candidates

Example Sentences

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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

Streeting said on Saturday: "We need a proper contest with the best candidates on the field, and I will be standing."

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

In the immediate post-1919 years, blacks began to join political organizations and to campaign for candidates who would aid their cause.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler