Down-ballot
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Down-ballot is an adjective meaning Pertaining to the election of a relatively minor officeholder.
Meaning
Pertaining to the election of a relatively minor officeholder.
Example Sentences
In down-ballot races, television advertising is rare.
One task of these developers at the party was to create tools for state parties and down-ballot candidates built from this data architecture.
Just as I stepped out of the shower, I got a call from a state senator who was planning to run for a down-ballot statewide office against the mayor of a suburban city.
In 2012, Coleman again secured his reelection with more than 90 percent of the vote, and Democratic candidates in his district secured a greater share of the mean precinct down-ballot vote in 2012 than in 2000.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include petty, petit, puny, junior, official, subministerial.
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