candidacy
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Similarly, the group Our Revolution, which was founded as a way to carry forward the grassroots organizing behind Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign, has thrown its organizing capacity behind Jackson’s candidacy.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
This issue became the principal argument against his candidacy as it became clear that Hamawy was going to likely clinch the nomination.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Carol Beecher, head of Alaska’s Division of Elections, said his candidacy was intended to “confuse or mislead” voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
In the space of 20 minutes on primetime TV on Tuesday, she put an end to the prospect of handing the party's candidacy to her protege.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Hamilton, in turn, opposed Burr’s candidacy for the vice presidency in 1792 and two years later blocked his nomination as American minister to France.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
His rapid ascension is proof that in an era of intense load management, increasingly specialized bullpens and near-ubiquitious arm injuries, a massive shift is underway in how voters evaluate pitchers’ candidacies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026
Finance ministers from the 20 countries sharing the single currency had until Friday to submit their candidacies for the job.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
The other three candidates had not even declared their candidacies by June 30.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
Multiple opposition figures, including 2018 runner-up Maurice Kamto, as well as Joshua Osih, Akere Muna, and Cabral Libii, have also announced their candidacies.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2025
He retired from politics after this, though often offered various candidacies.
From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 6, May, 1896 by Various
