Choose by ballot
The crossword clue "Choose by ballot" is answered by ELECT, a 5-letter entry. Used 19 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself, never from a guess.
The answer
ELECT
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the ELECT answer page.
Used 19 times across 9 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2002. It appears in 7 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
Other clues for ELECT
Every other clue in this collection answered by ELECT, most used first.
- Choose - used 185 times, most recently in 2026
- Vote into office - used 176 times, most recently in 2026
- Vote in - used 139 times, most recently in 2026
- Put in office - used 120 times, most recently in 2026
- Put into office - used 58 times, most recently in 2026
- Campaign poster word - used 32 times, most recently in 2026
- Chosen - used 27 times, most recently in 2012
- Pick - used 27 times, most recently in 2026
- Opt - used 25 times, most recently in 2024
- Make a choice - used 20 times, most recently in 2024
- Campaign-button word - used 18 times, most recently in 2022
- Give a seat to - used 15 times, most recently in 2022
- Pick out - used 15 times, most recently in 2016
- Chosen few - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
- Send to the Hill - used 14 times, most recently in 2022
- President-___ - used 12 times, most recently in 2023
- Put in power - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
- Choice - used 9 times, most recently in 2003
- Chosen ones - used 9 times, most recently in 2003
- Opt for - used 9 times, most recently in 2024
- Send to Washington - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
- Decide - used 8 times, most recently in 2007
- Put in a seat - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
- Word on a campaign button - used 8 times, most recently in 2024
- Bumper sticker word - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
- Exclusive group - used 7 times, most recently in 2013
- Choose (to) - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
- Send to Congress - used 6 times, most recently in 2016
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Choose to participate - OPTIN, used 55 times
- Ballot caster - VOTER, used 34 times
- Casts a ballot - VOTES, used 27 times
- Cast a ballot - VOTED, used 23 times
- Choose from the menu - ORDER, used 13 times
- Choose the window instead of the aisle? - ELOPE, used 10 times
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