candidacy

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Its candidate has also been disqualified from the presidential race on the grounds that he did not have enough sponsors to back his candidacy.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

Pritzker, an heir to the Hyatt Hotels fortune, gave at least $5 million to Illinois Future PAC, which promoted Stratton’s candidacy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 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

But it was in the pages of the New York Herald, on April 2, 1870, that Woodhull announced her candidacy for president of the United States.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling