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 two Republicans hoping to challenge Healey during the statewide general election next year immediately latched onto the results of the poll as proof that the Democrat’s popularity is slipping more than halfway through her first term in office.
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Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
This year, that tradition is being put to the test, though, as Mayor Adams has dropped out of the Democratic primary to instead run as an independent in November’s general election.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
In the general election, Hobbs held a slight lead over both Robson and Biggs, leading each by a 2-point margin.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Kim Moon-soo, the former labor minister in Yoon’s government who opposed impeachment, was nominated and eventually secured the spot, but not before overcoming an internal upheaval by party leaders who were skeptical of Kim’s competitiveness in the general election.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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Chris Van Buskirk, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
This year, that tradition is being put to the test, though, as Mayor Adams has dropped out of the Democratic primary to instead run as an independent in November’s general election.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 29 May 2025
In the general election, Hobbs held a slight lead over both Robson and Biggs, leading each by a 2-point margin.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Kim Moon-soo, the former labor minister in Yoon’s government who opposed impeachment, was nominated and eventually secured the spot, but not before overcoming an internal upheaval by party leaders who were skeptical of Kim’s competitiveness in the general election.
—Jong Eun Lee, The Conversation, 29 May 2025
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“General election.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/general%20election. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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