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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Voters will pick the next treasurer in the November 2026 general election.
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
During the 2024 general election, Chism, a Democrat, lost to Republican Wilson Hatcher of Alexander for the District 2 Saline County justice of the peace post.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
The general election is scheduled for November 4.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Candidates for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts run independently of gubernatorial candidates during the primary election, but the winners of the primary appear as a ticket during the general election.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
During the 2024 general election, Chism, a Democrat, lost to Republican Wilson Hatcher of Alexander for the District 2 Saline County justice of the peace post.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
The general election is scheduled for November 4.
—Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Candidates for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts run independently of gubernatorial candidates during the primary election, but the winners of the primary appear as a ticket during the general election.
—Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 15 Sep. 2025
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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