reelection
Incumbent's voting goal
Reelection is election to an office one already holds.
A politician seeking reelection campaigns to keep their current position rather than to gain a new one: The senator announced her reelection bid.
The term applies mainly to political offices but extends to any elected position: His reelection as union president was unopposed.
Voting document
- turnoutNumber attending an event
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
- absenteeOne not in attendance
- precinctAdministrative jurisdiction zone
swing state · constituency · voter registration · early voting · ballots · margin · runoff · primary
Uninterrupted progression or coherence
- officeholderElected or appointed official
- sittingBeing in seated posture
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- provenEstablished as fact
track record · familiarity · name recognition · experience · established · retention · approval rating · record
Mandatory end to incumbency
- midtermExam at semester's middle
- lame duckOfficeholder serving final term
- tenureProtected employment status
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
administration · consecutive · third term · office · cycle
Soliciting money for organizations
- ralliesGathers or recovers
- endorsementsFormal declarations of support
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
- volunteersUnpaid willing workers
advertising · speeches · grassroots · slogans · debates · door-to-door · outreach · pamphlets
ballot
Voting document
precinct · swing state · constituency · voter registration · early voting · ballots · margin · runoff · primary · mail-in
continuity
Uninterrupted progression or coherence
- officeholderElected or appointed official
- sittingBeing in seated posture
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
proven · track record · familiarity · name recognition · experience · established · retention · approval rating · record · accomplishments
term limits
Mandatory end to incumbency
- midtermExam at semester's middle
- lame duckOfficeholder serving final term
- tenureProtected employment status
mandate · administration · consecutive · third term · office · cycle
fundraising
Soliciting money for organizations
- ralliesGathers or recovers
- endorsementsFormal declarations of support
- canvassingSystematic direct voter outreach
volunteers · advertising · speeches · grassroots · slogans · debates · door-to-door · outreach · pamphlets · phone banking
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- presidencyOval Office, president, Washington, executive branch, veto
- 1972 ElectionNixon, McGovern, Watergate, landslide, primaries
- election resultsvictory, defeat, winner, loser, win
- French PresidencyFrench president, presidential term, head of state, executive power, Emmanuel Macron
- Politician'scampaign, vote, seat, term, office
reelectionremoval from office
Ending someone's governmental tenure
impeachment · resignation · recall · retirement · term limits
- reelection bidIncumbent's campaign effort