Sentence examples for former incumbent from inspiring English sources

It is probably a good idea, as the former incumbent thinks he's fighting the French.

Incumbent As a noun, the current holder of an office; a "former incumbent" is nonsense.

In the vote for the new leadership of Labour, the main contender is likely to be a former incumbent, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer.

The doctor's regeneration into Capaldi is as spectacular as the scenes which saw former incumbent David Tennant transform into Smith four years ago.

The highly-regarded ex-Essex player Ian Pont could also be a candidate and former incumbent Kevin Shine, who still works with the England and Wales Cricket Board at developmental level, is another possibility.

Helped by a gifted young strategist and Gingrich admirer named Barry Jackson, Boehner defeated two Republicans — the scandal-tarred Republican incumbent and a former incumbent — in the primary and won the general election.

The two former incumbents, Timothy Lovain and Justin Wilson, join two current incumbents, Paul Smedberg and Del Pepper, who were reelected.

A11 Former Incumbents Seek Seats In the battle for control of Congress, three of the most hotly contested House races this year involve former incumbents who quit to run unsuccessfully for other offices and are trying to reclaim their old seats.

Perhaps they were just as surprised the morning after the elections as the losers were, and maybe now the voters want their former incumbents back.

Republican incumbents Frank Fannon, the top local fundraiser, and Alicia Hughes lost to a slate that included the two former incumbents they had beaten three years ago.

But in races pitting incumbents against former incumbents, the odds for challengers jump dramatically because they are often just as well known and well financed as the sitting members.