Voting & Election Vocabulary

A _________ is a smaller setting in which candidates interact with voters through a question and answer format.

A political party's _______________ is their formal set of beliefs and goals.

A candidate who is not officially on the ballot, but whom the voter wishes to vote for is a/an __________.

A _____ is a sample of the voters' opinion on a particular issue or candidate.

The _____________ is the person selected by a political party to be their candidate on an election ballot.

The _____________ is the total votes cast by the people for a particular candidate.

The candidate who is on the same ticket as the nominated candidate but for a secondary position (vice president) is the ________ .

A ______ is an election where voters choose the candidate they wish to nominate for an election.

A state that historically has voted for a Republican candidate in presidential elections is a ______.

Geographical areas divided into smaller sections for the purpose of assigning polling stations are ___________.