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

The younger Carter, himself a one-time Georgia state senator and unsuccessful candidate for governor, called her “the best politician in the family.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2023

Also running is Rex Rammell, of Rock Springs, a veterinarian and perennial, unsuccessful candidate for various offices in Idaho and Wyoming.

From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2022

He was county judge of Franklin county in 1858-1859, was an unsuccessful candidate for Congress on the Whig ticket in 1859, and was elector on the Constitutional Union ticket in 1860.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various