A person who has won a presidential election but is not yet the
official president
a president-elect
15
A PR specialist who tries to maintain a candidate's positive
image in the media
a spin doctor
20
Someone who competes in an election to become president.
a presidential candidate
10
Someone who favours a certain candidate.
a supporter
10
The candidate who is leading during an election.
a front runner
20
The person responsible for planning a candidate's campaign
a campaign manager
15
The wife of the president.
the first lady
10
A piece of paper with a list of candidates on which you write your vote
a ballot
15
The places where people vote in a political election
polling stations/ places (US polls)
15
The people who are eligible to vote in an election
the electorate
15
The activity of asking people about how they voted as they leave a polling station (= place at which people vote), to try to discover who will win the election
the exit poll
15
The winning of an election with an extremely large number of votes
a landslide
15
A state in the US where the number of Democratic and Republican voters is about the same, so both parties have similar chances of winning
a swing state
15
A closed meeting of party members to determine nominations