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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And all eyes are on a few other states that could take steps to draw new maps, although whether either party will get more favorable seats before Election Day is up in the air.
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2026
But that number will grow as mail-in ballots can be counted as long as they were postmarked on Election Day and received within seven days.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
For decades, the postmark – an official mark that shows where and when mail was accepted by the Postal Service – has been used in law as proof that an individual met a deadline, such as submitting a ballot by Election Day.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Adcock posted Instagram videos of himself driving his truck over Biden campaign signs in the run-up to Election Day and went on an expletive-laden rant about the former president onstage at a concert.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
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Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 5 Jan. 2026
But that number will grow as mail-in ballots can be counted as long as they were postmarked on Election Day and received within seven days.
—Grace Hase, Mercury News, 31 Dec. 2025
For decades, the postmark – an official mark that shows where and when mail was accepted by the Postal Service – has been used in law as proof that an individual met a deadline, such as submitting a ballot by Election Day.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Adcock posted Instagram videos of himself driving his truck over Biden campaign signs in the run-up to Election Day and went on an expletive-laden rant about the former president onstage at a concert.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Election Day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Election%20Day. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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