This is going to be a close election.

这次竞选将是势均力敌的。

Defeated the incumbent in a close election.

在一场势均力敌的选举中击败在职者

He jumped off the plane and shook hands with every one of them as if it were the first day of a close election.

他从飞机上一跃而下，跟每一个人都握手，就好像那天是一场势均力敌的竞选的第一天。

This is going to be a close election. The only way we can win this time is to work as hard as we can to win over the swing voters.

这个人说：“这次选举将是势均力敌的。我们要在这次选举中获胜，唯一的办法就是尽一切力量来争取那些至今仍然动摇不定的选民。”