electoral

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For the first time in 16 years, credible polls suggest he faces a serious electoral setback this Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

That’s an essential ingredient to building electoral support for changes that often feel like a huge leap of faith when voters are accustomed to the false security of the status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

On 21 March, One Nation achieved its first electoral breakthrough outside Hanson's home state of Queensland.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

Machado, the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize winner, said that when presidential elections are held again in Venezuela, she will participate "in that electoral process."

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

But thanks in great part to the deft political maneuverings of Aaron Burr, all twelve of New York’s electoral votes went to Jefferson.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis