Examples of 'runoff election' in a sentence

Meaning of "runoff election"

A runoff election is a second election held between the top candidates if no single candidate in the initial election receives a majority of the votes. It is used in systems where a majority vote is required to determine the winner. The runoff election allows voters to choose between the top two candidates who received the most votes in the first round, ensuring that the winner has majority support.

How to use "runoff election" in a sentence

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There will be a runoff election if there is no absolute majority.
Votes above the threshold for a runoff election.
Runoff election system.
Brazilian presidential runoff election begins.
A runoff election is held if no candidate achieves a majority in the first round of voting.
This is the third time the runoff election has been postponed.
The runoff election will be held because no candidate received a majority of the vote.
West died some two months after the runoff election.
Oklahoma is also holding a runoff election to determine who will be the Republican gubernatorial nominee.
Navalny threatened to rally his followers if a runoff election was not held.
The runoff election was won by Janice Hahn.
We are going to a runoff election.
We got this runoff election next week in district " a.
This eliminates the need to hold a separate runoff election and saves money.
A runoff election - if necessary - takes place on the fourth Sunday following the election.

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The opposition is calling for either a runoff election or a full recount of the vote.
A single second round of counting produces the top two candidates for a runoff election.
The Ukrainian Supreme Court nullified the runoff election and ordered a second runoff.
After having registered dozens of Negroes to vote in the local runoff election.
Yushchenko won the presidency through a repeat runoff election between him and Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych.
Nooristani did not disclose the percentage of their votes from the June runoff election.
Angelo won by plurality, as no runoff election was required.
Whoever wins a simple plurality of the national vote is elected ; there is no runoff election.
So it's likely gonna trigger a runoff election which will be held tomorrow.
Ivory Coast awaits results after tense runoff election.
If necessary, an additional runoff election will be held in April.
Preliminary results show Tabaré and Lacalle in runoff election.
A glance at Argentina and its runoff election Sunday to choose a new president,.
Stevenson and Johnson advanced to a runoff election.
The runoff election was canceled, and Karzai was inaugurated as president for a second term.
Lebed in turn endorsed Yeltsin in the runoff election.
Elections like the runoff election that will take place on June 2nd are extremely important.
Le Pen will likely lose the runoff election.
He entered into a runoff election with incumbent Terence Grines, a fellow Democrat.
Vieira beat Malam Bacai Sanhá in a runoff election.
Johnson and Fargo had a runoff election in November, won by Johnson.
So, we are going to begin with our first runoff election.
While he avoided a runoff election this time, voter turnout was relatively low at 20.
With leaked documents designed to destabilize tomorrow 's runoff election.
Lebed in turn endorsed Yeltsin in the runoff election two weeks later, which Yeltsin won.
Czech president leads voting, but will face runoff election.
The two met in the runoff election held on November 16.
If no candidate received a majority of the votes, a runoff election took place.
Therefore, under Texas law, a runoff election was held on June 3 to nominate a majority winner.
If no candidate achieves a majority in the first round, a runoff election is held.
If necessary, a presidential runoff election will take place on December 27.
Candidates need to win a majority of the vote to avoid a two-person runoff election.
Zyuganov prepared for the July 3 runoff election with confidence.
In the first election in May, neither candidate reached 50 percent, necessitating a runoff election.
The two will meet in a runoff election on May 27.

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