Sentence examples for election was determined from inspiring English sources

The general election was determined by electoral votes from New York state, which Blaine lost to Cleveland by fewer than 1,200 votes.

Remember that the 2000 presidential election was determined by a 537 vote difference in Florida.

Consequently, the presidential election was determined by 46percentt of the registered voters.

Since a majority of votes was at the time required to win, the election was determined in the state senate.

Had the result of our most recent general election been determined by the under-25s, Ed Miliband would now be prime minister.

Mr. Bush was unwise to dismiss Mr. Gore's proposals, though he did agree to meet with the vice president after the outcome of the election is determined.

Proponents of the change say the old rule ran contrary to democratic standards where the outcome of an election is determined by the majority of those who vote.

But if the election were determined by the total popular vote in the whole country — which is what the N.P.V. plan would guarantee — then New York's voters would be as worth cultivating as Ohio's or Pennsylvania's.

10 P.M. (ABC PANN AM The crew is assigned to a flight taking journalists to Berlin to cover a speech by President Kennedy, and Maggie (Christina Ricci), who campaigned during the election, is determined to meet him no matter what.

By barring any further hand count of disputed ballots in Florida and effectively awarding the election to Gov. George W. Bush, the majority of five conservative justices overlooked the bedrock democratic principle that every vote should be counted before the winner of an election is determined.

But New Hampshire, which enacted a law in 1975 stating that its primary would be held seven days before any "similar election," is determined to keep its spot by guaranteeing candidate participation in a primary that may be scheduled only a few weeks before it takes place.