All articles tagged with #candidate withdrawal
Maine Democrat Jordan Wood is dropping out of the Senate race to run for the open 2nd congressional district, aiming to help Democrats maintain control amid a competitive political landscape, with other potential candidates and significant fundraising efforts shaping the race.
Andrew Cuomo announced he will remain in the NYC mayoral race and support a September poll to determine the strongest candidate against Zohran Mamdani, aiming to unify support and avoid spoilers, despite losing the Democratic primary to Mamdani.
Despite Labour suspending its former candidate Azhar Ali, he will still appear on voting papers in Rochdale under the party banner due to electoral law, which prohibits changes to ballot papers after publication. The party's withdrawal of support came too late to change the ballot paper before the by-election, and the candidate's appearance on the ballot is a "snapshot in time" at the point of nomination. The party has no control over the former candidate if elected, and the situation is not unprecedented, as seen in previous elections.