1
: a vote cast by writing in the name of a candidate
2
: a candidate whose name is written in
wrote in; written in; writing in; writes in
1
: to insert in a document or text
2
a
: to insert (a name not listed on a ballot or voting machine) in an appropriate space
b
: to cast (a vote) in this manner
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Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Shirts were made, attack ads were run, people's grandmas got involved, celeb guys nominated themselves as write-in candidates and former Sexiest Men Alive weighed in on their picks.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Farmer lives, reads, and writes in Austin, Texas, and is an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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Noun
When the polling was done, local election officials reported that Tugnutt actually received write-in votes.
—Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2025
Shirts were made, attack ads were run, people's grandmas got involved, celeb guys nominated themselves as write-in candidates and former Sexiest Men Alive weighed in on their picks.
—Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Mika Rotunda wrote in a post on social media that Windham unintentionally misspoke.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Farmer lives, reads, and writes in Austin, Texas, and is an associate professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
—Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write-in. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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