- U.S. Politics.
- a regularly scheduled local, state, or national election in which voters elect officeholders.
- a state or national election, as opposed to a local election.
- an election, which must be held at any time within five years of the last election, in which constituents elect members of the House of Commons.
- an election in which representatives are chosen in all constituencies of a state
- a final election from which successful candidates are sent to a legislative body
- (in the US) a national or state election or (in Canada) a federal or provincial election in contrast to a local election
