candidates

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A full list of candidates standing in the by-election can be viewed here.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“There aren’t many candidates that I’ve seen that are that skilled in a long time.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Let candidates put forth their own ideas for lowering costs, cutting waste or reducing regulation, without waiting for presidential permission.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

We can identify candidates by screening the S&P 500 for stocks of companies for which rolling 12-month earnings-per-share estimates have increased significantly, even as share prices have declined this year.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

Few people would be surprised at the disqualification of those notoriously ferocious candidates.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond