Term for the number of votes needed to win an election

The person who oversees all aspect of the campaign including day-to-day operations, hiring, fundraising, and budgeting

Going door-to-door to advocate for a candidate

The agency that regulates campaign contributions

Someone who is already in office

The geographic unit served by one polling place

The person in charge of all campaign interaction with the media

An acronym for efforts to yield high turnout at an election

The amount of money that a campaign has at the end of a given filing period; receipts - spending

A meeting to select the winning candidate

Voters who will always turn out for a specific party

An external agency or person that a campaign may hire

Written materials on candidates or policy used when canvassing

A date by which a campaign or outside group must disclose information about its spending

A group of advisors often utilized by the candidate

A list of registered voters used to target communications

A person with local power over a political party

Dividing up geographic territory that staff is responsible for organizing

A firm paid by a campaign or outside group to perform activities like producing ads or direct mail

Media coverage of a candidate or campaign

A voter who has not yet made up their mind

“D-trip”

A speech that a candidate uses relatively regularly

Funding that comes from undisclosed donors

The phase of a campaign focused on volunteer recruiting, development, and fundraising