candidate
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A Labour MP has stood down, allowing the Greater Manchester mayor to put himself forward as a parliamentary candidate.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Polanski previously told Hackney mayoral candidate Zoë Garbett "you have my vote" in a video on 3 May.
From BBC • May 14, 2026
Following the CNN interview, Steyer’s campaign denied that the candidate was involved with the leak.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
As the job market cools, they are both raising the bar for entry-level jobs and seeking more consistent criteria to winnow the candidate pool.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
And so when Federalist leaders from New York approached him as a prospective candidate for the gubernatorial race, he indicated a willingness to switch party affiliations and run in his home state as a Federalist.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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