In most states the newly elected legislators will be the ones drawing or approving the new lines.

ECONOMIST: Electoral boundaries in America

But since 1945 South Dakotans have elected more Democratic senators than Republican ones.

ECONOMIST: The South Dakota Senate race

MPs tend to have been elected with considerably larger majorities than Labour ones.

ECONOMIST: Psephology

It turns out that elected officials aren't the only ones who sometimes cross the line with their words and should apologize for it.

CNN: Stop using the 'w-word'

You might think that elected judges would be less independent, more subject to political forces, than appointed ones.

NEWYORKER: Benched

Commissioners are there to pursue the interests of all European citizens while national ministers are elected to pursue the interests of their fellow citizens regardless of whether these may conflict with collective European ones.

ECONOMIST: Prosecuting the war