The phrase "bid for election" is correct and usable in written English.
It is often used to refer to someone who makes an attempt to win an elective office. For example, "After years of public service, Joe decided to make a bid for election to the Senate."
In her bid for election, Germaine Tanner, elected to the 311th Family Court, described visiting inmates in jails for the Fatherhood Project in Harris County which aims to empower fathers.
Valente and Councilman Ed Phelps were elected in 1988, defeating Hastings' bid for election after he had been appointed to an open seat in 1985.
That highly unpopular move was one of the last factors leading to Mr. Habibie's failed bid for election.
A range of political allies and even some close friends urged Mr. Paterson privately and publicly to end his bid for election.
Within days, administration officials were interviewed, phone records were gathered by investigators, Mr. Paterson ended his bid for election and a succession of his senior officials resigned.
The divisive nature of his last term resulted in his losing his fourth bid for election to David Dinkins, who became New York City's first black mayor.
The current examination comes as the UK bids for election to the UN Human Rights Council, one of the organisation's key bodies.
After two failed bids for election to the Senate, McCreary secured the support of Governor J. C. W. Beckham, and in 1902, the General Assembly elected him to the Senate.
Bidding for election as the nation's first female president, and facing a candidate with a history of misogynist statements, Clinton ran much stronger among women than Trump, as Democrats usually do.
Paul lost his bid for re-election in late 1976, but was elected back to the seat in 1978.
In the US, President Johnson prematurely ended his bid for re-election after a narrow squeak in the New Hampshire primary election.
