Election Day
noun
: a day legally established for the election of public officials
especially
: the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an even year designated for national elections in the U.S. and observed as a legal holiday in many states
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Three decades ago at Election Day 1992, North Carolinians elected Democrats to all 10 Council of State positions and majorities of 39-11 in the state Senate and 78-42 in the House.
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025
The most common type of violation clerks referred to prosecutors was double voting, or a person voting absentee and at the polls on Election Day.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Two weeks after Election Day, the Wayne County Board of Canvassers has now officially certified the results of the Hamtramck mayoral race and city council elections.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Sobel believes Prop 50 helped Steyer's cause to test the campaign waters for governor, as his timing is just right to join a heated battle that's starting to percolate with less than a year before Election Day.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
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Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025
The most common type of violation clerks referred to prosecutors was double voting, or a person voting absentee and at the polls on Election Day.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 20 Nov. 2025
Two weeks after Election Day, the Wayne County Board of Canvassers has now officially certified the results of the Hamtramck mayoral race and city council elections.
—Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Sobel believes Prop 50 helped Steyer's cause to test the campaign waters for governor, as his timing is just right to join a heated battle that's starting to percolate with less than a year before Election Day.
—Terry Collins, USA Today, 19 Nov. 2025
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“Election Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Election%20Day. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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