Could be a contestant, adversary, a challenger or rival
The best candidate for that would be safe.
The party who does not have a 'the' candidate in office, incumbent means that that parties candidate already holds the office.
Likely candidate is the word: Cloudy. Obviously cloudy.
Patabhi Sitaramayya
It is a paradox that a registered Republican voted for the Democratic candidate.
a candidate is a candidate
a candidate is a candidate
The philosophy of qualified individualism is choosing the best qualified candidate for employment, admission, or other privilege after ruling out certain categories such as race, gender, age, etc. The opposite would be unqualified individualism in which the best candidate is chosen regardless of the above categories.
A person who runs for public office is a candidate, like a presidential candidate.
"Consider me a candidate" is the correct phrase to use.
an appropriate candidate.
candidate for