How to Use electoral in a Sentence

electoral

adjective
Definition of electoralnext
  • How much could that change the electoral math this time?
    — Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
  • The electoral stakes were high, and not just for Mr. Menendez.
    — Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 23 Sep. 2023
  • The path to 270 electoral votes and the White House would go through those states, the strategists argued.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The tape posed a major threat to his electoral prospects.
    — Graham Kates, CBS News, 30 May 2024
  • Less than an hour later, Democrats met in the state Capitol to cast the state's 10 electoral votes for Biden.
    — Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Somewhat under the radar, but the share of electoral votes by state has changed quite a bit since 2000.
    — Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Johnson stressed the need for the public to understand and trust the electoral process as one that is fair and safe.
    — David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Apr. 2024
  • The far right is very good at running electoral campaigns.
    — David Marchese Photo Illustration By Bráulio Amado, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2024
  • It’s been 31 years since the electoral voices of Black Alabamians have been heard and affirmed by The Court.
    — Cody D. Short | [email protected], al, 8 June 2023
  • Moraes joined Brazil’s Supreme Court in 2017 and is the president of the country’s electoral tribunal.
    — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2024
  • Portland is not likely to turn red on any electoral map.
    — Jenny Jarvie, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Arizona, a swing state in the Nov. 5 presidential election, doesn't just hold the electoral ticket to Biden’s seat to the White House.
    — Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 7 Mar. 2024
  • In its place stands the Labour Party, which has secured an electoral landslide.
    — Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 5 July 2024
  • And so now the justice system and the electoral system will engage in a 15-month race to see which will decide his fate first — and the country’s.
    — Peter Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2023
  • That said, there is an electoral cost for a party being too unified.
    — Matt Harris, The Conversation, 1 June 2023
  • In São Paulo state, Brazil’s largest electoral constituency, the returns were mixed.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Because of the way electoral votes are apportioned, Biden would need a popular vote lead of at least 2.5% to call the race a toss-up.
    — Doyle McManus, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
  • To improve his electoral prospects, Biden badly needs to turn those figures around.
    — John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Their opponents had to be demonized on electoral hustings and on the floors of the House and Senate.
    — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 May 2024
  • The ex-president has been seeking to undermine the electoral process since at least 2020.
    — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Now Cuomo is back in the spotlight, but not for things that could benefit his electoral chances.
    — Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Bukele’s path to electoral success was, frankly, a pretty simple one.
    — Wilfred Reilly, National Review, 16 Feb. 2024
  • Electors will sign, seal, and certify the electoral votes.
    — Nik Popli, TIME, 17 Aug. 2024
  • This is a case where just doing the right thing would also result in a better electoral outcome.
    — ABC News, 31 Mar. 2024
  • Arizona’s 11 electoral votes and Nevada’s six will be pivotal in a contest where very few states are up for grabs.
    — Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2024
  • The candidate who earns a majority of the 538 total electoral votes wins the White House.
    — Geoff Duncan, CNN, 23 Mar. 2023
  • For his part, Trump has for months sought to move the energy issue to the center of the electoral conversation.
    — Justin Worland, TIME, 26 July 2024
  • Instead, it is focused on rallying support in the run-up to an electoral year.
    — Elias Ferrer Breda, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
  • But the results in Ohio and elsewhere are leading some in the party to say that there is too great an electoral risk in supporting too strict of a ban.
    — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • The new year will bring the day to certify the electoral votes to finalize the winner and a ceremony to swear in the new president.
    — Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024

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