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The phrase "a second candidate" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an additional candidate in a selection process or comparison.
Example: "After reviewing the first candidate's qualifications, we decided to interview a second candidate to ensure we find the best fit for the position."
Alternatives: "another candidate" or "an additional candidate".
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The party went through the formality of also nominating a second candidate, its secretary general, Charles Muligande.
Instead, a second candidate appeared from out of town and was supposedly seen wandering off with the examiner.
A second candidate, Camil Hasanli, will run instead.Mr Ibragimbeyov travelled to Washington in June to plead for greater international pressure on Azerbaijan to hold free and fair elections.
A second candidate, David Malpass, a former chief economist at Bear Stearns, also earned enough votes to qualify for the primary ballot.
A second candidate for white devil is Francisco de Medici, Duke of Florence, who goes undercover as a moor in his plot to avenge Isabella, his murdered sister.
They have come up with a second candidate of African descent, Filipp Kondratyev, in an apparent attempt to split the pro-Crima vote.
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A third candidate, Kalonzo Musyoka, won 880,000 votes.
A fifth candidate, Clyde Williams, did not appear.
A third candidate, Joseph A. Zdonczyk, had 2percentt.
A third candidate, Chuck Neely, has raised $1.06 million.
A third candidate, businessman Qasim Ibrahim, had 23%.
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