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Feldstein Soto failed to advance out of the June primary, the first time an incumbent Los Angeles city attorney had been ousted before a general election in nearly 100 years.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

And Cruz, of course, was an incumbent senator who had six years to build his war chest, while this is Paxton’s first federal race.

From Salon ● Aug. 22, 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

Twice champion of the USSR, he’d won the 1958 Portorož Interzonal, becoming a front runner to play the incumbent titleholder, Mikhail Botvinnik, for the World Championship in 1960.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Kolodny also emphasized that it’s politically savvy for industry groups to support the re-election of incumbents in safe seats, rather than just focusing on the relatively few of the House’s 435 contests that are competitive.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026

The analysis looks at candidates who have not held federal office before, meaning incumbents were excluded.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

“The first is the automation layer, the incumbents that build and integrate the control systems, software, and equipment Physical AI runs on,” Linzey writes.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 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