What is an example of Split Ticket Voting?

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texaschic101 · Answer

Split ticket voting refers to a ballot on which the voter has chosen candidates from different political parties when multiple offices are being decided by a single election. 
True example : 2004 elections in Montana. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brian Schweitzer was elected governor , while republican incumbent George Bush simultaneously defeated Democratic John Kerry. Th voters voted for a democratic governor and a republican president. They didn't vote straight  ticket, which means they didn't vote all republican or all democratic. They split it.