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Example sentences from the Web for re-electionHistorically the reelection rate for members of Congress is in the area of 95 percent. The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST He stumbled a bit in his reelection bid, but the minority leader won Tuesday and then took control of the Senate. Mitch McConnell’s Big Day: A Turtle Suns Himself|Olivia Nuzzi|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST Last year, buoyed by his 2012 reelection, Obama dismissed the notion of schmoozing with his Republican tormentors on Capitol Hill. Can Obama and a Republican Senate Find Common Ground?|Eleanor Clift|November 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST He served just one term, declining to run for reelection in 2012. Wait a Minute, Clinton Coronators—Here Comes Jim Webb|Eleanor Clift|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
At the height of the 2012 reelection campaign, the Obama administration fumbled accounts of what happened in Libya. This Sexy Thriller Is Just the Document the Benghazi Commission Needs|Christopher Dickey|September 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Stener, although he had served two terms, was slated for reelection. The Financier|Theodore Dreiser Defeated for reelection by Lyman Trumbull in 1855, he removed to Minnesota. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 5, April, 1896|Various He was defeated for reelection in 1828 by General Andrew Jackson. A Compilation of Messages and Letters of the Presidents|Editor: James D. Richardson In a formal paper of great ability Stephens defended that position when he appeared for reelection to Congress in 1857. Abraham Lincoln and the Union|Nathaniel W. Stephenson He failed of reelection in 1831 because of his advocacy of reform. A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)|Augustus De Morgan
nounthe election of a person or persons for a further term of officehis re-election as party leader - the state of being elected againnot seeking re-election
- (as modifier)a re-election campaign
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