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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Ballots continued to be counted after Election Day to allow time for signature cures and late-arriving mail ballots.
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Prop 50 passed on Election Day with more than 64% of the vote.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Internal party division could create new opportunities for Democrats, who remain hopeful for a breakthrough in the Lone Star State come Election Day.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Behn appeared to win a majority of the early vote, but Van Epps used a massive Republican turnout on Election Day ‒ boosted by an aggressive last-minute push by Trump and other national Republicans ‒ to carry him to victory.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 3 Dec. 2025
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Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 5 Dec. 2025
Prop 50 passed on Election Day with more than 64% of the vote.
—Caroline Linton, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025
Internal party division could create new opportunities for Democrats, who remain hopeful for a breakthrough in the Lone Star State come Election Day.
—Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Behn appeared to win a majority of the early vote, but Van Epps used a massive Republican turnout on Election Day ‒ boosted by an aggressive last-minute push by Trump and other national Republicans ‒ to carry him to victory.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Election Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Election%20Day. Accessed 9 Dec. 2025.
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