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In Los Angeles, however, the mayor’s race between incumbent Democrat Karen Bass and democratic socialist Nithya Raman is set to draw national attention.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026

Fourteen candidates are on the ballot, but the contest is largely seen as a two-horse race between the incumbent and his main challenger Brian Mundubile.

From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026

Ackman, with Israel, brushed aside worries around a stablecoin threat, saying crypto is growing in places where cards aren’t incumbent.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

During a 1980 debate against the incumbent Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan famously asked voters if they were better off now than they were four years ago.

From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2026

But before doing so, there were a few words that he felt it incumbent upon him to say.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

The takeaway for telecom investors: SpaceX’s threat to broadband and wireless incumbents “could remain an overhang on the sector for years rather than quarters,” Bernstein analysts said in a research note.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026

Kim Varet said her supporters have “obviously put a lot of thought into” which of the incumbents to support, but they have had a hard time swallowing the idea of voting for either.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

It also has a regulatory side that can wall off competition, brick by brick, protecting incumbents from challengers who lack a compliance department.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Many of these winning candidates have unseated entrenched incumbents, as 29-year-old Colorado attorney Melat Kiros did to U.S.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

When Faye came down from Sacramento and opened her house there was a flurry of animosity from the two incumbents.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck