challenger

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The progressive challenger is Marissa Roy, a deputy attorney general in the California Department of Justice.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Verhoeven beat the count, but a follow-up flurry in the closing seconds of the round prompted the referee to step in and wave it off - a decision that looked extremely harsh on the challenger.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Middleton gave himself $2.5 million that cycle, despite having little in the way of primary opposition and no Democratic challenger.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Under party rules, any challenger would need the support of 81 Labour MPs -- 20 percent of the party in parliament -- to trigger a leadership contest.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Equally aggravating was the fact that there still was no Eiffel challenger.

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