In the election for Redwood City's mayor, no candidate received more than 40 percent of the vote. The run-off election produced a surprise winner when James Abbott won by a vote of 7,543 to 5,498. James Abbott, ______.
Which descriptive phrases should be added to complete the sentence to help the reader understand why Abbott's victory was a surprise?A high school teacher, defeated the unknown candidate, Karen Reynolds.
A late entry into the election, defeated the current mayor, Karen Reynolds.
A policeman, defeated firefighter Karen Reynolds.
A popular town council member, defeated resta

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In the election for Redwood City's mayor, no candidate received more than 40 percent of the vote. The run-off election produced a surprise winner when James Abbott won by a vote of 7,543 to 5,498. James Abbott, ______.
Which descriptive phrases should be added to complete the sentence to help the reader understand why Abbott's victory was a surprise?A high school teacher, defeated the unknown candidate, Karen Reynolds.
A late entry into the election, defeated the current mayor, Karen Reynolds.
 A policeman, defeated firefighter Karen Reynolds.
 A popular town council member, defeated resta

shirley27 · Answer

I'm thinking that it is a late entry into the election, defeated Karen Reynolds.