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

Examples of Election Day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The recount The recount started with over 69,000 ballots cast on Election Day. — Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2026

The Associated Press called the race on Wednesday, more than a week after Election Day. — Connor Greene, Time, 12 Nov. 2026

O’Rourke says the wave cascaded so far down the ballot in Texas that a candidate who tried backing out of her campaign before Election Day ended up winning. — Joe Hagan, Vanity Fair, 12 Nov. 2026

The size of Democrats’ majorities in the House and Senate remained undetermined one week after Election Day as more than a dozen races were still too early to call Tuesday. — Camille Baker, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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