Phrases with «primary challenger»

The phrase "primary challenger" refers to someone running for a political office who belongs to the same political party as the current officeholder. They are challenging the current officeholder in their party's primary election to secure the party's nomination and ultimately become the candidate for the general election. Full definition

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potential primary challenger
possible primary challenger
one's primary challenger

Sentences with «primary challenger»

And he called on the Democratic primary challengers to «stand aside for now» to give the unity plan agreed to last year a chance to work. (nystateofpolitics.com)
The table below shows the number of incumbents who ran for re-election and faced primary challengers in odd - year elections between 2010 and 2017. (ballotpedia.org)
According to the Republican lawmakers I spoke to for this story, there are several reasons why this is the case, from fears of primary challengers to the gun lobby. (theatlantic.com)
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Phrases with «primary challenger»

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