Sentence examples for candidate to secure from inspiring English sources

In Wisconsin, Representative Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay candidate to secure a Senate seat with her defeat of former Gov. Tommy Thompson, a Republican.

The only other candidate to secure matching funds so far has been Mr. Wasserman, who received $33,500 in addition to nearly $9,000 in contributions.

The vote will be held in Zurich at Fifa's annual congress and requires the winning candidate to secure a two-thirds majority in the first round of voting.

He was seen as an unlikely candidate to secure a roster spot with the Devils; ahead of Morrison on the depth chart were numerous centres, including Doug Gilmour, Bobby Holik and Petr Sykora.

In the past few years, there has been a growing interest in Curve25519 due to its elegant design aimed at both high-security and high-performance, making it one of the most promising candidates to secure IoT applications.

He placed last on the list of candidates to secure a Tehran seat.

In the London mayoral elections it was impossible for independent candidates to secure equal billing.

There has been unease within sections of the party that the three candidates to secure their place in the race are all white males who studied at Oxford.

In the Republican Senate primary, Bill Jones, a former California secretary of state, easily defeated nine other candidates to secure the right to oppose Senator Barbara Boxer, a two-term incumbent, in November.

No one from those villages will venture to the polling center on Election Day, but Raqib is shopping his services to the major candidates to "secure" the area — meaning his men will control access to the polling sites, allowing only paid campaign agents inside.

No one from those villages will venture to the polling center on Election Day, but Raqib is shopping his services to the major candidates to "secure" the area meaning his men will control access to the polling sites, allowing only paid campaign agents inside.