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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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Following the district’s controversial decision to terminate a beloved kindergarten teacher, one parent joined the race as a write-in candidate in response.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
A lot of it is not written in my type of language.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Mike Duggan, who was elected mayor in 2013 as a write-in candidate and was the first White mayor in a city that was 80% Black, stepped down after three terms to run for governor of Michigan as an independent.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
Following the district’s controversial decision to terminate a beloved kindergarten teacher, one parent joined the race as a write-in candidate in response.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
The inscription was written in Akkadian and dates back 2,700 years, according to officials.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2025
A lot of it is not written in my type of language.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/write-in. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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