election
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Nearly 80% of the electorate voted—a record turnout, up about 10 points from the 2022 national election.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
But the 49-year-old technocrat, who had rarely appeared in the media, was catapulted to the forefront of an election campaign as the anointed successor of President Patrice Talon.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
About 55% of them voted for him in the 2024 election, many in swing states such as Nevada, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin that had sided with Joe Biden — a Catholic — four years before.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
Another information channel, which DHS used to fund, will still operate but will be available only to state and local election offices, not the federal government.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Besides simply counting how many people actually live in America, that census tally also determines how many seats each state gets in Congress and how many electors each state receives in a presidential election.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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Michelle Obama's Speech at the 2016 DNC
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