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By then, voters will have elected a governor to replace Hogan, who is exploring a run for president in 2024.

From Washington Post • Oct. 12, 2022

"By the end of about 20 months the Libyan people will have elected the leaders they want to lead their country," he said.

From Reuters • Sep. 3, 2011

In a world of pirates and cut-throats she will have elected to be a saint, and the martyr's crown will be hers.

From A Bed of Roses by George, Walter Lionel