statewide

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adjective

state·​wide ˈstāt-ˈwīd How to pronounce statewide (audio)
: affecting or extending throughout all parts of a state

statewide

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adverb

: throughout the state

Examples of statewide in a Sentence

Adjective a statewide survey of voters
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Adjective
In the 2017 elections, Republicans suffered sharp defeats in the Virginia and New Jersey governor’s races, with Virginia Democrats sweeping all three statewide offices and winning a majority in the state General Assembly. Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025 The result of the statewide Proposition 50 vote illustrates that The San Diego Union-Tribune Editorial Board is out of touch with its readers. U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Nov. 2025
Adverb
On paper, this civil verdict against Parker should be paid for by the Virginia Risk Sharing Association (VRSA), an insurance pool made up of many public bodies statewide, including the Newport News School Board. Gary Grumbach, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2025 Alicia Johnson will become the first Black woman elected to a partisan office statewide in Georgia. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for statewide

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1848, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of statewide was in 1848

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“Statewide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statewide. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

statewide

adjective
state·​wide
ˈstāt-ˈwīd
: including all parts of a state
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