The phrase "alternative nominee" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a different candidate is being suggested for a position or role, often in elections or selections.
Example: "In case the primary candidate is unable to fulfill their duties, we should have an alternative nominee ready."
Alternatives: "backup nominee" or "substitute nominee".
After that, somehow an alternative nominee would emerge in Trump's place.
In the event that a winner cannot be contacted or rejects the Prize, GNM reserves the right to disqualify the entry and select an alternative nominee as a winner in accordance with the process set out in these terms and conditions.
The Obama administration hasn't submitted an alternative nominee, and Rubio doesn't seem likely to let up.
Or maybe not, because Al Cardenas, CPAC's head honcho and leader of the American Conservative Union, told a reporter at MailOnline during the festivities that the turmoil in the party to lock in the nomination thus far may lead to a brokered Republican National Convention during which Jeb Bush, former Florida governor, would emerge as a "possible alternative" nominee.
"There is no way to replace Trump's name on the ballot". The mechanics of designating an alternative GOP nominee to Trump are also thorny.
Dismayed by the prospect of Mitt Romney as the Republican presidential nominee, conservative Christian leaders are intensifying discussions about jointly backing an alternative candidate, Erik Eckholm writes.
Dismayed by the prospect of Mitt Romney as the Republican presidential nominee, conservative Christian leaders are intensifying discussions about jointly backing an alternative candidate from a field reshaped by Rick Santorum's strong performance in Iowa.
Current proposals only give sponsors the ability to put alternative director nominees on a ballot.
The alternative, likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, is viewed with deep distrust in the gun rights community.
The darkest secret in the big money world of the Republican coastal elite is that the most palatable alternative to a nominee such as Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas or Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky would be Clinton, a familiar face on Wall Street following her tenure as a New York senator with relatively moderate views on taxation and financial regulation.
The congressional Republicans, however, offered rational conservative alternatives for their nominee to run on.
