Sentence examples for contests to succeed from inspiring English sources
All three were first elected in special contests to succeed their husbands, and all have since won re-election and are running again this year.
Gregg, a former House speaker in the Indiana legislature, is locked in a competitive battle with Pence and former reality-show contestant Rupert Boneheim, a Libertarian, in the contest to succeed Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels, who faces a term limit.
In the contest to succeed Mr. Douglas, Republican Brian Dubie lost by two percentage points to Mr. Shumlin.
The contest to succeed Senator Herb Kohl, the Wisconsin Democrat who is retiring, is deadlocked, according to a new Quinnipiac University/New York Times/CBS News poll.
The contest to succeed him as party president, and thus prime minister, at first promised to be lively.
The contest to succeed him as Fifa president, scheduled for February, has the noxious air of a charade.
The usual factional back-room dealing has been in evidence during the brief contest to succeed Mr Abe.
In last year's contest to succeed Sir John Birt as the network's director general, he lost to Greg Dyke.
✒Over at ITN, the contest to succeed Deborah Turness (off to run NBC News) as ITV news editor is also hotting up.
After the local Labour MP decided to retire from Parliament, Khan won the contest to succeed him as Labour's candidate.
