Sentence examples for candidate challenges from inspiring English sources

No other major presidential candidate challenges the death penalty.

But those trying to oust Mr. Pearce say he is vulnerable if the right candidate challenges him — preferably, they say, a Republican with ties to the Mormon Church, which counts Mr. Pearce as a member and is influential in his district east of Phoenix.

No Democratic candidate challenged either Republican.

First, a candidate challenging an incumbent president has the advantage.

In another reflection of the national campaign, the Tory candidate challenged her Labour rival to a public debate.

Irina M. Khakamada, a liberal candidate challenging Mr. Putin in the presidential elections, condemned it as an authoritarian step.

Then in June, Harris had an idea — what if she helped Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a fellow insurgent candidate challenging Rep.

Many Germans would have liked to see Ms. Kraft run as the Social Democratic candidate, challenging Ms. Merkel for the chancellorship, in September elections.

Mr. Bentivolio was a gadfly candidate challenging veteran Representative Thaddeus McCotter, Republican of Michigan, when Mr. McCotter's ballot petition turned out to be full of fraudulent signatures.

On Tuesday, for instance, Letitia James, a City Council candidate challenging the machine in Brooklyn, beat Geoffrey Davis, the brother of the slain councilman James Davis and the choice of the Democratic Party.

And the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee recently announced that it would blacklist any political consultant who works for a candidate challenging an incumbent Democrat.