Election Day

noun

: a day legally established for the election of public officials

especially : the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an even year designated for national elections in the U.S. and observed as a legal holiday in many states

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The San Francisco 49ers have once again spent heavily on the race, shelling out more than $2.3 million as of Election Day. —

Grace Hase, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024 The district spans both Orange and San Diego counties, and Democrats held a voter registration advantage going into Election Day. —

Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024 Female voters were expected to turn out in droves for Kamala Harris on Election Day. —

Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024 Katie Wiseman American country singer and Kentucky native Tyler Childers made an equine entrance at the polls in Irvine on Election Day. —

Katie Wiseman, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for Election Day