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Recent Examples of write-in
After India Walton, a democratic socialist and first-time candidate, beat Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown in the 2021 Democratic primary, Brown campaigned as a write-in candidate, with backing from business groups, Republicans and police.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The winner of the Democratic primary will face Republican Tuan Le of Titusville and write-in candidate Christopher Hall of Tallahassee in the Sept. 2 general election.
—Steven Lemongello, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2025
He was reelected in 2022 with 26 votes; no other names appeared on the ballot, but 52 write-in votes were cast.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
The reading of all the write-in votes will take days to complete to determine if Dugan received at least the 1,000 votes necessary for the nomination.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 May 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 June 2025
The winner of the Democratic primary will face Republican Tuan Le of Titusville and write-in candidate Christopher Hall of Tallahassee in the Sept. 2 general election.
—Steven Lemongello, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2025
He was reelected in 2022 with 26 votes; no other names appeared on the ballot, but 52 write-in votes were cast.
—Tom Olsen, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
The reading of all the write-in votes will take days to complete to determine if Dugan received at least the 1,000 votes necessary for the nomination.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for write-in
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Kennelly also denied that his client ever took possession of another voter’s absentee ballot.—
Andrew Brown,
Hartford Courant,
1 Aug. 2025
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The Legislature also spent $1.18 million on a case over absentee ballot deadlines during the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
17 July 2025
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Sandu was reelected as president last year in a vote held on the same day as a referendum on joining the European Union, which Moldovans backed by a razor-thin majority.—
Christian Edwards,
CNN Money,
5 Aug. 2025
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The City Commission passed the ordinance in two separate 3-2 votes, rather than sending the question to voters in a ballot referendum.—
Tess Riski
August 2,
Miami Herald,
2 Aug. 2025
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In a strange reversal of a longstanding trend with the Academy, this year’s documentary short ballot is almost entirely domestic (which is to say, films made by or about Americans), while the feature doc category — where subtitles aren’t so common — is entirely international.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2024
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About half a dozen poll workers said this election has been particularly slow, likely because of the short ballot and bad weather.—
Jolene Almendarez,
The Enquirer,
16 May 2023
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The airline will begin daily service from Seattle to London, though the carrier did not specify a date, and tickets are not yet on sale.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Single-game tickets are still available for fans to purchase, with some limitations.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
5 Aug. 2025
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“Write-in.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/write-in. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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