President "elect" or Senator "elect" I believe is the proper title for an elected individual who has yet to take th oath of office.
It's not a question, but I'll answer it anyway. The time an elected official stays in office is determined by the term length of the office, which varies from one government to another, the number of times the person is elected, and if/when the person is forced out of office, due to death, term limit if any, etc., or resigns. A person cannot be elected U. S. President more than twice, and a person who has served at least two years of a presidential term to which he/she was not elected cannot be elected President more than once.
A person or group of persons officially elected or appointed to represent another or others
This is called "term of office" and varies from job to job.
Barack Obama was first elected president on November 4, 2008 and he took office officially on January 20th, 2009. He was re-elected for his second term on November 6, 2012, and officially took the oath of office on January 20th, 2013. His presidency will end with the 2016 election, and he will officially leave office when the new president is sworn in on January 20, 2017.
He was elected to his first term in 2008, and was re-elected in 2012. Presidents serve 4 years, so Mr. Obama will serve a total of 8 years. After that, he is not allowed to run for a third term, according to the Constitution.
There are no term limits. The person can stay in office for as long as that person is elected and chooses to remain in the congress. Until they die of old age, if they are elected and reelected into their old age.
Presidents can only serve two terms. Since Mr. Obama was re-elected in 2012, he will be out of office when his second term officially ends, after the 2016 election.
Barack Obama was elected for the first time in 2008. He officially took office on January 20, 2009. He was re-elected in 2012 and will take office for his second term beginning on January 21, 2013.
Elected officers must stand for re-election if they wish to continue in office after their term expires.
"lame duck" is used for a person in this situation. It is used especially when a person has been defeated for re-election but is still in office.
Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) - elected to four terms. After FDR, the 22nd Amendment ratified in 1951, limited the presidential office to two terms. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.
Amendment 22 - Presidential Term Limits. Ratified 2/27/1951.1. No person shall be elected to the office of the President more than twice, and no person who has held the office of President, or acted as President, for more than two years of a term to which some other person was elected President shall be elected to the office of the President more than once.