multicandidate
adjective
mul·ti·can·di·date
ˌməl-tē-ˈkan-də-ˌdāt 
-ˌtī-,
-ˈka-nə-,
-dət
: involving more than two candidates
a multicandidate election
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And in a multicandidate field, the challenge of winning 50 percent of the vote to trigger winner-take-all rules may prove daunting.
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Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
But, as Paleologos also noted, the 31% who still back Trump could be enough to win Republican primaries in a multicandidate field, which is how Trump won in 2016.
—David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
Georgia’s runoff law was created in the 1960s as a way to preserve white political power in a majority-white state and diminish the influence of Black politicians who could more easily win in a multicandidate race with a plurality of the vote, according to a report by the U.S. Interior Department.
—Maya King, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2022
Senator’s win in a multicandidate field.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 18 May 2022
Coming out of the clandestine meeting, though, there was an acknowledgment that changes to the process are needed, perhaps lowering the number of signatures needed or instituting some sort of runoff in multicandidate primary elections to ensure majority support for the winner.
—Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Mar. 2021
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Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 6 Mar. 2023
But, as Paleologos also noted, the 31% who still back Trump could be enough to win Republican primaries in a multicandidate field, which is how Trump won in 2016.
—David Lautersenior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2022
Georgia’s runoff law was created in the 1960s as a way to preserve white political power in a majority-white state and diminish the influence of Black politicians who could more easily win in a multicandidate race with a plurality of the vote, according to a report by the U.S. Interior Department.
—Maya King, New York Times, 5 Dec. 2022
Senator’s win in a multicandidate field.
—The Editorial Board, WSJ, 18 May 2022
Coming out of the clandestine meeting, though, there was an acknowledgment that changes to the process are needed, perhaps lowering the number of signatures needed or instituting some sort of runoff in multicandidate primary elections to ensure majority support for the winner.
—Bryan Schott, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 Mar. 2021
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“Multicandidate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/multicandidate. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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