runoffs
Votes after ties
Runoffs are secondary elections held when no candidate wins a required majority in the initial vote.
The two top finishers compete head-to-head: The race is heading to a runoff.
Runoff also refers to water that flows over land rather than soaking in—rainfall or snowmelt draining from surfaces: Agricultural runoff polluted the lake.
Intraparty nomination contests
- ballotsVoting forms
- votingFormally registering a choice
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- pollsOpinion surveys or voting sites
turnout · precincts · electorate · campaigns · nominees · caucuses · delegates · swing
Drainage area boundary
- streamsContinuous flows of something
- tributariesStreams joining larger rivers
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
- channelsPaths for transmission
precipitation · snowmelt · surface water · drainage basin · creeks · rivers · flow · flooding
Soil nutrient supplement
- pesticidesChemicals destroying harmful organisms
- nitratesNitrogen-oxygen salt compounds
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
- manureAnimal waste as fertilizer
irrigation · topsoil · leaching · contamination · eutrophication · nutrients · herbicides · silt
Liquid removal system
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- storm drainsUnderground channels for runoff
- culvertsTunnels for water flow
- imperviousUnable to be affected
gutters · curbs · catch basins · retention ponds · pavement · rooftops · streets · municipal
primaries
Intraparty nomination contests
- ballotsVoting forms
- votingFormally registering a choice
- candidatesThose seeking selection
polls · turnout · precincts · electorate · campaigns · nominees · caucuses · delegates · swing · majority
watershed
Drainage area boundary
- streamsContinuous flows of something
- tributariesStreams joining larger rivers
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
channels · precipitation · snowmelt · surface water · drainage basin · creeks · rivers · flow · flooding · erosion
fertilizer
Soil nutrient supplement
- pesticidesChemicals destroying harmful organisms
- nitratesNitrogen-oxygen salt compounds
- phosphorusGlow-in-dark element
manure · irrigation · topsoil · leaching · contamination · eutrophication · nutrients · herbicides · silt · fields
drainage
Liquid removal system
- overflowExceed capacity and spill
- storm drainsUnderground channels for runoff
- culvertsTunnels for water flow
impervious · gutters · curbs · catch basins · retention ponds · pavement · rooftops · streets · municipal · channelized
- democracyvote, voting, election, elections, ballot
- electionsballot, ballots, voter registration, candidates, polls
- politicsdemocracy, campaigning, campaigns, democrats, bill
- votingballot, vote, voters, ballots, voter
- competitionscontests, tournaments, match, matches, game
- US Governmentexecutive branch, legislative branch, judicial branch, Congress, House
runoffsabsorption
Process of taking in
infiltration · percolation · seepage · water retention · soaking
- runoff electionsContests after no majority
- water runoffFlowing surface drainage
- toxic runoffPoisonous liquid waste flow
- chemical runoffPollutants flowing from land
- industrial runoffFactory wastewater entering environment
- spring runoffSeasonal meltwater discharge