Sentence examples for candidate garnering from inspiring English sources

Dr. Hamer said he thought he could be a compromise candidate, garnering support from Mr. Giuliani, who has been cool to Mr. Levy, by offering both corporate and educational experience.

President Bush has raised the most money of any candidate, garnering $514,675 from people in the entertainment industry as of Sept. 30, according to research by the Center for Responsive Politics, a nonpartisan group that tracks campaign contributions.

Unless a candidate garners more than 50 per cent of the votes outright – an outcome that most observers see as unlikely – a second round run-off will follow on 11 August.

The cardinals will vote four times daily until a single candidate garners a two-thirds majority.

By contrast, no Republican stands out among the party's crowded field: Of 10 possible GOP contenders asked about in the current survey, no candidate garners solid support from more than a quarter of Republican and Republican-leaning registered voters… Overall, there is less interest in the campaign today than there was in March 2007 (when 68% had given the candidates at least some thought).

Mr. Kagame handily won last August's election, in which he ran against three marginal, regime-friendly candidates, garnering 93 percent of the vote.

Currently, public funding of $2.62 per vote is provided to parties and candidates garnering more than 4% of the primary vote.

The result is a dead heat, with both candidates garnering zero votes — the country is thrown into an electoral crisis, and more pressing, a nationwide maple-syrup shortage.

Even the Kurdish party managed to take seats in parliament with its independent candidates garnering 6% of the votes.

And with these three candidates garnering almost 60% of the GOP vote, the establishment is concerned about the risks involved in alienating such a substantial base of their party.

Third-party candidates garner no more than 5% of the vote, therefore their endorsement of any of the candidates is of little importance.