Noun
vote-getter (plural vote-getters)
A recipient of votes.
And now, at the May 1, 2018, board meeting Trustee Dower stated she “had done the research” and “had the vote counts” to show the last time there was a vacancy on the board, it did not go to the “next-highest vote-getter.” Source: Internet
Ms. Wynne just derailed the Scarborough LRT in what appeared to be a politically opportunistic - and costly - jump aboard the Scarborough subway vote-getter train, along with Toronto Mayor Rob Ford and Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Source: Internet
The six-person Democratic field is creating a free-for-all, given Virginia’s system that rewards the highest vote-getter without a runoff. Source: Internet
The trade paperback collection was also a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Reprint Graphic Novel/Album for 1997. Source: Internet
The 6-foot-7 sophomore headlines The Associated Press preseason All-America team as the leading vote-getter by a wide margin for the five-player squad. Source: Internet
Since 1969, two of Maine's four electoral votes have been awarded based on the winner of the statewide election; the other two go to the highest vote-getter in each of the state's two congressional districts. Source: Internet