The last few weeks leading up to the election in 1988 also added to the sense of a pending explosion.

The months leading up to the election were extremely violent.

Vision was formed in the months leading up to the 2005 municipal election.

Many of the events leading up to the election, yes.

The weeks leading up to the election, however, were chaotic.

At least eight other people were killed in politically related violence leading up to the election.

Leading up to the 1932 election, his party was regarded as having a real chance to form government.

The committee had 250 employees on the payroll in the days leading up to the election.

"I think we also have to take seriously that they might try during the cycle leading up to the election to do something," she said.

- that was so popular in the years leading up to the 1988 election.