There were two announced candidates - three, if you counted the Reverend William Joseph Sweigel, which almost no one did.

"Socialist Equality Party announces candidates in New York, Michigan and California"

A month before the party's state convention in New York City, to be held May 23-25, there are four announced candidates.

Mr. Ray is one of four announced candidates.

Mr. Cuomo also dismissed the notion that his continued presence on the Presidential scene might harm the five announced candidates.

Twenty-four percent were undecided or had not preference among the seven announced candidates.

The league, for example, can hardly sponsor a debate for only two of the seven announced Democratic candidates; it's all or none.

He was among the first four announced candidates of the Liberal Party.

You then state that in August of 1983 and 1987, one year before the previous Presidential elections, there were six announced Democratic candidates, compared with one today.

The party announced candidates in about 22 statewide and local races.