategist in Michigan.

From BBC ● Jul. 26, 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

In her video, Michelle Bolsonaro recalled how she had built up the women's wing "from scratch", electing over a thousand female leaders, and helping "reduce rejection" of some male candidates.

From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026

With permanent resident status, she said she has no say in electing officials who shape her everyday life, despite contributing taxes and caring for the elderly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026

Also in 1915, blacks played a decisive role in electing the mayor, Republican William Thompson.

From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield