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Here is the answer for the crossword clue Election contender, for short last seen in Family Time puzzle. We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is POL.

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% POL Election contender, for short (3) Family Time Sep 15, 2019
8% VIE Contend (3) Commuter Jan 21, 2026
7% RIVAL Fellow contender (5) The Times Concise Dec 19, 2025
6% CELEBRATION Election bar leads to party (11) (11) Puzzler Cryptic Jan 22, 2026
6% PEKE Short dog, for short (4) Newsday Jan 18, 2026
6% SOT Drunkard elects to shout, ultimately (3) (3) The Guardian Quick Cryptic Jan 17, 2026
6% POPES They're elected in conclaves (5) USA Today Jan 13, 2026
6% OPTSIN Elects to participate (6) LA Times Daily Jan 9, 2026
6% NARROWS Contended, on reflection, argument's sound (7) The Telegraph Toughie Jan 8, 2026
6% INS Write-___ (unlikely election winners) (3) New York Times Jan 5, 2026

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