Sentence examples for election instead from inspiring English sources

Under the bill, the voter registration period would end the Friday prior to the election, instead of on Election Day.

Mrs. Clinton, however, was standing for election instead of appointment; she campaigned early, often and openly.

That means Mr. Burris would leave office soon after the Nov. 2 election instead of serving until January.

So the Catalan president threatens to call a snap regional election instead, as a form of plebiscitary vote on independence.

But wait, if it was a real fairytale, Imran Khan would have won the election instead, right?

Many pundits predicted that the party would lose seats at the last election; instead, it gained six.

Mr. Babeu dropped his bid for Congress and is running for re-election instead.

But Mr. Dodd chose to run for re-election instead, winning his fifth term by a wide margin.

"The perception could be to the voter that President Obama is more focused on his re-election instead of getting the job done".

The councilman decided not to seek re-election, instead arranging for his son, Pedro Gautier, to take his spot on the ballot.

But most political consultants believe that Mr. Thompson, who has a reputation of being a cautious architect of consensus, will ultimately run for re-election instead.