elected

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Pratt, the former reality TV personality making his first bid for elected office, had support from 22% of the likely voters surveyed.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

A sitting Labour MP standing down to help someone else get elected.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

In the aftermath of a six-day chemical crisis that displaced tens of thousands of Orange County residents, elected leaders are calling for accountability from the company at the center of the chaos — GKN Aerospace.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

New Jersey tends to elect Democratic governors while Texas has elected Republicans for decades.

From Barron's • May 27, 2026

The nation maintains its own elected government and has twenty thousand members.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann