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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Prescott’s amendment removed the primary process from the bill and stated that in the general election a school board candidate can choose to be listed as a Republican, Democrat, independent or nonpartisan.
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The primary was skipped this year because the two candidates automatically advanced to the general election.
—April Rubin, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Both candidates in the court’s general election that year agreed to take public funding, and incumbent Justice David Prosser, a conservative, narrowly won reelection.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 28 Mar. 2025
Bellotti did lose the general election to Republican John Volpe.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The primary was skipped this year because the two candidates automatically advanced to the general election.
—April Rubin, Axios, 1 Apr. 2025
Both candidates in the court’s general election that year agreed to take public funding, and incumbent Justice David Prosser, a conservative, narrowly won reelection.
—Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 28 Mar. 2025
Bellotti did lose the general election to Republican John Volpe.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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