Sentence examples for primary contestants from inspiring English sources

So how did the G.O.P. primary contestants actually react?

The Times, in endorsing Markowitz against his two primary contestants in August , 2001 acknowledged the comparative impotence of the office that he was seeking.

Mr. Franks rejects the idea, saying that many political-action committees whose by-laws bar them from giving to primary contestants are supporting his candidacy by contributing to his House account.

After a campaign that generated little excitement among Republicans, and little friction among the primary contestants, Mr. Forrester made clear in his victory speech tonight that he intends to make an issue of the lingering ethical questions that led to a federal investigation of Senator Torricelli's personal finances and 1996 campaign.

As Morgenthau steps down, one of the three primary contestants stands out.

This has come amidst a more general dearth in campaign financing for the 2012 primary contestants.

Mark Green, the third Senate primary contestant, was en route to Buffalo, but a contingent of supporters marched on his behalf.

After Michigan, a populous state but a relatively minor primary, the contestants move to South Carolina, a southern state whose primaries are often bitterly fought.

The Democratic primary had 12 contestants.

Though Dani and Jack were the stars of Love Island, their onscreen charm hasn't translated to the contestants' primary means of communication – Instagram.

Here's how that idea could work, courtesy of the cartoonist Tom Cheney: For many contestants, the primary association with the phrase was not the city but a person: "First thing that pops into my mind is Paris Hilton, naked, except a pink mink, behind bars".