nonincumbent

noun

non·​in·​cum·​bent ˌnän-in-ˈkəm-bənt 

: a person who is not an incumbent

But this is the year of the nonincumbent, the year when reformers are crying, "Throw the rascals out."

—John Dillin

Examples of nonincumbent in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Baldwin, who was elected to the House of Representatives in 1998, was also the first gay nonincumbent elected to either chamber of Congress. —NBC News, 8 Nov. 2020

There are at least a dozen other nonincumbent, openly LGBTQ candidates running for Congress. —Julie Moreau /, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2018

The Over-the-Rhine resident might have more union endorsements than any other nonincumbent. —Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 8 Sep. 2017

Her name recognition makes her the clubhouse leader among nonincumbents. —Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 4 Nov. 2017

But other than that, most nonincumbents seem content to fly under the radar. —Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 22 Oct. 2017

Ordinarily, a nominating convention for a nonincumbent is about telling a new story. —James Poniewozik, New York Times, 13 July 2016

Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above