challenger

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The two other incumbents, Nick Melvoin and Rocio Rivas, each face a challenger with extremely limited campaign resources and no special-interest financial backing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

In briefings to local media, government sources have been more critical, labelling the rumours "wild speculation" -- in German, "wueste Spekulation", a word play seen as a veiled dig at Merz's potential challenger, Wuest.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Now the challenger faces challenges of its own—and its stock is down about 70% over the past year.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Afterwards, WBC mandatory challenger Agit Kabayel entered the ring to make his case.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

The absence of an Eiffel challenger continued to frustrate Burnham.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson