The phrase "a favorite candidate" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a person who is preferred or liked among a group of candidates, often in the context of elections or selections.
Example: "In the upcoming election, she has emerged as a favorite candidate among the voters due to her strong policies and community engagement."
Alternatives: "preferred candidate" or "top choice".
Everyone has a favorite candidate and an opinion.
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It's hard enough choosing a favorite candidate for United States Senate or, later, for governor or lieutenant governor.
And if you're a Republican voter who does have a favorite candidate, I'd be even more cautious.
In a recent article, The New York Times Magazine implied that Pastor John Hagee has a favorite candidate in the 2012 presidential election.
The fund-raising figure is the latest evidence of the ability of the Tea Party movement to generate huge waves of cash for a favorite candidate.
Even when intensive campaign advertising or news coverage shines a spotlight on the policy position of a voter's favorite candidate and helps to educate a voter, Lenz said new awareness does not lead the voter to withdraw support or to switch to an opposing candidate.
If a voter's favorite candidate had not been part of the race, it's likely that they would have given another candidate the highest score allowable.
Martelly's favorite candidate, a banana exporter named Jovenel Moise, swept a third of the vote, while his political rival Jude Celestin won just a quarter.
Granted, each legislators very clearly gave a shoutout to their favorite candidate, but they mostly stayed on message, saying that electing a Democratic president will bring American troops home.
Following in the tradition of "Obama Girl" Amber Lee Ettinger and Jon Huntsman's daughters, the sisters penned and performed an ode to their favorite candidate.
