candidates

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Pinedo-Madden said she was “pretty sure” she had decided which of the Republican candidates to vote for but declined to say whom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Over the last 15 years, Mayes Middleton has become a prolific GOP donor, spending millions of his oil and gas fortune on conservative candidates and causes.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Only criminal convictions that attract custodial sentences of more than three months prevent candidates from standing in local council elections.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Attal joins a crowded field of candidates, including 55-year-old Edouard Philippe, an experienced centre-right former prime minister, and hard-left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon, 74.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

It was likely that multiple candidates would run in the primary, which meant that Barack would only need to command a plurality of the vote to win the Democratic nomination.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama