Meaning of down-ballot | Babel Free

Definitions

Pertaining to the election of a relatively minor officeholder.

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

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