On election day, the legislative candidates supporting Lincoln won four thousand more popular votes than the candidates supporting Douglas.

VOA: special.2009.06.11

The Whigs were angry. Still, they did not have enough votes to pass the bill over the president's veto.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

Buchanan told him that slavery in the territory must be decided on the votes of the people of the territory.

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In eighteen seventy-six, both the Republicans and Democrats claimed the electoral votes of three southern states: Florida,Louisiana,and South Carolina.

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The winner would be the one who captured a majority of the popular votes in New York state.

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"Mister chairman," he said, "I rise to announce the change of four votes of Ohio to Mister Lincoln."

VOA: special.2009.07.09

today,after all the votes have been tallied, health insurance reform becomes law in the United States of America.

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Roosevelt's chief political adviser, James Farley, worked hard to find Roosevelt the votes he needed at the convention.

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And to watch live coverage of the Inauguration on Tuesday, go to our Web site, voaspecialenglish.com and click on USA Votes 2008.

VOA: special.2009.01.16

The delegates agreed that a man must win two-thirds of the convention's votes to be the party's candidate.

VOA: special.2009.04.16

On the fourth vote, all of Webster's supporters and many of Clay's supporters gave their votes to Taylor.

VOA: special.2009.03.12

Finally,the two parties agreed to form an electoral committee to decide who had won the disputed votes.

VOA: special.2010.03.04

In the old days, it took a long time to count the votes from the November elections.

VOA: special.2009.01.19

The expression may be used to describe a politician's last campaign, his final attempt to win the cheers and votes of the people.

VOA: special.2010.04.11