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politics and international relations
political science
campaigns, elections and electoral behavior
corruption in American campaigns and elections
Preferred term
challengers to incumbents
Definition
- ANY NON-OPEN SEAT election featuring more than one candidate has a challenger. Simply put, challengers are candidates who attempt to win a position that is occupied by an office-holder seeking to hold on to the position. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Challengers to Incumbents]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/challengers_to_incumbents
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