Writing:Elections: Upcoming and most recent (congress)
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Contents |
Every member of Congress should have a section title:
==Elections== ===YEAR===
Such as:
==Elections== ===2012===
In this section should be a one sentence summary of what happened with a reference to where the information came from. Then, an election box. Only the most recent prior election and upcoming elections should have a ===YEAR=== heading. For older elections, see Writing:Full electoral history for Congress.
Such as: Jo Bonner#2012
Desired information
Basics
This information should be included for each election you write about:
- An indented upper link to an overview article about the elections this race was part of, if such an article exists. (See an example from the state leg project.)
- Exact date of the election
- Name of the office the candidate sought
- Name of any general election opponents
- Who won, who lost
The election results information should be supported by a reference link to an official source of information -- preferably, a statement of the vote from a government election office.
Additional
That's a basic minimum. You can also, as your time and interest permits, include this information:
- How much money was spent by the subject of your article, compared to the amount spent by his/her opponent.
- Information about the primary: Did the subject of your article face primary opposition? You can describe this primary election in the same detail as you describe the general election campaign, covering the same areas.
- Was the primary or general election an upset?
Example
On November 4, 2008, Kerry won re-election to the [[United States Senate]]. He defeated Jeffrey Beatty and Robert Underwood in the general election.<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2008/2008Stat.htm ''U.S. Congress House Clerk'' "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008"]</ref>
Box usage
General elections
For the explanation of the usage for general election boxes, see: {{Election box/doc}} Copy the following code when making a general election history box: YEAR should be replaced with the year of the election. For example
{{Election box 2010
}}
{{Election box YEAR
|Chamber=
|party1=
|party2=
|winner1 =
|Inc1 =
|candidate2 =
|votes1 =
|votes2 =
|ref
}}
Primary elections
For the explanation of the usage for primary election boxes, see: {{Primary election box/doc}} Copy the following code when making a primary election history box: YEAR should be replaced with the year of the election. For example
{{Primary election box 2010
}}
{{Primary election box YEAR
|Chamber=
|party=
|winner1 =
|Inc1 =
|candidate2 =
|votes1 =
|votes2 =
}}
