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Discover LudwigThe phrase "candidate for mayor" is correct and commonly used in written English.
Example: Jane Smith announced her candidacy for mayor in the upcoming election.
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He is the Democratic candidate for mayor.
candidate for Mayor, they would have beat Bloomberg?
Labour will shortly choose a candidate for mayor.
A candidate for mayor called it a "back-room deal".
He had supported Henry George, a Socialist candidate for mayor.
— Benjamin Vazquez, candidate for mayor of Santa Ana, California.
Seb Coe has become an interesting candidate for mayor.
The Republican candidate for Mayor is Diane McGrath.
"It is a question of: are you either police commissioner or a candidate for mayor?
The unions failed in their effort to coalesce behind one candidate for mayor.
In Lynchburg, S.C., in 2010, a write-in candidate for mayor was reluctantly sworn in.
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