An "election to choose a federal, state, or county officer or a delegate to a party convention or to nominate a candidate for federal, state or county office." 63 N.H. Rev. Stat. §652:3. An "election held to: (A) Nominate a political party's candidates for state, county or district offices; or (B) Choose state, county or district officers." Tenn. Code §2-1-104(27). Cf. STATE GENERAL ELECTION, STATE PRIMARY ELECTION , STATEWIDE ELECTION. For purposes, "'State' means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, UOCAVA the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa." 42 U.S.C. §1973ff-6(6).
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An "election to choose a federal, state, or county officer or a delegate to a party convention or to nominate a candidate for federal, state or county office." 63 N.H. Rev. Stat. §652:3. An "election held to: (A) Nominate a political party's candidates for state, county or district offices; or (B) Choose state, county or district officers." Tenn. Code §2-1-104(27). Cf. STATE GENERAL ELECTION, STATE PRIMARY ELECTION , STATEWIDE ELECTION. For purposes, "'State' means a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, UOCAVA the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa." 42 U.S.C. §1973ff-6(6).
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). State Election. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved August 20, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/state-election
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