How to Use electoral in a Sentence

electoral

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• How much could that change the electoral math this time?
  — Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
• The electoral stakes were high, and not just for Mr. Menendez.
  — Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
• The path to 270 electoral votes and the White House would go through those states, the strategists argued.
  — Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Aug. 2023
• The tape posed a major threat to his electoral prospects.
  — Graham Kates, CBS News, 30 May 2024
• The ground is still fertile and ripe to get those folks involved in the electoral process.
  — Janay Kingsberry, Washington Post, 9 Nov. 2022
• Less than an hour later, Democrats met in the state Capitol to cast the state's 10 electoral votes for Biden.
  — Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
• Somewhat under the radar, but the share of electoral votes by state has changed quite a bit since 2000.
  — Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
• Johnson stressed the need for the public to understand and trust the electoral process as one that is fair and safe.
  — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
• The far right is very good at running electoral campaigns.
  — David Marchese Photo Illustration By Bráulio Amado, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
• It’s been 31 years since the electoral voices of Black Alabamians have been heard and affirmed by The Court.
  — Cody D. Short | [e-mail], al, 8 June 2023
• Moraes joined Brazil’s Supreme Court in 2017 and is the president of the country’s electoral tribunal.
  — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
• Portland is not likely to turn red on any electoral map.
  — Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2023
• Arizona, a swing state in the Nov. 5 presidential election, doesn't just hold the electoral ticket to Biden’s seat to the White House.
  — Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
• In its place stands the Labour Party, which has secured an electoral landslide.
  — Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 5 July 2024
• And so now the justice system and the electoral system will engage in a 15-month race to see which will decide his fate first — and the country’s.
  — Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
• That said, there is an electoral cost for a party being too unified.
  — Matt Harris, The Conversation, 1 June 2023
• In São Paulo state, Brazil’s largest electoral constituency, the returns were mixed.
  — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
• Because of the way electoral votes are apportioned, Biden would need a popular vote lead of at least 2.5% to call the race a toss-up.
  — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
• To improve his electoral prospects, Biden badly needs to turn those figures around.
  — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024
• Their opponents had to be demonized on electoral hustings and on the floors of the House and Senate.
  — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
• The ex-president has been seeking to undermine the electoral process since at least 2020.
  — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
• Now Cuomo is back in the spotlight, but not for things that could benefit his electoral chances.
  — Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Sep. 2024
• Bukele’s path to electoral success was, frankly, a pretty simple one.
  — Wilfred Reilly, National Review, 16 Feb. 2024
• Those states control over 300 electoral votes, more than enough to elect a president.
  — Grayson Quay, The Week, 30 Nov. 2022
• Electors will sign, seal, and certify the electoral votes.
  — Nik Popli, TIME, 17 Aug. 2024
• This is a case where just doing the right thing would also result in a better electoral outcome.
  — ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024
• As the division threatened to rip the U.S. apart, Lafayette’s presence appeared to temper the electoral zeal that gripped the nation.
  — Elizabeth M. Reese / Made By History, TIME, 26 Nov. 2024
• Arizona’s 11 electoral votes and Nevada’s six will be pivotal in a contest where very few states are up for grabs.
  — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
• However, the fearmongering did not help the Democrats’ cause, as Trump won 312 electoral votes and the popular vote.
  — Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
• Nebraska and Maine are the only two states that do not issue their electoral votes by a winner-takes-all model, and the Congressional district around Omaha leans liberal.
  — Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 2 Jan 2025