Election Vocabulary

a state that mainly supports and votes for Democratic candidates in presidential elections

A list of candidates and proposals that citizens use to cast a secret vote.

a form of government in which the people choose their leaders in election

one of the two main political parties in the united states. It was founded in 1828 and had a donkey as its symbol.

a person running for public office with another candidate.

a person who is running for an elected position or competing for a job.

The first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, by law.

a group of citizens with similar ideas on how the country should be run. The two main U.S. political parties are the Democrats and the Republicans.

the candidate who is favored to win an election

a discussion or an argument about issues