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'''Election Day''' typically refers to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the [[United States]], although there are also many other days on which elections are held throughout the year, as in holding "primaries" to determine the nominees of political parties who then compete in the general election in November.
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'''Election Day''' typically refers to the Tuesday after the first Monday in November in the [[United States]], which in 2016 is November 8.  There are also many other days on which elections are held throughout the year, as in holding "primaries" to determine the nominees of political parties who then compete in the general election in November. Other important dates in this election cycle in 2016 are:
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:July 18 through 21 — the Republican National Convention, to be held in Cleveland, Ohio
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:July 25 through 28 — the Democratic National Convention, to be held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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:September 26 — the first Presidential debate, to be located at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio
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:October 4 — the only Vice presidential debate, to be located at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia
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:October 9 — the second Presidential debate, to be located at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri
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:October 19 — the third Presidential debate, to be located at University of Nevada in Las Vegas, Nevada
    
The first Tuesday following the first Monday in November was designated by Congress in 1845.<ref name=wp>{{cite news|title=On voting: Why Election 'Day' doesn't exist anymore|first=Ann|last=Gerhart|date=November 6, 2012|work=Washington Post|page=A1}}</ref>
 
The first Tuesday following the first Monday in November was designated by Congress in 1845.<ref name=wp>{{cite news|title=On voting: Why Election 'Day' doesn't exist anymore|first=Ann|last=Gerhart|date=November 6, 2012|work=Washington Post|page=A1}}</ref>
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