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presidential ; unrelated to thepresidency
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In the final weeks, O'Malley and Ehrlich spent most of their energies trying to pump up their political bases amid signs that turnout would be a particular challenge in a nonpresidential election year in which few other closely contested races on Maryland ballots.
O'Malley turns back Ehrlich's challenge Aaron C. Davis 2010
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In the final weeks, O'Malley and Ehrlich spent most of their energies trying to pump up their political bases amid signs that turnout would be a particular challenge in a nonpresidential election year in which few other closely contested races on Maryland ballots.
O'Malley turns back Ehrlich's challenge Aaron C. Davis 2010
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It is the most expensive campaign ever for a nonpresidential election.
Whitman's $139 million could turn Calif. race Karen Tumulty 2010
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In the final weeks, O'Malley and Ehrlich spent most of their energies trying to pump up their political bases amid signs that turnout would be a particular challenge in a nonpresidential election year in which few other closely contested races on Maryland ballots.
O'Malley turns back Ehrlich's challenge Aaron C. Davis 2010
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The high-stakes elections spawned a spending spree that shattered records for a nonpresidential contest.
Republicans win House majority; Democrats retain Senate majority Chris Cillizza 2010
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It is the most expensive campaign ever for a nonpresidential candidate.
Meg Whitman's $140 million could turn Calif. governor's vote Karen Tumulty 2010
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The congressional numbers add to the sense that 2010 may become a watershed election, not only for the potential switch in power in Congress but for the sheer volume of money spent on races, particularly in a nonpresidential year.
Records broken for fundraising Dan Eggen 2010
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This might be the most important nonpresidential election in a decade.
The Most Important Non-Presidential Election of the Decade Stephen Moore 2012
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It is the most expensive campaign ever for a nonpresidential candidate.
Meg Whitman's $140 million could turn Calif. governor's vote Karen Tumulty 2010
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The midterms have shattered spending records for a nonpresidential contest, providing a likely blueprint for the frenzy to come when the White House is up for grabs in two years, according to political consultants, campaign-finance experts and activists from both parties.
In preview of 2012, interest groups drive spending through roof Dan Eggen 2010
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