candidacy

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She announced her candidacy in November 2025, but Mr. Trump said only that he liked both Ms. Stefanik and her GOP opponent, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Ingerson posted on social media that there had been a "two-year long campaign of bullying, lies, rumours and smears designed to stop my candidacy".

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Despite word that his father opposed his candidacy for fear of turning the revolutionary Islamic system of government into a hereditary one, Khamenei was for years considered a possible — perhaps even likely — successor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Right around the same time, Montana U.S. attorney and former state budget official Kurt Alme filed for his candidacy and promptly received the endorsement of Daines, Trump, Gov. Greg Gianforte, and Sen. Tim Sheehy.

From Slate • Mar. 7, 2026

When the priest finally declared his candidacy for president, Farmer wrote in a journal, “Perhaps this is a singular chance to change Haiti.”

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French