| SWINGSTATE | Where a vote is expected to be close in US elections |
| MEAN | Have intentions to be close in habits |
| TICKET | Maybe single set of policies in US elections |
| PRIMARIES | Priggish sign in US elections (9) |
| AXIS | A vote is what the revolution is about (4) |
| AXIOMATIC | Man with a little twitch after a vote is taken for granted |
| ONEOCTAVE | Once a vote is involved, the distance from do to do (3,6) |
| ELECTOR | One who casts a vote is a what (7) |
| DISFRANCHISED | Without a vote, is candid and fresh, unusually so (13) |
| LAX | Liberal with a vote is careless (3) |
| TARGETDATE | When a goal is expected to be reached: 2 wds. |
| DUE | It is expected to be what one is owed (3) |
| ABSENTEEBALLOTS | Overseas landlord gets airline tax back for son of those here having a say in US election (8,7) |
| NEAR | To be close, is to be what (4) |
| NEARBY | To be close at hand, is to be what (6) |
| SUNRISE | Slang term for an emerging growth sector that is expected to be an important one in the future, ... |
| COMET | 2061 is the next time this celestial body is expected to be visible from Earth, Halley's ... |
| RICHMAN | Tommy with a song that spent 22 weeks at the top of the hip-hop charts this year, and which is expected to be nominated for at least one Grammy next month |
| DUEDATE | When your baby is expected to be born (3,4) |
| PRIMARY | Coming first in us election (7) |
