Sentence examples for candidate for election from inspiring English sources

David Martin, the IFA president, is a late candidate for election as an alternative to Greg Clarke.

Mr Sadr is staying a bit aloof: he says he will not be a candidate for election, nor will his main clerical aides.

In his letters, Mr. Leahy noted that independent counsels are prohibited from "running for nomination or as a candidate for election to political office".

Based on the Schedule 14N filed by GAMCO's wholly owned subsidiaries, GAMCO Asset Management Inc. and Gabelli Funds, LLC, GAMCO nominated Lance A. Bakrow as a director candidate for election at NFG's 2017 annual meeting of shareholders.

Twice unsuccessful as a Fianna Fáil candidate for election to Dáil Éireann (lower house of the Oireachtas, the Irish parliament), he became Ireland's youngest attorney general, serving in two Fianna Fáil governments (1946 48, 1951 53).

After King Sigismund II Augustus died (July 1572), Henry of Valois, duc d'Anjou and the future Henry III of France, emerged as the favourite candidate for election to the Polish throne.

Castro had been a legislative candidate for elections in 1952 that were aborted by Batista.

A candidate for elections to Hull City Council has been left off some ballot papers.

The bill concerning the Guardian Council, which is not elected, would limit its power to screen candidates for election.

Wealthy candidates for election often sponsor sporting teams.

What would be useful for the American voter to know when considering the candidates for election?