general election
noun
: an election usually held at regular intervals in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies of a nation or state
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District 12's Supervisor Juan Miguel Martinez could face Ryan Antczak, who ran for election to the Wisconsin State Assembly to represent District 9, but lost in the general election on Nov. 8, 2022.
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Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
The decision whether to pass HCR 2060 will be up to Arizona voters in the November general election.
—Erick Trevino, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
Primaries in different parts of the country on Tuesday could exert some influence on Republicans' chances at gaining back ground from Democrats in November and help decide whether an often unpredictable House Republican who has upset members of her own party will make it to the general election.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 10 June 2024
In the 2022 general election, Titus defeated Army veteran Mark Robertson by nearly 6 percentage points, but Robertson is back for another go.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 9 June 2024
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Vanessa Swales, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
The decision whether to pass HCR 2060 will be up to Arizona voters in the November general election.
—Erick Trevino, The Arizona Republic, 10 June 2024
Primaries in different parts of the country on Tuesday could exert some influence on Republicans' chances at gaining back ground from Democrats in November and help decide whether an often unpredictable House Republican who has upset members of her own party will make it to the general election.
—Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 10 June 2024
In the 2022 general election, Titus defeated Army veteran Mark Robertson by nearly 6 percentage points, but Robertson is back for another go.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 9 June 2024
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 17 Jun. 2024.
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