### Question
How is the "election" defined?


### Answer
The term **election** is defined in *2 U.S.C. § 381* as follows -

> an official general or special election to choose a Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, but that term does not include a primary election, or a caucus or convention of a political party

#### Citation:
  - *2 U.S.C. § 381*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-CONTESTED ELECTIONS**

