The phrase "almost elected" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where a person was very close to being elected to a position but ultimately did not succeed.
Example: "She was almost elected as the president of the student council, losing by just a few votes."
Alternatives: "nearly elected" or "close to being elected".
At the state level, Maine has had two independent governors since 1975 — James B. Longley and Angus King — and they almost elected another independent, Eliot Cutler, in 2010.
A few weeks ago, Austria almost elected its first extreme rightwing president, while a Dutch referendum in April voted down a trade agreement between Ukraine and the EU.
"Speaking as a football-uninterested, poetry-writing, history-studying morris dancer and cook, Slovenia - a country that almost elected Slavoj Zizek - fielding a side that celebrates by doing a poncy little jig with a keeper whose scared of the ball - has my complete support," discloses Darren Allan".
The attacks by Mr. Green, who was almost elected mayor in 2001, came in the closing weeks of a campaign that has seen Mr. Cuomo take a commanding lead in fund-raising and polls while gaining important backing from unions and other politicians.
Baruch Marzel was almost elected.
They almost elected a peacenik president... where would we be now if THAT had happened.
Shareholders vote on a slate of about 15 board members, who are almost always elected with 99 percent of the vote.
Chavez has won landslide victories that would be the envy of almost any elected leader in the world, in internationally monitored elections.
The narrator goes on to say that Mr. Spitzer "did more to protect women's health and our right to choose than almost any elected official anywhere" and that those who care about schools getting "the funding they deserve" should vote for him.
Take, for example, the term limits written into the 1987 constitution for almost all elected positions.
They also enjoy the unwavering support of almost all elected Democrats.
