Election Day

noun

: a day legally established for the election of public officials

especially : the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in an even year designated for national elections in the U.S. and observed as a legal holiday in many states

Examples of Election Day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web After Republicans ran up the count early on Election Day in 2020 with such a large majority of voters showing up to vote in person, Democrats roared back once mail-in ballots began to be counted. —

Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 July 2024 The Supreme Court ruled Monday that former President Donald Trump can be tried for any of his efforts to overturn his 2020 loss that were not taken in his official capacity, a decision that likely came too late for a trial to be completed before Election Day. —

Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024 The only question before Election Day is: just how many seats will Labour win? —

Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024 Biden, 81, and Trump, 78, boasted near-identical poll numbers at the start of the night with only four months until Election Day — and amid a rematch between the oldest U.S. presidents in history, mental competency of both candidates was the question on many voters' minds. —

Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for Election Day

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