split ticket

noun

: a ballot cast by a voter who votes for candidates of more than one party

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The illusive split ticket voter The eastern part of Ohio along the river used to be one of the regions that kept Ohio a Democratic state. Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 6 Sep. 2024 There were no booths, no curtains, and no opportunities to split tickets between candidates of different parties. TIME, 4 Apr. 2024 That’s a problem given that studios split ticket sales with theaters. Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 5 Feb. 2024 When a voter picks a presidential candidate from one party and a House or Senate candidate from another, it’s called a split ticket. David Yanofsky, Quartz, 3 Nov. 2020 Despite Cuyahoga County still being a Democratic county, 20% of votes were a split ticket, mostly in favor of DeWine. Zachary Smith, cleveland, 27 Dec. 2022 Even though Republicans historically do better on turnout during runoff elections, Democrats could have an advantage if Warnock’s campaign convinces those split ticket voters to come out again, Steigerwalt said. Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022 Some mobile users may need to use this link to see this split ticket map and subsequent maps on this page. Zachary Smith, cleveland, 10 Nov. 2022 And while the Democrat is still leading in the Arizona Senate race, split ticket voters could hand Republican Kari Lake the governor's mansion. ABC News, 6 Nov. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of split ticket was in 1836

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“Split ticket.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/split%20ticket. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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