### Question
How is the term election defined?


### Answer
The term **election** is defined in *2 U.S.C. § 381* as the following:

> an official general or special election to choose a Representative in or Resident Commissioner to the Congress of the United States, but 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**

