write in

Voters were asked to fill out a write-in ballot due to the unusually high number of candidates.

In 2010, she notched a rare write-in victory after losing the GOP nomination to a right-wing “tea party” Republican.

By the end of the presidential primary races in June, the movement had amassed over 750,000 "uncommitted," "uninstructed" or "no preference" votes, including write-in and blank-ballot protests in states without such options.

It was a write-in, as Martínez’s name was not on the ballot.

It quickly became the target of a massive write-in campaign protesting such candid talk about sex on television; the show was canceled after 14 weeks.