election
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When told of the stories circulating on social media, one woman’s jaw dropped — she said she’d never heard of people paying for votes on Skid Row, not in this election or any prior one.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Bolter declined to divulge more about his conversation with the FBI, which has not been previously reported, but allegations from Bolter’s 2020 affidavit were central to some conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.
From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026
After the spray of resignations, fury and anger a month ago following Labour's calamitous election results, the Makerfield by-election campaign had put a temporary cork in the bottle of the party's dissent.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
With more than 98% of the votes counted in Sunday’s runoff election, she overtook her leftist opponent, Roberto Sánchez, with 50.002% support—a difference of just a few hundred votes out of nearly 20 million cast.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
It would be the first election since the Great Fire.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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