The phrase "contested for the" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is typically used to describe a competition or struggle for something. Example: The two candidates contested for the position of mayor in a heated debate.
A late entry is a nonstarter, as is a candidate who hasn't contested for the nomination.
(This is contested, for the same reasons, by champions of the Morecambe Bay path).
Only two races, the slalom and the giant slalom, remain to be contested for the men and the women here.
The women's pole vault will be contested for the first time at the 2000 Summer Games in Sydney, Australia.
Mr. Strauss-Kahn contested for the nomination five years ago, losing to Ségolène Royal, who ultimately lost a second-round runoff to Mr. Sarkozy.
At the world championships in Monte Carlo last month, the Senior Bowl, being contested for the second time, was an event of the highest quality.
Former member Steve Georganas, who held the seat from 2004 until 2013, has re-contested for the Labor party and has equal profile or greater profile than the incumbent Liberal Matt Williams.
The British lightweight title will be contested for on the undercard, where champion Scott Cardle defends his belt for the first time against Sean Todd.
French and German batteries engaged in artillery duels, and above the battlefield pilots contested for supremacy of the skies.
Despite five years in the making, the issue was still hotly contested for five hours in the Senedd - with AMs from the Assembly's four parties mulling over more than 70 amendments.
Cassidy and Kid Curry contested for leadership, with the more amiable and more efficiently larcenous Cassidy winning out.
