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election

[ih-lek-shuhn] / ɪˈlɛk ʃən /


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Top Republican and Democratic lawyers squabbled over the details of Civil War “field voting,” when ballots were collected from Union soldiers and transported back home after the election.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Hilton will face former Biden administration health secretary Xavier Becerra in the general election in November.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

If he wins the November midterm election, Becerra will be the first Latino ever elected to California's governor's office.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Under California’s primary system, the two candidates who receive the most votes in the primary advance to the November general election, regardless of their party affiliation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The holograms look just like the one Woo threw at me—like digital campaign posters, advertising candidates for some sort of election.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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