The next year he was one of the first five players to be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame.

VOA: special.2011.03.27

Barbara Jordan became the first African-American woman to be elected to the United States Congress to represent Texas.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

They said he would need campaign money from business if he expected to be elected president again.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

President-elect Obama is the first black man to be elected president of the United States.

VOA: special.2009.01.03

The Republicans were a new party, and Lincoln was the first to be elected president.

VOA: special.2009.07.23

So,party leaders thought that if any Whig could be elected president, it was Winfield Scott.

VOA: special.2011.08.14

And now, tricked out of the nomination when I, or anyone, would surely be elected."

VOA: special.2009.01.22

Van Buren rejected the offer. He said he wanted to be elected by the people.

VOA: special.2009.01.01

Party leaders were sure a Republican could be elected president in eighteen ninety-six.

VOA: special.2010.07.01

It said Senators should be elected by the people...

VOA: special.2010.06.10

And President Hifikepunye Pohamba is expected to be elected to a second five-year term.

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

MacArthur told Japan it would now be ruled by a parliament that was freely elected by the people.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

In August,eighteen sixty-four, Lincoln wrote:"For some days past, it seems that this administration probably will not be re-elected.

VOA: special.2009.12.10

The issues must be treated carefully, or they will be difficult and painful if an elected official has to deal with them.

VOA: special.2009.12.06

One of the people we met happened to be the wife of a newly elected senator.

VOA: special.2009.12.28

They warned workers that if Cleveland were re-elected, there might be no more jobs.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

Some lawmakers were afraid they would not be re-elected.

VOA: special.2010.02.25

The newly elected legislature chose him to be senator.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

Many failed to be re-elected to state office.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

Lamamra said the international recognition would likely be withheld until a new government is elected and constitutional order is restored.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

Hatoyama is expected to be formally elected prime minister in a special session of parliament, which must be held within 30 days.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

It will be the first meeting between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the latter was elected in February.

VOA: standard.2009.09.19

Or is it going to be the elected officials and the appointed officials of that democracy?"

VOA: standard.2010.07.02

"The law as it stands now in the State of Israel is to be commended because elected office is not a shelter for misdeeds,"

VOA: standard.2009.08.30

King Abdullah thanked the president for his words, and said the people of the United States have elected a distinguished man who deserves to be president.

VOA: standard.2009.06.03

And that will be a very tough battle." As in many countries, America's elected officials are loathe to raise taxes or cut spending, particularly when the economy is weak and millions are out of work.

VOA: standard.2010.04.21