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* Crops up on occasion in the works of Creator/PGWodehouse, with various [[UpperClassTwit Upper Class Twits]] running for public office, usually with disastrous results. (Two prime examples are the novel ''[[Literature/JeevesAndWooster Much Obliged, Jeeves]]'' and the Ukridge short story "The Long Arm of Looney Coote".)
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* ''CitizenKane'': While not the main focus of the film, but nonetheless playing an important part of the overall story is Charles Kane's unsuccessful campaign for Governor of New York.
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* In ''ComicStrip/{{Doonesbury}}'', Joanie's friend Ginny Slade ran for congress as a school project, challenging the district's Democratic incumbent. Ginny got crushed in the primary, and when her independent race ran out of money, she threw her support to Republican Lacey Davenport, who won.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{Doug}}'' features the episode "Doug Runs", in which Doug campaigns for class treasurer against Willie White (one of Roger's goons). This runs in parallel with Mrs. Dink running for mayor against Willie's AuthorityInNameOnly father. In the end, Mrs. Dink becomes mayor, and Doug and Willie lose the school election to Skeeter's uncle Dan Freebird (whose campaign material for city treasurer Skeeter attempted to repurpose for Doug's campaign).
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* ''Comicbook/DCUniverse: Decisions'' was a 2008 miniseries in which the Comicbook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica and other superheroes got involved in the US Presidential Election, initially to protect the candidates from an assassin but inevitably their own political viewpoints were revealed and several of them ended up endorsing rival candidates. (Except Comicbook/{{Superman}}; Clark even refused to discuss how he voted with Lois.)
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* ''The Candidate'' is a 1972 satire about political campaigns, centering around Creator/RobertRedford as an idealistic underdog Senate candidate who starts moderating his message when he figures out he has a chance to win.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfSuperMarioBros3'' episode "Princess Toadstool for President". Princess Toadstool and King Koopa campaign against each other for leadership of the Mushroom Kingdom. Cheatsy and Kooky cheat by giving Koopa a Nice Guy potion but their plan is foiled by the Mario Bros. Unsurprisingly, the princess [[LandslideElection wins in a landslide.]]
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* An election, an attempt to rig it, and how the discovery of a new planet tips the balance form the core of the ''BattlestarGalacticareimagined'' season 2 finale "Lay Down Your Burdens".
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Election day episodes usually focus on one, two, or more main and/or recurring characters pursuing a bid for some elective office, though sometimes the focus can be reversed to focus on potential voters dilemma as to who they believe to be most qualified for office.
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* TheSimpsons: One episode ("E Pluribus Wiggum") focused on the Springfield 2008 Presidential Primaries.
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* Film/SwingVote: Bud Johnson (played by KevinCostner) through an unusual set of circumstances is force to recast an illegible ballot that will break the tie for New Mexico's Electoral Votes and by extension decide the Presidential election.
* Film/WelcomeToMooseport: A movie that features a race for Mayor of [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed Mooseport]], Maine between a former President of the United States (played by GeneHackman) and a hardware store owner (played by Ray Romano).
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*Film/WelcomeToMooseport: ''Film/WelcomeToMooseport'': A movie that features a race for Mayor of [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed Mooseport]], Maine between a former President of the United States (played by GeneHackman) and a hardware store owner (played by Ray Romano).
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* AllTheKingsMen by Robert Penn Warren, which has been adapted into two films (in 1949 and 2006), focuses on Willie Stark's campaign for Governor of Louisiana and his subsequent term in office.
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* ''TheAndyGriffithShow'': Sheriff Andy Taylor was in the process of moving to another county to apply for a job, thus meaning he would have to relinquish his position as Sheriff of Mayberry. Deputy Barney Fife decided to run in the election to succeed him, but then unexpectedly Taylor decided against moving and choose to stay in Mayberry and keep his job. Thus Fife and Taylor were pitted against each other and HilarityEnsues .
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* Some [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_simulation_game political simulation games]] (such as the Political Machine series and Democracy trilogy) are based entirely around this trope.
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* Film/SwingVote: Bud Johnson (played by KevinCostner) through an unusual set of circumstances is force to recast an illegible ballot that will break the tie for New Mexico's Electoral Votes and by extension decide the Presidential election.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' had the episode ''Hail to the Chief'' where Timmy runs against co-student council presidents Tad and Chad. In a twist Timmy wins but hates being president, so he intentionally gets himself impeached.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' had the episode ''Hail "Hail to the Chief'' Chief" where Timmy runs against co-student council presidents Tad and Chad. In a twist Timmy wins but hates being president, so he intentionally gets himself impeached.
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* Bugs Bunny decides to formally oppose Yosemite Sam in a bid for public office in the 1951 short ''WesternAnimation/BallotBoxBunny'', directed by Creator/FrizFreleng. [[spoiler: Neither wins.]]
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* ''WebVideo/SteveDMonster'': In "May the Best Monster Win," Steve decides he wants to not only be the next President of the U.S. of A., but also to be the first Monster President in history, and begins campaigning, even bringing Easter Egg in as his running mate. [[note]] Shortly afterwards, Sesame Street took to YouTube and announced Elmo had become the first Monster President in history.[[/note]]
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleRascals'' episode "Alfalfa for President", Alfalfa and Waldo run competing campaigns for class president at their school.
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An Election day episode is one in which [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin When an election is the focus of the episode]]. In many countries around the world, people have the opportunity to influence those responsible for governing them via the ballot box. Given that this is a part of life, it nonetheless shows up in works of fiction occasionally.
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An Election election day episode is one in which [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin When an election is the focus of the episode]]. In many countries around the world, people have the opportunity to influence those responsible for governing them via the ballot box. Given that this is a part of life, it nonetheless shows up in works of fiction occasionally.
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Compare and Contrast with AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness, of which this trope can possibly overlap with, particularly in more humorous takes.
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* ''TheIdesOfMarch'': An ongoing Presidential Election is the backdrop of this drama as [[WideEyedIdealist Stephen Meyers]] (played by Ryan Gosling) works on the campaign of [[ManipulativeBastard Mike]] [[SleazyPolitician Morris]] (played by GeorgeClooney).
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* ''TheIdesOfMarch'': ''Film/TheIdesOfMarch'': An ongoing Presidential Election is the backdrop of this drama as [[WideEyedIdealist Stephen Meyers]] (played by Ryan Gosling) works on the campaign of [[ManipulativeBastard Mike]] [[SleazyPolitician Morris]] (played by GeorgeClooney).
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* Series/RadioEnfer. The episode "L'école en campagne" is about Jean-Lou running for First cyle President because he always liked election campaigns. He loses at the end, but decides to run for class president.
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* ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' has the class president election as its main focus in "Drone", and several episodes in season five revolving around the senatorial election, coming to a conclusion in "[[WhamEpisode Reckoning]]".
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* ''{{Series/Smallville}}'' ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' has the class president election as its main focus in "Drone", and several episodes in season five revolving around the senatorial election, coming to a conclusion in "[[WhamEpisode Reckoning]]".
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* In a ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' story arc, Linus campaigns for class president, with Charlie Brown as his running mate. At the very end, however, Linus blows the election by mentioning the Great Pumpkin in his final campaign speech.
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* In a ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' story arc, Linus campaigns for class president, with Charlie Brown as his running mate. At the very end, however, Linus blows the election by mentioning the Great Pumpkin in his final campaign speech.
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* ''HeyArnold'': Marty Green, a butcher shop owner, who was angry at the fact that his councilman was failing to do things to help the community he represented (Such as failing to get funds to repair and repave roads which had massive potholes) and spent more time golfing than working on legislation decided to oppose him in the upcoming election. [[spoiler: Green won]].
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* ''TheProudFamily'': Penny Proud in one episode makes a campaign to win election as Student body president running against Wizard Kelly's (who is an In-Universe major celebrity) son. Penny has some difficulty in the campaign (such as being three points behind... undecided) in which one of her friends (who is also working on her campaign) went so far as [[AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness to orchestrate a WaterGate-style break-in]].
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* ''TheProudFamily'': ''WesternAnimation/TheProudFamily'': Penny Proud in one episode makes a campaign to win an election as Student student body president running against Wizard Kelly's (who is an In-Universe major celebrity) son. Penny has some difficulty in the campaign (such as being three points behind... undecided) in which one of her friends (who is also working on her campaign) went so far as [[AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness to orchestrate a WaterGate-style Watergate-style break-in]].
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleRascals'' episode "Alfalfa for President", Alfalfa and Waldo run competing campaigns for class president at their school.
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* ''Sereis/{{Leverage}}'': "The San Lorenzo Job" has the team go to that country to make sure a new president is elected, so they can see that ArcVillain Damien Moroue is put away for good. To that end, they install themselves as the opposing candidate's campaign team, and run a series of BlatantLies as political ads, then on election day they release information to make the entire country think they won, to the point that even if the president does come out with more votes, everyone will think it was rigged.
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* ''Series/Benson'', which takes place in the Governor's mansion, naturally has one of these every four years or so.
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* ''Series/BarneyMiller'' has a couple of episodes revolving around elections. ◦ In an early episode from November 1976, taking place on election day, an arrestee insists on using his right to vote so Wojo takes him to the polls, where he escapes. In a subplot Inveterate Gambler Nick is torn between who to bet on winning (Ford or Carter).
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** In an early episode from November 1976, taking place on election day, an arrestee insists on using his right to vote so Wojo takes him to the polls, where he escapes. In a subplot Inveterate Gambler Nick is torn between who to bet on winning (Ford or Carter).
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Election day episodes will sometimes end in a DarkHorseVictory if the Victor is a write-in candidate or in the case of an UnderdogVictory.
Compare and Contrast with AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness, of which this trope can possibly overlap with, particularly in more humorous takes.
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* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' has not only an episode, but an entire StoryArc devoted to the Election of [[spoiler: Chairman of the Hunter's Association.]] It shows off a very interesting power struggle, even the most good and honest characters are forced to retort to morally ambiguous tactics in order to increase their popularity, every movement (even the fights)is calculated to get more voters and support, and the masses are constantly swayed away by the candidates' showy propaganda, pompous speeches and shady promises instead of their actual arguments or background. And, for the most prominent characters, the election ends up being another game to test their skills against each other.
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* #1 of the 2011 ''Comicbook/AlphaFlight'' series is set during the Canadian Federal Election. The winning party is the [[FictionalPoliticalParty fictional]] Unity Party, whose leader quickly turns out to be [[PresidentEvil Prime Minister Evil]].
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* ''TheCampaign'': This is one of the central tropes of this movie.
* ''The Candidate'' is a 1972 satire about political campaigns, centering around Creator/RobertRedford as an idealistic underdog Senate candidate who starts moderating his message when he figures out he has a chance to win.
* Two chapters of the first of ''Film/TheGreenHornetSerials'' focused on the election of a new mayor. (Specifically, on how the crooks were rigging the election to get their candidate into office.)
* ''TheIdesOfMarch'': An ongoing Presidential Election is the backdrop of this drama as [[WideEyedIdealist Stephen Meyers]] (played by Ryan Gosling) works on the campaign of [[ManipulativeBastard Mike]] [[SleazyPolitician Morris]] (played by GeorgeClooney).
* Film/WelcomeToMooseport: A movie that features a race for Mayor of [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed Mooseport]], Maine between a former President of the United States (played by GeneHackman) and a hardware store owner (played by Ray Romano).
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* AllTheKingsMen by Robert Penn Warren, which has been adapted into two films (in 1949 and 2006), focuses on Willie Stark's campaign for Governor of Louisiana and his subsequent term in office.
* In the ''Literature/TedEBear'' book "Christmas Comes to Monster Mountain", {{Dracula}} is up for reelection, and he kidnaps SantaClaus as part of his campaign, leaving Ted himself with the business of SavingChristmas. This story, along with [[ThanksgivingEpisode Ted E.'s Thanksgiving]], was adapted into a low-budget special by [=DimenMark=], as covered by Website/PlatypusComix [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/hollywood/misfit22.html here]].
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* ''Series/BarneyMiller'' has a couple of episodes revolving around elections. ◦ In an early episode from November 1976, taking place on election day, an arrestee insists on using his right to vote so Wojo takes him to the polls, where he escapes. In a subplot Inveterate Gambler Nick is torn between who to bet on winning (Ford or Carter).
** In a later episode Inspector Luger goes around trying to get people to vote for a firend of his. The only thing that anyone remembers is that he was involved in a political scandal, and the best that Luger can come back with is "they never proved any of that."
*In one episode of [[Series/{{Batman}} the Sixties Batman television series]], the Penguin runs for Mayor of Gotham against Incumbent Mayor John Linseed, who in turn runs as the running mate of Batman. [[spoiler: Linseed in turn returns as Mayor following Batman's successful election and subsequent resignation at the end of the episode]].
* An election, an attempt to rig it, and how the discovery of a new planet tips the balance form the core of the ''BattlestarGalacticareimagined'' season 2 finale "Lay Down Your Burdens".
* ''Series/Benson'', which takes place in the Governor's mansion, naturally has one of these every four years or so.
** In the first season Taylor runs for office and loses quite badly.
** In the last season Benson is running for Governor because the current Governor is constitnutionally enjoined from seeking another term. But then a loophole appears and he decides to run as an independent. The last episode of the series ends on a cliffhanger as the Governor and Benson sit together watching the election results come in.
** The last three episodes of season three surround the Governor's reelection. The first of the three involves the Governor trying (and failing) to secure his party's nomination. The second has them take a trip to the Gatling family lumber mill and Benson convincing him to run as an independent. The third shows the election itself. (Considering the show lasts four more years, it's not hard to guess who wins.)
** The fourth and fifth episodes of season six revolve around an emergency election for lieutenant governor who was impeached in the season premiere. The two candidates are Benson and Senator Tyler. Needless to say, Benson wins.
* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'' had "Vote for Brady", where Greg and Marcia compete for class president.
* ''Series/{{Community}}'' had an episode ("Intro to Political Science") in which an emergency election is held for class president for the Vice President's visit. The candidates are two women seeking to promote their issues, two men who enter specifically to antagonize those women, a drug dealer who later drops out to focus on that career, a party animal whose statements consist solely of his CatchPhrase, a cantankerous old man who's openly antagonistic of the voters, and a guy who was nominated by accident. After a series of death threats, petty arguments, and embarrassing secrets, the winner is eventually chosen: ''[[spoiler: South Park.]]''
* ''[[Film/ErnestPWorrell Hey Vern, It's Ernest!]]'': In "Holidays," Ernest decides to enter the record books by celebrating all of the major holidays in one day; when it comes time to celebrate Election Day, Ernest heads off to the voting booth... or, rather, step into his shower in lieu of a voting booth.
* ''Sereis/{{Leverage}}'': "The San Lorenzo Job" has the team go to that country to make sure a new president is elected, so they can see that ArcVillain Damien Moroue is put away for good. To that end, they install themselves as the opposing candidate's campaign team, and run a series of BlatantLies as political ads, then on election day they release information to make the entire country think they won, to the point that even if the president does come out with more votes, everyone will think it was rigged.
* ''Series/LifeWithDerek'' had an episode where Casey uses her stepbrother Derek as a puppet to run for school office and get the "cool" vote while enacting her ideas. Their friend ends up winning as a write-in instead.
* ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide to School Elections'' had Ned running for class president, albeit a bit against his will because he thought it was just a popularity contest. In the end, the school's [[DarkHorseVictory resident runaway weasel is elected]] , but a number of Ned's friends win the "lesser" positions because they were running unopposed, and thus have the real power to enact some of Ned's campaign promises like more time outdoors.
* One episode of ''Series/NightCourt'' revolves around a local election which Dan was participating in. A fire forces everyone to take shelter in the morgue. After they're rescued, it's revealed that Dan initially lost the election, but this became a tie shortly afterward due to an uncounted vote. This leads to a second example.
*Series/RadioEnfer. The episode "L'école en campagne" is about Jean-Lou running for First cyle President because he always liked election campaigns. He loses at the end, but decides to run for class president.
* ''Series/SesameStreet'': The Season 15 finale sees "No Electioneering" signs plastered all over the street, as Big Bird learns that David and Olivia are off to the voting booths because it's Election Day. David and Olivia explain to Big Bird that people vote for who they want to run in certain offices in the government, so Big Bird and Snuffy decide they want to vote too, but they can't because they're not old enough to register to vote (and because Snuffy was still "imaginary" at the time).
''{{Series/Smallville}}'' has the class president election as its main focus in "Drone", and several episodes in season five revolving around the senatorial election, coming to a conclusion in "[[WhamEpisode Reckoning]]".
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': The episode "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Collaborator The Collaborator]]" had Major Kira get involved in the Bajorans election of the next Kai to lead their people.
* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' had brothers Zack and Cody running against each other for student council. Cody wanted position because he loves politics and wanted to make a difference, while Zack wanted a free trip to Washington that came with the job. After Zack teams up with London to buy the election, it becomes a contest over who can be the most showy.
* ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'' had an episode where Chelsea runs for class president because the school is literally falling apart and she wants to make a difference. Raven has a vision Chelsea won't win, and does everything she can to prevent her vision from becoming true.
* ''Series/TheWestWing'' naturally made a big deal of the re-election of President Bartlett in season 4, and the election of his successor in the final season, with election-day episodes ending long campaign-trail [[StoryArc story arcs]].
* ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' had an episode where Zeke runs against Justin for student body president in an attempt to become more independent from Justin. Justin is almost thrown out the race because he's blamed for a school prank involving an abundance of his campaign advertisements.
* On WKRPInCincinnati episode "Carlson for President" Carlson runs for city council, and then, after accidentally letting slip an embarrassing secret about another candidate, sabotages himself so he doesn't win because of it.
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* The third chapter of ''VideoGame/{{Highborn}}'' averts the NoCampaignForTheWicked trope in two ways: the "bad guys" are the playable faction for the chapter, and the Arch-Lich in charge of them is running an election campaign. It comes complete with [[PoliticiansKissBabies dragons kissing babies]] during a rally for their candidate.
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* ''WebVideo/SteveDMonster'': In "May the Best Monster Win," Steve decides he wants to not only be the next President of the U.S. of A., but also to be the first Monster President in history, and begins campaigning, even bringing Easter Egg in as his running mate. [[note: Shortly afterwards, Sesame Street took to YouTube and announced Elmo had become the first Monster President in history.]]
* In the ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' episode "Old Oak Doors", the B-Plot is the resolution of the ongoing mayoral election between the Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home and Hiram [=McDaniels=], who is literally a five headed dragon.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' had Cindy and Jimmy face off against each other for class president. They both cheat, so the election is given to [[DarkHorseVictory Bolby the weird new foreign exchange student]].
* ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'': In "May the Best Chipmunk Win," Alvin is running for school president, with absolutely no competition whatsoever; that is, until The Chipettes enroll at their school, and Brittany decides to run against Alvin in an attempt to gain popularity. Things really get sticky when they're tied in the polls and it turns out Jeanette has the deciding vote.
* Bugs Bunny decides to formally oppose Yosemite Sam in a bid for public office in ''WesternAnimation/BallotBoxBunny'' by Isadore "Friz" Freleng from 1951. [[spoiler: Neither wins]].
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' has the kids hold an election for "king of the cul-de-sac", with Kevin and Eddy as the main candidates.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' had the episode ''Hail to the Chief'' where Timmy runs against co-student council presidents Tad and Chad. In a twist Timmy wins but hates being president, so he intentionally gets himself impeached.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' episode "Setting a President", Frankie challenges Mr. Herriman for the position of house manager, and they hold an election. Bloo briefly posts himself as a candidate (mostly for the attention), and after coming last on the polls, becomes Herriman's campaign manager.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "[[Recap/FuturamaS2E3AHeadInThePolls A Head in the Polls]]", UsefulNotes/RichardNixon runs for Earth President using a robot body ([[ItMakesSenseInContext initially Bender's]]) and wins. "[[Recap/FuturamaS7E3Decision3012 Decision 3012]]" is about another Earth President election, this time with Nixon running against a competent canidate of mysterious origins.
* ''HeyArnold'': Marty Green, a butcher shop owner, who was angry at the fact that his councilman was failing to do things to help the community he represented (Such as failing to get funds to repair and repave roads which had massive potholes) and spent more time golfing than working on legislation decided to oppose him in the upcoming election. [[spoiler: Green won]].
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' has an election day episode, after the actual class president goes crazy in front of the class. Zim wants to win the election because of the power that it would imply (never mind it's just an school election) and Dib wants to stop him because... well, it's his job, and his school life would suck with Zim in charge. He can't win because he's not popular, so he helps a secondary candidate. [[spoiler: Dib succeeds in making Zim lose, but it turns out that the school just [[MindRape lobotomizes the election's winner]] to do the school's bidding, so in the end [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Zim thanks Dib for saving his life]].]]
* ''KingOfTheHill'': Subverted in one episode. Hank Hill was unsatisfied with some laws passed by the Arlen city council and thus decided to run for a seat on the council, but when he went to file for his campaign he was informed that there had been a vacancy and thus won by default.
** Another episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' centered around the 2000 presidential election. Hank Hill faces a crisis of conscience after finding out that his hero, UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush, has a weak handshake.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''. Mayor began campaigning for re-election, though Miss Bellum said he was wasting his time since nobody was running against him... that is, until Fuzzy Lumpkins gets elected simply by yelling, "Shut up!" at Mayor for repeatedly proclaiming, "Vote for Mayor for mayor! Vote for Mayor for mayor!" and it catches on to the citizens of Townsville. After Fuzzy literally turns the mayoral office into a pig stye, Miss Bellum and the Powerpuff Girls work to help the disgraced Mayor get his job back.
* ''TheProudFamily'': Penny Proud in one episode makes a campaign to win election as Student body president running against Wizard Kelly's (who is an In-Universe major celebrity) son. Penny has some difficulty in the campaign (such as being three points behind... undecided) in which one of her friends (who is also working on her campaign) went so far as [[AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness to orchestrate a WaterGate-style break-in]].
* The ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Douche and Turd" is about an election for a new school mascot after an AnimalWrongsGroup "frees" their original cow mascot. The two candidates are a "giant douche" and a "turd sandwich". The episode concludes that in every election, the choice is between a douche and a turd.
* Simon Bar Sinister, the principal nemesis of ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}'', disperses treated feathers across the entire United States, keeping every American rolling on the ground laughing on Election Day. Only Simon and his henchman, Cad Lackey, are coherent enough to cast votes, electing Simon as United States Dictator by a total of two votes.
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Election day episodes will sometimes end in a DarkHorseVictory if the Victor is a write-in candidate or in the case of an UnderdogVictory.
Compare and Contrast with AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness, of which this trope can possibly overlap with, particularly in more humorous takes.
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* ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' has not only an episode, but an entire StoryArc devoted to the Election of [[spoiler: Chairman of the Hunter's Association.]] It shows off a very interesting power struggle, even the most good and honest characters are forced to retort to morally ambiguous tactics in order to increase their popularity, every movement (even the fights)is calculated to get more voters and support, and the masses are constantly swayed away by the candidates' showy propaganda, pompous speeches and shady promises instead of their actual arguments or background. And, for the most prominent characters, the election ends up being another game to test their skills against each other.
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* #1 of the 2011 ''Comicbook/AlphaFlight'' series is set during the Canadian Federal Election. The winning party is the [[FictionalPoliticalParty fictional]] Unity Party, whose leader quickly turns out to be [[PresidentEvil Prime Minister Evil]].
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* ''TheCampaign'': This is one of the central tropes of this movie.
* ''The Candidate'' is a 1972 satire about political campaigns, centering around Creator/RobertRedford as an idealistic underdog Senate candidate who starts moderating his message when he figures out he has a chance to win.
* Two chapters of the first of ''Film/TheGreenHornetSerials'' focused on the election of a new mayor. (Specifically, on how the crooks were rigging the election to get their candidate into office.)
* ''TheIdesOfMarch'': An ongoing Presidential Election is the backdrop of this drama as [[WideEyedIdealist Stephen Meyers]] (played by Ryan Gosling) works on the campaign of [[ManipulativeBastard Mike]] [[SleazyPolitician Morris]] (played by GeorgeClooney).
* Film/WelcomeToMooseport: A movie that features a race for Mayor of [[NoCommunitiesWereHarmed Mooseport]], Maine between a former President of the United States (played by GeneHackman) and a hardware store owner (played by Ray Romano).
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* AllTheKingsMen by Robert Penn Warren, which has been adapted into two films (in 1949 and 2006), focuses on Willie Stark's campaign for Governor of Louisiana and his subsequent term in office.
* In the ''Literature/TedEBear'' book "Christmas Comes to Monster Mountain", {{Dracula}} is up for reelection, and he kidnaps SantaClaus as part of his campaign, leaving Ted himself with the business of SavingChristmas. This story, along with [[ThanksgivingEpisode Ted E.'s Thanksgiving]], was adapted into a low-budget special by [=DimenMark=], as covered by Website/PlatypusComix [[http://www.platypuscomix.net/hollywood/misfit22.html here]].
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* ''Series/BarneyMiller'' has a couple of episodes revolving around elections. ◦ In an early episode from November 1976, taking place on election day, an arrestee insists on using his right to vote so Wojo takes him to the polls, where he escapes. In a subplot Inveterate Gambler Nick is torn between who to bet on winning (Ford or Carter).
** In a later episode Inspector Luger goes around trying to get people to vote for a firend of his. The only thing that anyone remembers is that he was involved in a political scandal, and the best that Luger can come back with is "they never proved any of that."
*In one episode of [[Series/{{Batman}} the Sixties Batman television series]], the Penguin runs for Mayor of Gotham against Incumbent Mayor John Linseed, who in turn runs as the running mate of Batman. [[spoiler: Linseed in turn returns as Mayor following Batman's successful election and subsequent resignation at the end of the episode]].
* An election, an attempt to rig it, and how the discovery of a new planet tips the balance form the core of the ''BattlestarGalacticareimagined'' season 2 finale "Lay Down Your Burdens".
* ''Series/Benson'', which takes place in the Governor's mansion, naturally has one of these every four years or so.
** In the first season Taylor runs for office and loses quite badly.
** In the last season Benson is running for Governor because the current Governor is constitnutionally enjoined from seeking another term. But then a loophole appears and he decides to run as an independent. The last episode of the series ends on a cliffhanger as the Governor and Benson sit together watching the election results come in.
** The last three episodes of season three surround the Governor's reelection. The first of the three involves the Governor trying (and failing) to secure his party's nomination. The second has them take a trip to the Gatling family lumber mill and Benson convincing him to run as an independent. The third shows the election itself. (Considering the show lasts four more years, it's not hard to guess who wins.)
** The fourth and fifth episodes of season six revolve around an emergency election for lieutenant governor who was impeached in the season premiere. The two candidates are Benson and Senator Tyler. Needless to say, Benson wins.
* ''Series/TheBradyBunch'' had "Vote for Brady", where Greg and Marcia compete for class president.
* ''Series/{{Community}}'' had an episode ("Intro to Political Science") in which an emergency election is held for class president for the Vice President's visit. The candidates are two women seeking to promote their issues, two men who enter specifically to antagonize those women, a drug dealer who later drops out to focus on that career, a party animal whose statements consist solely of his CatchPhrase, a cantankerous old man who's openly antagonistic of the voters, and a guy who was nominated by accident. After a series of death threats, petty arguments, and embarrassing secrets, the winner is eventually chosen: ''[[spoiler: South Park.]]''
* ''[[Film/ErnestPWorrell Hey Vern, It's Ernest!]]'': In "Holidays," Ernest decides to enter the record books by celebrating all of the major holidays in one day; when it comes time to celebrate Election Day, Ernest heads off to the voting booth... or, rather, step into his shower in lieu of a voting booth.
* ''Sereis/{{Leverage}}'': "The San Lorenzo Job" has the team go to that country to make sure a new president is elected, so they can see that ArcVillain Damien Moroue is put away for good. To that end, they install themselves as the opposing candidate's campaign team, and run a series of BlatantLies as political ads, then on election day they release information to make the entire country think they won, to the point that even if the president does come out with more votes, everyone will think it was rigged.
* ''Series/LifeWithDerek'' had an episode where Casey uses her stepbrother Derek as a puppet to run for school office and get the "cool" vote while enacting her ideas. Their friend ends up winning as a write-in instead.
* ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide to School Elections'' had Ned running for class president, albeit a bit against his will because he thought it was just a popularity contest. In the end, the school's [[DarkHorseVictory resident runaway weasel is elected]] , but a number of Ned's friends win the "lesser" positions because they were running unopposed, and thus have the real power to enact some of Ned's campaign promises like more time outdoors.
* One episode of ''Series/NightCourt'' revolves around a local election which Dan was participating in. A fire forces everyone to take shelter in the morgue. After they're rescued, it's revealed that Dan initially lost the election, but this became a tie shortly afterward due to an uncounted vote. This leads to a second example.
*Series/RadioEnfer. The episode "L'école en campagne" is about Jean-Lou running for First cyle President because he always liked election campaigns. He loses at the end, but decides to run for class president.
* ''Series/SesameStreet'': The Season 15 finale sees "No Electioneering" signs plastered all over the street, as Big Bird learns that David and Olivia are off to the voting booths because it's Election Day. David and Olivia explain to Big Bird that people vote for who they want to run in certain offices in the government, so Big Bird and Snuffy decide they want to vote too, but they can't because they're not old enough to register to vote (and because Snuffy was still "imaginary" at the time).
''{{Series/Smallville}}'' has the class president election as its main focus in "Drone", and several episodes in season five revolving around the senatorial election, coming to a conclusion in "[[WhamEpisode Reckoning]]".
* ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'': The episode "[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Collaborator The Collaborator]]" had Major Kira get involved in the Bajorans election of the next Kai to lead their people.
* ''Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody'' had brothers Zack and Cody running against each other for student council. Cody wanted position because he loves politics and wanted to make a difference, while Zack wanted a free trip to Washington that came with the job. After Zack teams up with London to buy the election, it becomes a contest over who can be the most showy.
* ''Series/ThatsSoRaven'' had an episode where Chelsea runs for class president because the school is literally falling apart and she wants to make a difference. Raven has a vision Chelsea won't win, and does everything she can to prevent her vision from becoming true.
* ''Series/TheWestWing'' naturally made a big deal of the re-election of President Bartlett in season 4, and the election of his successor in the final season, with election-day episodes ending long campaign-trail [[StoryArc story arcs]].
* ''Series/WizardsOfWaverlyPlace'' had an episode where Zeke runs against Justin for student body president in an attempt to become more independent from Justin. Justin is almost thrown out the race because he's blamed for a school prank involving an abundance of his campaign advertisements.
* On WKRPInCincinnati episode "Carlson for President" Carlson runs for city council, and then, after accidentally letting slip an embarrassing secret about another candidate, sabotages himself so he doesn't win because of it.
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[[folder: Video Game]]
* The third chapter of ''VideoGame/{{Highborn}}'' averts the NoCampaignForTheWicked trope in two ways: the "bad guys" are the playable faction for the chapter, and the Arch-Lich in charge of them is running an election campaign. It comes complete with [[PoliticiansKissBabies dragons kissing babies]] during a rally for their candidate.
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[[folder: Web Original]]
* ''WebVideo/SteveDMonster'': In "May the Best Monster Win," Steve decides he wants to not only be the next President of the U.S. of A., but also to be the first Monster President in history, and begins campaigning, even bringing Easter Egg in as his running mate. [[note: Shortly afterwards, Sesame Street took to YouTube and announced Elmo had become the first Monster President in history.]]
* In the ''Podcast/WelcomeToNightVale'' episode "Old Oak Doors", the B-Plot is the resolution of the ongoing mayoral election between the Faceless Old Woman Who Secretly Lives in Your Home and Hiram [=McDaniels=], who is literally a five headed dragon.
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* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' had Cindy and Jimmy face off against each other for class president. They both cheat, so the election is given to [[DarkHorseVictory Bolby the weird new foreign exchange student]].
* ''WesternAnimation/AlvinAndTheChipmunks'': In "May the Best Chipmunk Win," Alvin is running for school president, with absolutely no competition whatsoever; that is, until The Chipettes enroll at their school, and Brittany decides to run against Alvin in an attempt to gain popularity. Things really get sticky when they're tied in the polls and it turns out Jeanette has the deciding vote.
* Bugs Bunny decides to formally oppose Yosemite Sam in a bid for public office in ''WesternAnimation/BallotBoxBunny'' by Isadore "Friz" Freleng from 1951. [[spoiler: Neither wins]].
* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'' has the kids hold an election for "king of the cul-de-sac", with Kevin and Eddy as the main candidates.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' had the episode ''Hail to the Chief'' where Timmy runs against co-student council presidents Tad and Chad. In a twist Timmy wins but hates being president, so he intentionally gets himself impeached.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' episode "Setting a President", Frankie challenges Mr. Herriman for the position of house manager, and they hold an election. Bloo briefly posts himself as a candidate (mostly for the attention), and after coming last on the polls, becomes Herriman's campaign manager.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "[[Recap/FuturamaS2E3AHeadInThePolls A Head in the Polls]]", UsefulNotes/RichardNixon runs for Earth President using a robot body ([[ItMakesSenseInContext initially Bender's]]) and wins. "[[Recap/FuturamaS7E3Decision3012 Decision 3012]]" is about another Earth President election, this time with Nixon running against a competent canidate of mysterious origins.
* ''HeyArnold'': Marty Green, a butcher shop owner, who was angry at the fact that his councilman was failing to do things to help the community he represented (Such as failing to get funds to repair and repave roads which had massive potholes) and spent more time golfing than working on legislation decided to oppose him in the upcoming election. [[spoiler: Green won]].
* ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' has an election day episode, after the actual class president goes crazy in front of the class. Zim wants to win the election because of the power that it would imply (never mind it's just an school election) and Dib wants to stop him because... well, it's his job, and his school life would suck with Zim in charge. He can't win because he's not popular, so he helps a secondary candidate. [[spoiler: Dib succeeds in making Zim lose, but it turns out that the school just [[MindRape lobotomizes the election's winner]] to do the school's bidding, so in the end [[NiceJobBreakingItHero Zim thanks Dib for saving his life]].]]
* ''KingOfTheHill'': Subverted in one episode. Hank Hill was unsatisfied with some laws passed by the Arlen city council and thus decided to run for a seat on the council, but when he went to file for his campaign he was informed that there had been a vacancy and thus won by default.
** Another episode of ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' centered around the 2000 presidential election. Hank Hill faces a crisis of conscience after finding out that his hero, UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush, has a weak handshake.
* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls''. Mayor began campaigning for re-election, though Miss Bellum said he was wasting his time since nobody was running against him... that is, until Fuzzy Lumpkins gets elected simply by yelling, "Shut up!" at Mayor for repeatedly proclaiming, "Vote for Mayor for mayor! Vote for Mayor for mayor!" and it catches on to the citizens of Townsville. After Fuzzy literally turns the mayoral office into a pig stye, Miss Bellum and the Powerpuff Girls work to help the disgraced Mayor get his job back.
* ''TheProudFamily'': Penny Proud in one episode makes a campaign to win election as Student body president running against Wizard Kelly's (who is an In-Universe major celebrity) son. Penny has some difficulty in the campaign (such as being three points behind... undecided) in which one of her friends (who is also working on her campaign) went so far as [[AllElectionsAreSeriousBusiness to orchestrate a WaterGate-style break-in]].
* The ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'' episode "Douche and Turd" is about an election for a new school mascot after an AnimalWrongsGroup "frees" their original cow mascot. The two candidates are a "giant douche" and a "turd sandwich". The episode concludes that in every election, the choice is between a douche and a turd.
* Simon Bar Sinister, the principal nemesis of ''WesternAnimation/{{Underdog}}'', disperses treated feathers across the entire United States, keeping every American rolling on the ground laughing on Election Day. Only Simon and his henchman, Cad Lackey, are coherent enough to cast votes, electing Simon as United States Dictator by a total of two votes.
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