The candidate may be doing so well that the other eligible persons all support the first candidate.
Someone who wishes to oppose is not eligible for candidacy.
No one cares enough to enter the election themselves.
James Monroe
Not really. He ran unopposed in 1789 and 1792 and chose not to run in 1796, so he never lost an election as an incumbent.
It simply means selecting the candidates for the electorate to choose from at the ballot. For example - there might be 10 candidates nominated (chosen) to run for office - but obviously only one can have the job !
Primary
An electoral system in which candidates run for a single seat from a geographic district.
George Washington and James Monroe(1820) were unopposed .
My answer went unopposed. How can a public official run for office unopposed? If was as if our team was unopposed.
James Monroe ran unopposed in 1820. It was called the Era of Good Feeling.
a default election
No, John Adams, George Clinton, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were all candidates, but Washington was a shoo in.
Yes. No. His Republican opponent was Alan Keyes.
James Monroe
Abe Lincoln
No, George Washington ran unopposed in both of his presidential elections.
2 candidates * 5 vice-president candidates = 10 combinations.
Candidates
Primaries