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
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
Lamm also was an unsuccessful candidate for a 1992 Democratic U.S.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2021
In 1876 he was an unsuccessful candidate for the Academy.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" by Various
