candidates

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Kalshi said last month that it fined and suspended three congressional candidates for betting on their own races.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Some would have seen lots of content about the candidates, parties and policies while others would have only learned about it through big, viral moments and headline-making opinion polls.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

They rank candidates in order of preference and a contender needs 50 percent to win.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

House candidates — even though voting had already started.

From Salon • May 16, 2026

What troubled Burnham at the moment, as he rode in his Pullman compartment, was the fact that only one of his candidates, Van Brunt of Kansas City, had replied with any enthusiasm.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson