Sentence examples for an electoral contest from inspiring English sources

He was returned for a further seven years without an electoral contest.

To any Greek politician, especially one in the throes of an electoral contest, that sounds like a trap.

For similar reasons, Uruguay's ruling left-of-centre coalition looks set to retain power in an electoral contest this autumn.

The perceived closeness of an electoral contest and the degree of ideological polarization between parties or candidates can affect the competitiveness of the election and consequently its turnout.

The trap in which David Cameron hopes to catch Labour is the same as Baldwin's and Thatcher's: push Labour into an electoral contest focused on cuts alone.

But outsiders have to have an invitation before they can witness an election, and governments usually like to invite them only to the last few days of an electoral contest.

The prospect of an incumbent president caught in a genuine electoral contest — a nearly unprecedented event in Africa — excited Lekuton.

In fact, Mr. Edgar's underdog Democratic campaign against Senator Arlen Specter, a moderate Republican, appears more like a social movement than a conventional electoral contest.

The seat of Morwell has become an intriguing electoral contest, with independent candidate Tracie Lund standing largely because of the perceived safety issues at the Hazelwood coalmine.

*With neither nominee within reach of a big popular majority, and the polls suggesting a close electoral contest as well, how would the winner lead?

Two party workers were killed on Thursday in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, the site of a bitter electoral contest between the regional Telugu Desam party and the YSR Congress, an affiliate of national Congress party.