uncontested

adjective un·con·test·ed \ ˌən-kən-ˈte-stəd , -ˈkän-ˌte- \

Updated on: 26 May 2018

Definition of uncontested

: not disputed or challenged : not contested

the uncontested winner

an uncontested election

an uncontested divorce

an uncontested layup in basketball

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Mostly, though, Mullin was alarmed by how many open shots the Rockets were missing: layups, runners, uncontested jumpers.

— scott cacciola, New York Times, "Courtside With Run TMC, Watching the Rockets Miss, Miss and Miss Some More," 21 May 2018
Then, the Democratic nomination was uncontested, and incumbent Gov. Nathan Deal faced nominal opposition in the Republican primary.

— alan judd, ajc, "Apathy leads the field in advance voting for Georgia primary," 12 May 2018
Trump accuser Rachel Crooks also won an uncontested state legislature primary, according to The Washington Post.

— christianna silva, Teen Vogue, "2018 Midterm Primaries: Ohio, Indiana, North Carolina, and West Virginia," 9 May 2018
At Jackson Township Elementary School, where residents in five precincts cast their ballots, a poll worker who declined to give her name said a high number of uncontested races in the primary are typically reflected in the turnout.

— staff report, Post-Tribune, "Indiana primary turnout: 'A flow, but it’s slow'," 8 May 2018
Position One council member Mike Gordy received 93 votes and Position Two council member Robert Byrne received 94 votes in uncontested races.

— staff report, Houston Chronicle, "Incumbent re-elected to SBISD board," 6 May 2018
Pounds says voters too often have no choice in electing judges because they're routinely appointed by the governor and then elected in uncontested races.

— aimee green, OregonLive.com, "2 compete for 1 Oregon Supreme Court seat," 5 May 2018
One play came when Simmons drove to the basket, uncontested, for an easy dunk with 58 seconds left to put Philadelphia up, 102-99.

— dave hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Hyde: Heat turnovers, missed free throws miss real issue — 76ers are flat-out better | Commentary," 22 Apr. 2018
The number of uncontested Statehouse races - those without both a Democrat and Republican on the general election ballot - increased from 19 in 2012, to 22 in 2014, to 29 in 2016.

— rich exner, cleveland.com, "Proposed Ohio Senate fix for gerrymandering could lock in GOP control - Out of Line: Impact 2017 and Beyond," 19 Jan. 2018

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