a default election
My answer went unopposed. How can a public official run for office unopposed? If was as if our team was unopposed.
James Monroe
Yes. No. His Republican opponent was Alan Keyes.
A candidate is the name of the person who runs for the office
George Washington and James Monroe(1820) were unopposed .
Abe Lincoln
No, George Washington ran unopposed in both of his presidential elections.
They are "elected".
An official request to run for an office is called a petition. It is usually filed with the agency that is sponsoring the election, like a county or state.
James Monroe ran unopposed in 1820. It was called the Era of Good Feeling.
In the United States, coroners are elected, not appointed. And just about anyone can become a coroner. Surprisingly enough, many of these positions can be run unopposed.
Not really. He ran unopposed in 1789 and 1792 and chose not to run in 1796, so he never lost an election as an incumbent.