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

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

VOA: special.2009.01.01

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

VOA: special.2009.07.23

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

VOA: standard.2009.11.28

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

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

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

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