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was electing

  • past progressive of elect.

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Among his victories was electing Gavin Newsom as San Francisco mayor.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 31, 2025

The country was electing a president, along with national, provincial, and local representatives.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2024

A key step to re-establishing it in international sports was electing a new leader two months ago.

From Seattle Times Feb. 2, 2022

Framingham was electing its first mayor after residents voted to transition from a town into a city.

From Washington Times Nov. 7, 2017

At the moment when France was electing the constituent assembly, a man, whose mind was more powerful than accurate, Abbe Sieyes, could say, 'What is the third estate?

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Black, Robert