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And it’s a challenge for a candidate whose rise was fueled by a combative approach to entrenched power, an approach many of his supporters appreciate.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

Raman decided to challenge Councilmember David Ryu for reelection in 2020, becoming the first candidate in 17 years to unseat an incumbent City Council member.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2026

“She’s a once-in-a-generation candidate from a state that is disproportionately Latino that has been the unicorn that Democrats have chased for decades,” Valencia said.

From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2026

For Talarico, it has been a remarkable rise for a candidate who in 2025 was a relatively unknown state-level Democrat.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

It is to be a kitchen election: since no one can read, every candidate is designated by a symbol.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

But of 22 candidates vying for the most hotly contested Senate seats this year, just five are female.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

The battle between Bass and Raman ends Tuesday, concluding a bitter nine-month contest between two candidates who were once political allies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2026

Over the weekend, as Stevens' criticism of El-Sayed escalated, a number of Democratic politicians in Michigan publicly encouraged her to end the feud and back the party's candidates more directly.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Then there are candidates who have somehow managed to stay dry amid a deluge of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

“Today’s test,” announced Scythe Cervantes, “will be a competition in the martial art of Bokator. The candidates will be paired and judged on their performance.”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

I don't believe in candidating, and I can't be accessory to it.

From Laicus; Or, the Experiences of a Layman in a Country Parish. by Lyman Abbott

After a little rest and some candidating for a church, I took a small parish at Highland Falls, about a mile from West Point, New York, entering on my labors in January, 1866.

From Taken Alive by Edward Payson Roe

Meantime that modern church is still very modern indeed, and at this present time its pulpit is vacant—they are candidating!

From Divers Women by Pansy

What said the elegant modern church, that during the process of this change was undergoing a candidating siege?

From Divers Women by Pansy

"The minister who is candidating can't be too careful what text he chooses," said Miss Cornelia solemnly.

From Rainbow Valley by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery