uncontested
adjective
un·con·test·ed
ˌən-kən-ˈte-stəd 
-ˈkän-ˌte-
: not disputed or challenged : not contested
the uncontested winner
an uncontested election
an uncontested divorce
an uncontested layup in basketball
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Research shows that nearly 40% of school board elections go uncontested.
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Carrie Sampson, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Vilardi didn’t waste the freebie, burying his uncontested shot top shelf.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Hill will join the board this spring alongside two incumbents and a fellow newcomer, who ran uncontested.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
So far, the rest of the statewide GOP ticket is largely uncontested.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
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Carrie Sampson, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
Vilardi didn’t waste the freebie, burying his uncontested shot top shelf.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Hill will join the board this spring alongside two incumbents and a fellow newcomer, who ran uncontested.
—Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026
So far, the rest of the statewide GOP ticket is largely uncontested.
—Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Uncontested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontested. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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