投票 cast a ballot

计票 count of votes

投票日 polling day

投票箱 ballot box

选举程序electoral procedures

选举大会 election meeting / electoral meeting

选举规则 election regulation

选民voter / elector

初选primary election

普选general election

决定性竞选 runoff

当选be elected

个人投票individual vote

公开投票open vote

合格选民 eligible voter

候补者alternate candidate

候选人candidate

候选人名单slate

被选举权right to be elected

补缺选举by-election (UK) / supplementary election (US)

不记名投票secret vote / anonymous ballot

差额选举 competitive election

差额投票differential voting

等额选举 single-candidate election

弃权不投票 abstention from voting

发表政见 state one's political views

法定程序due course of law

法定人数quorum

废票invalid vote / voided ballot

否决权veto power

改选re-election

记名投票disclosed ballot

决定性票decisive vote

抗议票 protest vote

监票员ballot examiner

拉票 soliciting votes

冷门当选者；黑马 unknown elected nominee (dark horse)

落选lose an election / be voted out

民意测验public opinion poll

投票后民调 exit poll

导向性民意调查 push polling

提名nominate

提名者nominator

领先者 front runner

压倒性胜利landslide victory

在选举期间一连串的演讲、集会、旨在吸引选票的活动campaigning

浮动选民(即还未决定投谁的票的选民)floating voter

竞选纲领manifesto