And he made sure the country held its next presidential election as planned in eighteen sixty-four,when he was re-elected.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

So they took an extreme step. They formed their own government in opposition to the elected government of the territory.

VOA: special.2009.05.07

She won easily. She was the first woman and first black to be elected to Congress to represent Texas.

VOA: special.2010.05.09

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

In New York, Roosevelt made a major speech promising to continue the work of his administration if he was re-elected.

VOA: special.2011.03.31

Their members are often elected. But some Americans say the lack of national standards is wrong in a competitive global economy.

VOA: special.2010.07.22

On Tuesday voters in Massachusetts elected a Republican to finish the term of Ted Kennedy who died in August.

VOA: special.2010.01.22

He served for 8 years in the Illinois state Senate before voters elected him to the United States Senate in 2004.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

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

VOA: special.2010.05.09

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

VOA: special.2009.05.24

Voters also elected nine House members and two Senators from a new political organization -- the People's Party.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

Wisconsin's newly elected governor, Scott Walker, says limits are needed on labor unions to help cut a deficit in the state budget.

VOA: special.2011.02.25

He was first elected in 1989 to complete the term of Harold Washington, the city's first black mayor, who died in office.

VOA: special.2009.01.12

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

"Milk" is about Harvey Milk,the first openly homosexual man elected to public office in the United States.

VOA: special.2009.02.20

For he will have been elected on such ground that he cannot possibly save the Union afterwards."

VOA: special.2009.12.10

In eighteen eighty-six, he was elected the lawman or sheriff of Douglas,Arizona, the town near his ranch.

VOA: special.2010.03.17