write-in candidates
Voter-added ballot choices
Write-in candidates are people whose names voters write on ballots rather than selecting from the preprinted options.
Most elections allow this, though write-ins rarely win—they lack party infrastructure and ballot visibility.
Occasionally a write-in campaign succeeds, usually when a well-known candidate missed the filing deadline or lost a primary: She mounted a write-in campaign after losing the Republican nomination.
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