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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

Under the state’s unique balloting system, three candidates are running to unseat Sen. Dan S. Sullivan: Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola, a bandana-wearing gadfly named Gerald Heikes, and … another Dan Sullivan.

From Slate ● Oct. 28, 2026

The women—both attorneys and mothers of three—will meet again Nov. 3, when Kruger tries to unseat Manouchehri.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Gadi Eisenkot, the man who could unseat Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, almost always dresses in plain black, speaks halting English and, reflecting the military culture that shapes him, responds in interviews in bullet-point lists.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

Still later, one more attempt was made to unseat Zeus: the Giants rebelled.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

Cameron tried to neutralize that advantage of incumbency as he outlined his own policy priorities for Kentucky’s economy if he unseats Beshear in the November election.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 30, 2023

It’s unlikely that Nelson unseats Miller Moss as the Trojans’ No. 2 quarterback.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023

In Kentucky, Democratic nominee Amy McGrath, a former fighter pilot, would be the first woman to represent the Lexington-based 6th Congressional District if she unseats Republican Rep. Garland “Andy” Barr.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2018

Telling these stories unseats narratives that we can’t reach our full potential without leaving this place, or worst of all, that we don’t exist at all.

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2018

For there is no suspicion so revolting to an innocent mind as that which unseats love from his throne in our affections, and places another in his stead.

From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Florence Hartley

Ford, the first openly gay person ever elected to that state’s legislature, unseated a Republican incumbent and is headed to the House.

From Salon ● Nov. 5, 2026

In Ohio, Democrat Sherrod Brown unseated Republican Senator Jon Husted in the country's second most expensive race, with more than $500 million spent.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

Melat Kiros in Denver unseated a long-term incumbent.

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

Wilson, a first-time candidate, unseated incumbent Mayor Bruce Harrell in part because voters were unhappy with the status quo.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

It was zigzagging through the air, and every now and then making violent swishing movements that almost unseated him.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling

They’d come to see Johnson appear with De La Cruz and two Republican challengers: Tano Tijerina, a much vaunted recruit running against Cuellar, and Eric Flores, the GOP hope for unseating Gonzalez.

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

She was referring to the idea that Meta, or another competitor, could build agentic AI systems and integrate them into their own hardware products, unseating the iPhone as a hub for consumer-technology interactions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Ford’s steep drop-off in sales in 2026 is expected to result in Hyundai Motor unseating it as the No. 3 car company in the U.S. by sales, according to Cox Automotive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett and opposition leader Yair Lapid announced Sunday they will run on a joint list in this year's elections, in a move aimed at unseating incumbent Benjamin Netanyahu.

From Barron's ● Apr. 26, 2026

The test of his sincerity came when the vote was reached on the unseating of Senator Newberry for spending too much money in the Michigan primaries.

From Behind the Mirrors The Psychology of Disintegration at Washington by Clinton W. (Clinton Wallace) Gilbert