general election
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A general election is a regularly scheduled election where candidates are chosen in most or all of a nation's or state's districts. In the United States, this process is crucial for selecting the president. While voters cast ballots in November, these votes determine state electors who then formally elect the president through the Electoral College. The two major political parties, Democrats and Republicans, typically dominate these elections. The general election campaign officially begins after the national conventions, often around Labor Day, though candidates campaign much earlier.12345
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