General Election
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
An election of officers of the general government, either federal or state, as distinguished from an election of local officers. One held to choose an officer after the expiration of the full term of the former officer, as distinguished from one held to fill a vacancy occurring before the expiration of the full term for which the incumbent was elected.
Kenfield v. Irwin, 52 Cal. 164.