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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The same poll shows Hobbs winning a slight edge in a general election.
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 Dec. 2025
Toney lost to Kaul in the general election by about 35,000 votes.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
With 41% of votes in the general election, Cuomo garnered an array of moderate Democrats, independents and even Republicans who supported him over Sliwa.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
Democrats have already been overperforming in special elections, as well as the general election in November in states such as New Jersey and Virginia, which held elections for governor.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
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Rebecca Schneid, Time, 30 Dec. 2025
Toney lost to Kaul in the general election by about 35,000 votes.
—Laura Schulte, jsonline.com, 29 Dec. 2025
With 41% of votes in the general election, Cuomo garnered an array of moderate Democrats, independents and even Republicans who supported him over Sliwa.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 28 Dec. 2025
Democrats have already been overperforming in special elections, as well as the general election in November in states such as New Jersey and Virginia, which held elections for governor.
—Charlie Hunt, The Conversation, 26 Dec. 2025
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 31 Dec. 2025.
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