The candidate who already holds the office for which an election is being held is the....................................

can you tell me the term please because im not really a "history" type of guy

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The candidate who already holds the office for which an election is being held is the....................................



can you tell me the term please because im not really a "history" type of guy

anonymous · Answer

...incumbent. 

If you listen to the news, for example, you may hear people refer to Obama as the Presidential incumbent because he's running to hold his office against the challenger, Mitt Romney.

anonymous · Answer

ok ty

anonymous · Answer

And incumbents are more difficult to defeat in a general election