write-in candidate

Cultural  

1. A candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot (usually because he or she has not secured the nomination of a political party) but whose name must be written on the ballot by voters.

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Example Sentences

Kramer says he disagrees that his robocall suppressed turnout, noting that Biden won the Democratic primary by a wide margin as a write-in candidate.

From Seattle Times

He also won as a write-in candidate in New Hampshire, after he refused to campaign or appear on the ballot.

From Seattle Times

He said Rust can still run in the general election as an independent or write-in candidate if blocked from the Republican ballot.

From Seattle Times

Mr. Phillips won 20 percent of the vote in New Hampshire, which Mr. Biden won as a write-in candidate, and then placed third behind the self-help author Marianne Williamson in South Carolina.

From New York Times

He won New Hampshire as a write-in candidate last month, and then earned 96 percent of the vote in South Carolina.

From New York Times