unsuccessful candidate
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He is a past unsuccessful candidate for the school board, city controller and the state Assembly.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Mr Magee was an unsuccessful candidate for the party in the Ballyclare area during local government elections in 2023.
From BBC • Feb. 1, 2025
Karamo was a unsuccessful candidate for secretary of state before being tapped to lead the party.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024
In 1986, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the state gubernatorial primary when he lost to the hugely popular Baltimore mayor, William Donald Schaefer.
From Washington Post • Jan. 13, 2022
He declined a re-election to Congress, and in 1849 was an unsuccessful candidate for United States senator.
From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)
