preelection

or pre-e·lec·tion

[ pree-i-lek-shuhn ]

noun

1. a choice or selection made beforehand.

adjective

1. coming before an election:

   preelection promises.

Word History and Origins

Origin of preelection¹

First recorded in 1890–95; pre- + election

Example Sentences

In both cases, that was a slightly lower percentage than preelection polls suggested it might be.

From FiveThirtyEight

In the final preelection installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, the crew takes a final look at the data, reflects on the stories that defined the 2020 campaign and offers a guide for what to follow on election night.

From FiveThirtyEight

Customers are sending us a lot of emails full of preelection excitement.

From The Daily Beast