Collocations for election - noun

fair, free | democratic, multi-party | rigged | direct, indirect | fresh, new | early
The prime minister may decide to call an early election.

primary, run-off | federal, local, municipal, national, regional, state | congressional, council, general, gubernatorial, leadership, legislative, local government, mayoral, parliamentary, party, presidential, Senate

have, hold | call | contest, fight | stand for | lose, win | rig

take place | be due, be scheduled for
Elections are scheduled for November.

campaign | manifesto, pledge, promise | broadcast | candidate | defeat, victory | day, night, year | fraud

at/in a/the ~
in the 2001 general election

by ~
Membership of the committee is by election.

~ to
her election to the Senate

the outcome of an election, the run-up to an election
opinion poll results in the run-up to elections