Incumbent. ("the office holder") If unable to run for re-election (due to term limits), the official is known as a "lame duck".
executive
A congressman who was already in office and was reelected.
Presidents serve one term before they must be reelected.
Patty Murray began her office on January 3, 1993. She has been reelected and is still serving as a Senator from Washington state.
Seven of the Eight U.S. presidents who have died in office were elected or reelected in precisely 20- year intervals. Name them in Chronological order.
The election is in November 2012. If he is reelected (which he probably will), he should leave office in 2017. If not, he will leave in 2013.
Yes, the Office of Governor of Illinois is not restricted by term limits.
People in office know that if they ignore the needs and wishes of those who vote for them, they won't be reelected.
Liberating Eastern Europe... apex :)
George W. Bush (43rd President) was born July 6, 1946. He was 58 when he was reelected in 2004, and 62 when he left office in 2009.
Grant was elected a second time in November of 1872.
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