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> 選挙カーも走らない静かな選挙戦だったが、投票率は何と８９・４１％。
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> 飛び地の村の不思議な **選挙を追った** 。

Source: <https://www.sankei.com/premium/news/191209/prm1912090002-n1.html>

An enclave town with a quiet election campaign without any cars running had a
voter turnout of a whopping 89.41% following the somewhat strange election.

I haven't seen 追う used like this before. Can I translate the 「選挙を追った」part as
"following".
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meaning verbs word-usage
What does 「選挙を追った」 mean here?
「追{お}う」 here means " ** _to observe and analyze_** " or just " ** _to
investigate_** ". The verb is frequently used for that meaning in news
coverage, documentaries, etc.

To use a stiff expression, 「追う」 here means "to inquire into the truth of the
matter".

IMHO, "to follow" would be too weak a translation for the context.

[Weblio](https://ejje.weblio.jp/content/%E8%BF%BD%E3%81%86) gives "to observe"
as one of the definitions.
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