'ELECTION FRAUD' Anagrams: A Contest

 Over the last week we have had an anagram contest at the national (U.S.) level. We apologize to readers who missed the opportunity to participate.

The challenge was to come up with the best anagram (letter-scramble) of

E-L-E-C-T-I-O-N F-R-A-U-D

Out of an abundance of caution, we avoided announcing the contest initially, and have not required contest participants to agree to publishing their phone numbers, email addresses or charge-card PINs.

But we are now pleased to announce that the WINNING ENTRY nationally was ...

FAILED RECOUNT

Consideration was also given by the judges to the best entry for each participating state; the winning entries are shown on the accompanying map.

Sincere thanks to all who participated.

The national RUNNER-UP for best anagram is...

OUTLINED FARCE

Now to the Runners-Up for each participating state...

Read carefully. These concoctions are all different from the state 'Winners', which were posted 2 days ago!

And have a safe week -- two-day countdown to Freedom-from-Trump Day!

As you know, in the national contest, the Best Anagram was 

                                               FAILED RECOUNT

and the Runner-up was...     OUTLINED FARCE

Here are some other entries worthy of HONORABLE MENTION ...

                                               LO, INCUR DEFEAT

                                               OR FEED LUNATIC

                                               NOTICED EARFUL

                                                LIAR OUTFENCED

                                                REINFECT ALOUD

                                                FUEL RIOT-DANCE

                                                UNALTERED FOCI

                                                ELUDE FRACTION

                                                LEFTIE CANDOUR

                                                ULCERATED INFO

                                                ROTUND LIE-FACE

                                                DUE LATIN FORCE

                                                I.O.U. FACT-LENDER 

                                                LUCIFER ATONED

                                                UNDO RELIEF ACT     

                                                FIE ON A RED CULT!

                                                URAL DEFECTION                                          

                                                UNCLAD RIOT-FEE

                                                U.F.O. CREDENTIAL

                                                ONCE-FED RITUAL

                                                CURT FOE DENIAL

                                                FEAR NOT IL DUCE

                                                TO CRUDE FINALE

And here are a few other imaginative entries for the National Anagram Contest ...

FORNICATE DUEL;     ADORE FIT UNCLE;     RECITAL DONE - FU! 

ONE LURID FACET;    COULD IRAN FÊTE?    TOUCAN FIELDER;

EDUCATE FOR NIL;    FONDUE ARTICLE;      IN 'ACUTE' FOLDER;

DOCENT FAILURE;     A FECUND TOILER;    I.O.U. FACT LENDER;

ULTRA-FINE COED;  TRUE FAN, "LIE, DOC!" ENTICE FUR-LOAD; 

DETOUR IF CLEAN;  RE CUE: "DON'T FAIL!" OFTEN LURED C.I.A.

                                              

As we wrap up this discussion, we note here a few submissions in the National Contest that were quite clever from a wordplay perspective, but not relevant to the topic at hand. These include ...

FLUORINE CADET; INTRODUCE FLEA; DO INFLATE CURE;

TUNDRA ICE-FLOE; FURNACE TOILED; FINE-CUT ORDEAL;

INCUR FLEET ADO; FINE CORAL DUET; FERAL DOE TUNIC;

ERUDITE FALCON; ADIEU TORN CLEF; FLORA INDUCTEE;

FEED LATINO CUR; COULDN'T FAERIE? FAINTER OLD CUE;

ELFIN EDUCATOR; ARTFUL CODEINE; DECENT FOUL AIR;

UNDO AFTER LICE; CIAO, TENDER FLU; FLORENCE AUDIT;

ECO-LAIDEN TURF; RED ELF AUCTION; CAROTENE FLUID;

CAT: DOUR FELINE; URL://DEFECATION; RODENT-FLEA I.C.U.;

TRIFLE ACNE DUO; FIE, RUNTED COLA! CAN'T FIELD EURO

TRUE FAN; "LIE, DOC!" FAUCI, DO RELENT.

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