general election
noun
: an election usually held at regular intervals in which candidates are elected in all or most constituencies of a nation or state
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LaTurner would have likely been a strong favorite to win the GOP nomination and the general election.
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Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
That's led some Democrats to raise concerns that the ban's passage could hurt their candidates in the general election this fall.
—USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
The general election must take place before Jan. 25, 2025.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
He’s voted in multiple general elections and Democratic primaries — all while registered in Mecklenburg County.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
And Pennsylvania happens to be where Biden and allies are spending the second-most on ads right now – almost $4 million in the past month and a half since Super Tuesday, the unofficial start to the general election.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
Pennsylvania has increasingly become a swing state, having gone for Biden in the general election in 2020 and Trump in the 2016 general election.
—Abc News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2024
General Elections: India is holding its multiphase general elections from April 19 to June 1, in a vote that will determine the political direction of the world’s most populous nation for the next five years.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
In 1968 and 1970, Pryor ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections.
—Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 25 Apr. 2024
That's led some Democrats to raise concerns that the ban's passage could hurt their candidates in the general election this fall.
—USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
The general election must take place before Jan. 25, 2025.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 24 Apr. 2024
He’s voted in multiple general elections and Democratic primaries — all while registered in Mecklenburg County.
—Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2024
And Pennsylvania happens to be where Biden and allies are spending the second-most on ads right now – almost $4 million in the past month and a half since Super Tuesday, the unofficial start to the general election.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 23 Apr. 2024
Pennsylvania has increasingly become a swing state, having gone for Biden in the general election in 2020 and Trump in the 2016 general election.
—Abc News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2024
General Elections: India is holding its multiphase general elections from April 19 to June 1, in a vote that will determine the political direction of the world’s most populous nation for the next five years.
—Mike Ives, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
In 1968 and 1970, Pryor ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections.
—Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 20 Apr. 2024
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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