annually
Members of the council are elected annually.

locally, nationally
democratically, freely, popularly
unanimously
directly, indirectly
It was decided that the president should be elected directly in free elections.

duly, formally
legally, legitimately

to
She was the first black woman elected to Congress.
He was elected to Parliament in 1997.

be elected, get elected
What changes will he make if he gets elected?

be declared elected
Any candidate with more than half the votes shall be declared elected.

be elected unopposed
Five were successful, three being elected unopposed.

newly elected, recently elected
the newly elected chairman

Elect is used with these nouns as the subject:
congress, voter

Elect is used with these nouns as the object:
assembly, candidate, chairman, committee, Congressman, Congresswoman, council, delegate, deputy, fellow, government, governor, judge, leader, mayor, member, minister, parliament, party, politician, pope, premier, president, prime minister, representative, secretary, senator, steward, successor, treasurer

Elect is used with these nouns:
president