popular vote(в отличие от голосов, поданных членами коллегии выборщиков: This graphic demonstrates how the winner of the popular vote can still lose in a hypothetical electoral college system.)
win the election(This was supposedly tied in with the 1980 "October surprise," in which Iran allegedly held back American hostages to help Reagan win the election. (coasttocoastam.com) • The stakes were much higher for Notley than for Horgan. He was trying to save face over a promise he couldn’t keep. She needed to deliver the pipeline to have any chance of winning the next election. She lost to Jason Kenney. -- победить на следующих выборах (vancouversun.com)ART Vancouver)