unsuccessful candidate
Example Sentences
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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
Mr Magee was an unsuccessful candidate for the party in the Ballyclare area during local government elections in 2023.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2025
In 1986, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the state gubernatorial primary when he lost to the hugely popular Baltimore mayor, William Donald Schaefer.
From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2022
A voter who backed such an unsuccessful candidate would then have his or her second choice tabulated, presuming that candidate remained in the race.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2021
At the general election for 1872 Mr. Norquay was an unsuccessful candidate for the representation of Marquette in the House of Commons.
From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles
