How to Use general election in a Sentence

general election

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• If no candidate outright won at least half of the vote, the top two finishers ran against each other in the general election.
  — Caroline Vakil, The Hill, 25 Nov. 2024
• The negotiations stalled in the summer with general elections in both countries.
  — Ganesh Rao, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
• Newsom promoted the measure in his only in-state ad during the general election, which failed to mention his reelection bid.
  — Taryn Lunastaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2022
• Tensions heightened further after this year’s general election, which Mr. Khan’s party claims to have won.
  — Salman Masood, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
• Biden and Harris both kept a low-profile campaign schedule ahead of the midterms, including zero visits to Georgia before the general election.
  — Tyler Olson, Fox News, 22 Nov. 2022
• County clerks in the Aurora area have said that early voting numbers for the general election were strong heading into Election Day.
  — David Sharos, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2022
• Conspiracy theories and far-right rhetoric are being shared across Ireland in advance of Friday's general election.
  — Emma Woollacott, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
• The runoff will be April 2, and the general election will be Nov. 5.
  — Michael R. Wickline, arkansasonline.com, 14 Nov. 2023
• The two with the largest vote totals will go on to the general election.
  — David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
• No new general election can be held for at least a year.
  — Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2024
• That year, Lee garnered 88% of the open primary vote and 90% in the general election runoff.
  — East Bay Times Editorial, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2024
• The challengers to Trump are closer to where the general election voters are on the issue.
  — Brian Bennett, Time, 24 Aug. 2023
• The win secured Fritts’ seat in the House because no Democrat ran against him in the general election.
  — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2023
• On the air, Democrats have a clear two-to-one margin in the $87 million general election bookings.
  — Philip Elliott, TIME, 8 Aug. 2024
• Aguilar was determined to have it in place for the 2024 general election.
  — Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2024
• But his base has fallen short three general elections in a row.
  — NBC News, 22 Sep. 2024
• Both candidates fought to get voters back to the polls just a month after the Nov. 8 general election.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 7 Dec. 2022
• To back up, Schiff’s aim was to help Garvey beat out Porter for one of two qualifying spots in the general election.
  — George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024
• For Democrats, Bradshaw is the only option, and would be the stronger nominee in the general election on Nov. 5.
  — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 23 July 2024
• That's led some Democrats to raise concerns that the ban's passage could hurt their candidates in the general election this fall.
  — USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
• The winner of this matchup will face a sole Democrat in the November general election.
  — Joanna Allhands, The Arizona Republic, 25 July 2024
• Turnout among Democrats could also go higher in the general election.
  — David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 7 Mar. 2024
• Days before the 2020 general election, Joe Biden campaigned in Des Moines.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2023
• Cox went on to lose the November general election by a large margin to Democrat Wes Moore.
  — Meg Kinnard and Brian Witte, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Mar. 2023
• In the general election, many voters split their ticket, voting for Kemp and Warnock.
  — Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2022
• The two highest vote-getters in the primary will then face each other in the April 4 general election.
  — Steve Lord, Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2023
• Trump is set to be sentenced in his criminal hush money case in New York on Sept. 18, which will be in the height of the general election campaign.
  — Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 23 July 2024
• Ahead of the general election, polls suggested the race could be close, but Smiley lost by roughly 15 points.
  — Grace Kazarian, CBS News, 7 May 2024
• Comer ended up losing the primary by 83 votes to Matt Bevin, who went on to win the general election.
  — Brian Slodysko, Fortune, 14 Dec. 2023
• The top two finishers in the Feb. 21 primary will face each other in the April 4 general election.
  — Corrinne Hess, Journal Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2023

Last Updated: 12 Dec 2024