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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Ocasio-Cortez looks very much like the candidate who could generate huge enthusiasm in a primary and then get nuked in a general election.
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
For some context, countywide turnout was 24% a week before the general election last November.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Flanagan won reelection in November with 56% of the vote after facing Republican challenger Gerald O’Connell in the general election and running unopposed in the Democratic primary, according to state data.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
To a certain extent, tariffs and trade became the issue of the day, but in the 1906 general election the public voted overwhelmingly for liberal, open trade (less restrictive tariffs) candidates.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 11 Apr. 2025
For some context, countywide turnout was 24% a week before the general election last November.
—Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2025
Flanagan won reelection in November with 56% of the vote after facing Republican challenger Gerald O’Connell in the general election and running unopposed in the Democratic primary, according to state data.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025
To a certain extent, tariffs and trade became the issue of the day, but in the 1906 general election the public voted overwhelmingly for liberal, open trade (less restrictive tariffs) candidates.
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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