Sentence examples for contest candidates from inspiring English sources

In the first contest, candidates affiliated with the revived Communist Party emerged as the largest single group, winning approximately one-fifth of the seats.

At some points in the nomination contest, candidates who were penalized in the polls after enduring big losses rebounded fairly quickly.

With just five days to go until voting opens in the Labour party leadership contest, candidates Liz Kendall and Andy Burnham have used YouTube videos to make their personal appeals to voters.

Back when the GOP primary was still a legitimate contest, candidates from Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn).

A sitting Congressman dies in office, resigns in disgrace, or is appointed to the U.S. Senate; the governor schedules a peculiar off-cycle contest; candidates wage last minute campaigns in relative political isolation.

In areas "where the emigrant vote can be decisive in close contests, candidates have sufficient incentives to carry their electoral campaigns abroad, which means that absentee voters will then be no less exposed to candidates and issues than the electorate at home" (Bauböck, 2003, p. 714).

In those contests, candidates spent a combined total of just under $367 million — and outside groups spent more than $683 million.

People's Action, a voting advocacy group, organized "Meet the Candidate" events, coordinated through neighborhood Resident Welfare Associations, where each contesting candidate met with voters in an assembly.

Polls have shown a close contest, both candidates had competed for Mr. Riordan's endorsement to help with moderate voters.

With less than four months before voters in Iowa and New Hampshire open the nominating contest, the candidates' allied groups also are edging closer to jumping into the fray.

The Republican field is entering a pivotal stage in the nominating contest as candidates increasingly move beyond criticizing President Obama and start to run against one another.