Those members of public office who are running for re-election are called incumbents.
The mayor who is in office and running for reelection.
a person who is running for office is a candidate
Incumbant
Incumbant
senator
An incumbent is an elected official who holds an office and is running for reelection.
He is known as the "incumbent."
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All members of the US Senate serve for 6 yr, and then must stand for reelection
No, they are not. According to IRS Publication 529: Nondeductible Expenses, "You cannot deduct campaign expenses of a candidate for any office, even if the candidate is running for reelection to the office. These include qualification and registration fees for primary elections."
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A candidate.