unsuccessful candidate
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He is a past unsuccessful candidate for the school board, city controller and the state Assembly.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the UUP leadership in 1995 after the resignation of Lord Molyneaux, finishing fourth to the winner, David Trimble.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
Karamo was a unsuccessful candidate for secretary of state before being tapped to lead the party.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024
Republican attorney Eric Early - an unsuccessful candidate for state attorney general in 2022 and 2018 and for Congress in 2020 - entered the Senate contest in April.
From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2023
He declined a re-election to Congress, and in 1849 was an unsuccessful candidate for United States senator.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
