candidates

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Sanchez said the measure keeps the names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses of political candidates and elected officials off the voter rolls by default.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

Among the pool of more than three dozen candidates who entered the race, Bass is leading with 26% support from likely voters, Thursday's UC Berkeley-LA Times poll suggested.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

It’s also a way for Bores to get attention in a race full of candidates with larger platforms.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

There are around a dozen other candidates, but none is expected to trouble the headline writers.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Unfortunately, the zeros of black holes—singularities—look like unlikely candidates in the short term.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife