#election a vote to select the winner of a political office
supertype: vote the opinion of a group as determined by voting; "they put the question to a vote"
subtype: reelection election again; "he did not run for reelection"
subtype: general_election__generalelection a national or state election; candidates are chosen in all constituencies
subtype: primary_election__primaryelection a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen
subtype: direct_primary a primary where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office
subtype: closed_primary a primary in which only registered members of a particular political party can vote; "closed primaries strengthen party unity"
subtype: open_primary a primary in which any registered voter can vote (but must vote for candidates of only one party)
subtype: by_election__bye_election__byeelection a special election between regular elections
subtype: runoff a final election to resolve an earlier election that did not produce a winner
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