Macsen Election

5. a US state where the two major political parties have similar levels of support among voters, viewed as important in determining the overall result of a presidential election.
6. a person who applies for a job or is nominated for election.
9. a process of voting, in writing and typically in secret.
11. a formal and organized choice by vote of a person for a political office or other position.
13. an act of voting by the electorate of a country or area.
14. a person who has the right to vote in an election.
15. (of an official or regime) currently holding office.
17. an election candidate for the lesser of two closely associated political offices.
18. the process of voting in an election.
19. the elected head of a republic.
20. give or register a vote.

1. a preliminary election to appoint delegates to a party conference or to select the candidates for a principal, especially presidential, election.
2. the declared policy of a political party or group.
3. a formal discussion on a particular topic in a public meeting or legislative assembly, in which opposing arguments are put forward.
4. a person who engages in a contest.
7. group of presidential electors that is formed every four years during the presidential election for the sole purpose of voting for the president and vice president.
8. an official or executive ranking below and deputizing for a president.
10. work in an organized and active way toward a particular goal, typically a political or social one.
12. denoting or relating to a system of voting in which voters who are unable to be present at the polls complete their ballots and typically submit them by mail in advance of an election
16. a meeting at which local members of a political party register their preference among candidates running for office or select delegates to attend a convention.