选举election
投票cast a ballot
计票count of votes
投票日polling day
投票箱ballot box
选举程序electoral procedures
选举大会election meeting / electoral meeting
选举规则election regulation
选民voter / elector
初选primary election
普选general election
决定性竞选runoff
当选be elected
个人投票individual vote
公开投票open vote
合格选民eligible voter
候补者alternate candidate
候选人candidate
候选人名单slate
被选举权right to be elected
补缺选举by-election （UK） / supplementary election （US）
不记名投票secret vote / anonymous ballot
差额选举competitive election
差额投票differential voting
等额选举single-candidate election
弃权不投票abstention from voting
发表政见state one's political views
法定程序due course of law
法定人数quorum
废票invalid vote / voided ballot
否决权veto power
改选re-election
记名投票disclosed ballot
决定性票decisive vote
抗议票protest vote
监票员ballot examiner
拉票soliciting votes
冷门当选者；黑马unknown elected nominee （dark horse）
落选lose an election / be voted out
民意测验public opinion poll
投票后民调exit poll
导向性民意调查push polling
提名nominate
提名者nominator
领先者front runner
压倒性胜利landslide victory
在选举期间一连串的演讲、集会、旨在吸引选票的活动campaigning
浮动选民（即还未决定投谁的票的选民）floating voter
竞选纲领manifesto
编辑：吕剑
