| BOBFERGUSON | He was elected governor of Washington in 2024 even after opponents convinced two of the state's 53 other samenamed people to run against him |
| FOGGYBOTTOM | Nickname of the US State Department, from the river-side area of Washington in which it is headquartered (5,6) |
| GERMANY | Saarland and Saxony are two of the states in this EU country (7) |
| INNODOUBT | Absolutely convinced (2-2-5) |
| IFOR | "___ one, am not convinced ...": 2 wds. |
| ARCHBISHOP | Desmond Tutu became the titular head of the Church of England in South Africa when, in 1986, he was elected ... of Cape Town |
| DENNISECKERSLEY | He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2004, his first year of eligibility |
| CASSON | Director of architecture at the Festival of Britain who was elected president of the Royal Academy in 1976 and illustrated the Prince of Wales' The Old Man of Lochnagar (6) |
| CARLYASTRZEMSKI | He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989 |
| NIKKIHALEY | In 2010, she became the first woman to be elected governor of South Carolina: 2 wds. |
| SUSANAMARTINEZ | In 2010, she became the first woman to be elected governor of New Mexico: 2 wds. |
| SARAHPALIN | In 2006, she became the first woman to be elected governor of Alaska: 2 wds. |
| HAMID | He was elected president of Afghanistan in 2004, ... Karzai |
| THOMASJEFFERSON | He was elected to the Continental Congress in March 1775 |
| POPOCATEPETL | Volcano on the border of the states of Mexico and Puebla, central Mexico. The name in the Nahuatl means "Smoking Mountain." (12) |
| RONALDREAGAN | Actor elected governor of California in 1966 |
| JESSEVENTURA | Actor elected governor of Minnesota in 1998 |
| JUANPERON | He was elected President of Argentina three times (4,5) |
| RAULALFONSIN | Who, in 1983, was elected Presider of Argentina, displacing the military after the Falklands War? (4,8) |
| BENJONES | Actor who was elected to the House of Representatives after playing Cooter on The Dukes of Hazzard: 2 wds. |
