Sentence examples for field a candidate from inspiring English sources

(The Republican Party did not bother to field a candidate).

Both the Conservatives and Ukip chose not to field a candidate against Goldsmith.

In the previous two elections, Democrats did not even field a candidate against Mr. Gohmert.

The city's Republican Party did not even bother to field a candidate.

The movement, called Democratic Centre, plans to field a candidate in the presidential elections in May.

The Liberal Party no longer has an automatic ballot line, but it can field a candidate by circulating nominating petitions.

Other parties operate from strongholds but have so far failed to field a candidate with broad national appeal.

The PAICV did not field a candidate in the presidential election held later that year in October.

Goldsmith stood as an independent and the Conservatives did not field a candidate but he failed to stop the Liberal Democrats from taking back the seat.

Senior party figures, including the deputy leader, Tom Watson, were angered at the suggestion that the party would not field a candidate in the byelection.

The Green party did not field a candidate and gave its backing to an independent, Sarah Stock, who campaigned on a "Save the NHS" ticket.