Election vocabulary

5. A voter or candidate who does not belong to a political party
7. Getting the election result you want by an illegal method
8. A special election held between regular elections in order to fill a vacancy
9. A person who is running for office
10. A listing of all those registered to vote in a particular area
11. A statement of principles and objectives used during a campaign to win support from voters
15. The percentage of eligible voters who cast a ballot in an election
17. A big majority of votes for one candidate
18. A person chosen by the voters of each state to cast a ballot for president and vice president

1. A poll taken of a small percentage of voters as they leave the polls, used to forecast the outcome of an election
2. Voters who do not have allegiance to a particular political party
3. An election for choosing the candidates who will run in the final election
4. A person who is currently in office
6. A way for citizens to vote by mail when they can’t get to their polling place
12. An elected officeholder or group continuing in office during the period between failure to win an election and the inauguration of a successor
13. Negative, often personal, frequently inaccurate attacks of the opposition
14. The vote of all a country's or constituency's voters
16. All those qualified to vote in an election