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Name :   Sue Sautermeister
Organization :   N/A
Post Date :   9/15/2005

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Glossary Term :  Runoff Election
Definition :  
Comment :  Runoff Election: Election to select a winner following a primary or a general election, in which no candidate in the contest received the required minimum percentage of the votes cast.  The two candidates receiving the greater number of votes for the race in question proceed to the runoff election.