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Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
Attempts to overturn the 2020 US presidential election: Donald Trump and allies' 62 lawsuits, fake elector scheme, pressure on officials, and January 6 effort to reverse Biden's win, all rejected by courts and audits.
August 2026 New Zealand National Party leadership election
August 2026 New Zealand National Party leadership challenge: backbencher Chris Penk challenged PM Christopher Luxon, who survived a secret caucus confidence vote on 12 August 2026, sacked Penk from Cabinet, and led National into the November election.
Australian state and territory by-elections
Australian state and territory by-elections fill casual vacancies in single-member seats of state or territory parliaments, usually after a member resigns; each jurisdiction's own electoral law governs them.
Bahamian majority rule
Bahamian majority rule was the transfer of power from a white mercantile minority to the Black majority, won in the general election of 10 January 1967.
Bantustan legislative elections
Bantustan legislative elections were the parliamentary elections held between 1963 and the early 1990s in the ten homelands apartheid South Africa created for its Black population.
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign
Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaign: Obama for America's winning Democratic primary and general-election effort, defeating John McCain 365-173 electoral votes; raised $745.7 million, pioneered MyBO online organizing and small-dollar fundraising.
Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories
Birtherism: false conspiracy theories claiming Barack Obama was born in Kenya, not Hawaii, making him constitutionally ineligible for the presidency; debunked by Hawaii officials, two birth certificates, and courts, yet promoted by Donald Trump from 2011.
Basket of deplorables
Basket of deplorables is Hillary Clinton's September 9, 2016 fundraiser phrase describing half of Trump supporters; retracted, made into a Trump ad, and adopted by supporters as a badge.
Belgian Federal Parliament
Belgian Federal Parliament: bicameral legislature of the Chamber of Representatives (150 directly elected) and the Senate (60, indirectly chosen), exercising federal legislative power with the King.
Bellwether
Bellwether: a state, county, or candidate whose results indicate a larger election's likely outcome. Famous examples include Missouri (1904–2016), Ohio, Nevada, and Clallam County, though research shows bellwethers predict poorly.
Bersih
Bersih (Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections, Gabungan Pilihanraya Bersih dan Adil) is Malaysia's electoral-reform civil-society coalition, founded 2006, which held five yellow-shirted mass rallies (2007–2016) demanding clean elections and clean government, contributing to BN's 2018 electoral defeat.
Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory
Biden–Ukraine conspiracy theory: claims, spread by Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and Russian-linked sources, that Joe Biden corruptly fired Ukraine's prosecutor Viktor Shokin in 2016 to protect son Hunter and Burisma; long debunked but central to 2019 impeachment and a 2023–2024 inquiry.
Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign
Bill Clinton 1992 presidential campaign: Arkansas Governor Clinton's Democratic run against George H. W. Bush and Ross Perot. Carville's 'It's the economy, stupid,' Gore as running mate, New Democrat positioning, and a 43%-370-electoral-vote win.
Bobby Rush
Bobby Rush (born 1946) is an American retired Democratic congressman for Illinois's 1st district, 1993-2023, former Illinois Black Panther Party co-founder, Chicago alderman, and the only politician to defeat Barack Obama in an election, in the 2000 primary.
Bolivian Constituent Assembly of 2006–2007
The Bolivian Constituent Assembly of 2006–2007 (Asamblea Constituyente) was a 255-member elected body convened under Evo Morales that wrote Bolivia's new constitution, delivered to Congress in December 2007.
Brooke Jenkins
Brooke Jenkins, San Francisco's 31st District Attorney: appointed by Mayor Breed July 8, 2022 after Chesa Boudin's recall, elected November 2022, re-elected 2024; former assistant DA known for tougher charging policies.
Brooks Brothers riot
The Brooks Brothers riot was a November 22, 2000 demonstration by Republican operatives that disrupted and ended the Miami-Dade County presidential ballot recount in Florida.
Bruce Harrell
Bruce Harrell, Seattle attorney and former three-term City Council president, served as Seattle's mayor from 2022 to January 2026 on a One Seattle agenda, created the CARE crisis-response department, and lost the 2025 mayoral election to Katie Wilson 49.47% to 50.20%.
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council elections
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council elections choose the 51 councillors of Bury in Greater Manchester, elected by thirds across 17 wards. The 2026 election gave Reform UK its first council seats.
Bushism
Bushism: a word or phrase characteristic of President George W. Bush's speaking style, especially verbal blunders and malapropisms, catalogued by Slate and analyzed by linguists such as Mark Liberman.
By-elections to the 45th Canadian Parliament
By-elections to the 45th Canadian Parliament filled House of Commons vacancies after the April 28, 2025 general election: Battle River–Crowfoot (2025), the annulled Terrebonne result plus two Toronto seats (April 2026), and three Liberal wins (August 2026).
California ballot proposition
California ballot proposition: a proposed state law, bond, or constitutional amendment voted on by California's electorate. Placed by the Legislature or by citizen initiative (5%/8% signature thresholds, since 1911); numbering restarts every ten years since 1998.
California State Assembly
California State Assembly: lower house of the California Legislature, 80 members serving two-year terms from population-based districts. Currently 60 Democrats, 19 Republicans, 1 vacant; Speaker Robert Rivas; most bills need 41 votes.
California State Controller
California State Controller: the state's chief fiscal officer, a statewide constitutional office elected every four years, held by Malia M. Cohen since 2023; audits claims, disburses state payments, and safeguards unclaimed property.
Candidates in the 2020 New Zealand general election by electorate
Candidates in the 2020 New Zealand general election by electorate: 601 electorate candidacies (677 total) across 72 seats under MMP. Labour won 46 electorates, National 23; special votes flipped Maungakiekie, Northland, and Whangārei to Labour.
Candidates in the 2022 Philippine presidential election
Candidates in the 2022 Philippine presidential election: ten ballot names led by Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (PFP), Leni Robredo, Manny Pacquiao, Isko Moreno, and Ping Lacson; Marcos won 58.77% on May 9, 2022.
Candidates in the 2023 New Zealand general election by electorate
Electorate candidates in New Zealand's 2023 general election: 567 candidates, 393 also on party lists, 19 registered parties, $300 deposits, nominations closed 14 September, 71 electorate seats decided 3 November 2023.
Candidates in the 2026 New Zealand general election by electorate
Candidates in the 2026 New Zealand general election by electorate: 530 candidates, 17 registered parties, contesting 64 general and 7 Māori electorates on 7 November 2026; nominations closed 8 October 2026.
Candidates in the 2026 Quebec general election
Candidates in the 2026 Quebec general election: 908 accepted nominations across 127 ridings for the October 5, 2026 vote. CAQ, PCQ, PLQ, PQ, and QS ran full slates; 19 independents; PQ won a minority under St-Pierre Plamondon.
Candidates in the next United Kingdom general election
The next United Kingdom general election, due by 15 August 2029, will elect all 650 Commons members by first past the post; candidates need a £500 deposit and ten local signatures.