statewide

1 of 2

adjective

state·​wide ˈstāt-ˈwīd How to pronounce statewide (audio)
: affecting or extending throughout all parts of a state

statewide

2 of 2

adverb

: throughout the state

Examples of statewide in a Sentence

Adjective a statewide survey of voters
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Adjective
Democrats have won most of the big statewide races, and the Republican ceiling in these races has been barely over 50% of the vote. Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024 The big — and only — statewide race this fall beyond the campaign for U.S. president is for a rare open U.S. Senate seat created when the incumbent Democrat, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, decided early last year not to run for a fifth 6-year term. Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 5 Nov. 2024
Adverb
Still, lines were short for most of the day at all but a few voting locations statewide. Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024 Live Colorado election results for the 2024 election The votes tallied represent slightly more than half of the 3.3 million ballots cast statewide in 2020, the last presidential election year — meaning at least hundreds of thousands more votes remained to be tallied. Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for statewide 

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1848, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1888, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of statewide was in 1848

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“Statewide.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/statewide. Accessed 19 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

statewide

adjective
state·​wide
ˈstāt-ˈwīd
: including all parts of a state
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