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61runningmate — running mate n. 1. The candidate or nominee for the lesser of two closely associated political offices. 2. A companion. 3. A horse used to set the pace in a race for another horse. * * * …
62presidential hopeful — candidate for the presidency, one who is running for president …
63United States House of Representatives elections, 1824 — The elections for the United States House of Representatives in 1824 coincided with the contentious presidential election of that year. There were 213 seats in the House up for election, and those elected served in the 19th United States Congress …
64Texas Legislature elections, 2008 — 2008 elections for the Texas Legislature will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008, in the U.S. state of Texas. The Texas Legislature election will be conducted concurrently with the election for the 2008 United States presidential race, the… …
65New York gubernatorial elections — Elections in New York Federal offices Presidential elections 1996 · 2000 · 2004  …
66United States House of Representatives elections, 2008 — Infobox Election election name = United States House of Representatives elections, 2008 country = United States type = legislative ongoing = yes previous election = United States House of Representatives elections, 2006 previous year = 2006… …
67Pennsylvania Senate elections, 2008 — Elections for the Pennsylvania State Senate will be held on November 4, 2008, with odd numbered districts being contested. State Senators are elected for four year terms, with half of the Senate seats up for a vote every two years. The term of… …
68United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
69Party switching in the United States — In United States politics, party switching is any change in party affiliation of a partisan public figure, usually one who is currently holding elected office. In the United States dominant two party system, the switches most commonly occur… …
70Counting Single Transferable Votes — The single transferable vote (STV) is a voting system based on proportional representation and preferential voting. Under STV, an elector s vote is initially allocated to his or her most preferred candidate. After candidates have been either… …
