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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Cornyn and Paxton are in a May 26 primary runoff for a place on the November general election ballot after a single candidate didn’t win more than half of votes in the March 3 primary election.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
And the state last elected a Democrat to the Senate in 2008, making the winner of the GOP primary likely to face a glidepath to the Senate in November's general election.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 May 2026
If either candidate receives more than 50% of the vote on June 2, that candidate will win the seat outright and avoid a runoff in the general election.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
The trip occurred as many people are voting in primaries leading into the November general election while having to absorb the rising costs of gasoline, groceries, utility bills, jewelry, women’s clothing, airplane tickets and delivery services.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 May 2026
And the state last elected a Democrat to the Senate in 2008, making the winner of the GOP primary likely to face a glidepath to the Senate in November's general election.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 16 May 2026
If either candidate receives more than 50% of the vote on June 2, that candidate will win the seat outright and avoid a runoff in the general election.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
The trip occurred as many people are voting in primaries leading into the November general election while having to absorb the rising costs of gasoline, groceries, utility bills, jewelry, women’s clothing, airplane tickets and delivery services.
—ABC News, 16 May 2026
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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