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The General Election happens on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November.
Elections are usually held on a Tuesday.
Most elections are held on a Tuesday.
Super TuesdayCorrection:It's simply called Election Day. Super Tuesday refers to the day in February or March when the largest group of states hold their primary elections. The general election doesn't have a nickname.
The most recent general election for Governor of Illinois was held Tuesday, November 2, 2010; the next Gubernatorial election will be on November 4, 2014.
1st tuesday in may
The Tuesday in February or Mrch of a presidention election year when the greatest number of states hold primary elections to select delegates to national conventions at which each party's presidential candidates are officitally nominated.
The 2016 presidential primary election in Ohio was held on Tuesday March 15, 2016.
Super Tuesday
The answer depends on which office is up for election. South Dakota holds a primary election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in June of every even-numbered year. General Elections are held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year.
The US presidency comes up for election every four years on those years which are divisible by 4. Elections are held on the first Tuesday in November unless Nov. 1 is on Tuesday in which case the election is held the second Tuesday.
In the United States, federal Election day is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. The next federal election will be November 8, 2016. Presidential elections are held in years divisible by 4. Congressional elections are held in years divisible by 2.