But several black and Hispanic candidates have dropped out of the competition for one reason or another.

Two candidates dropped out of the race prior to the election.

No one has refused to be an Outstanding Mother, but sometimes candidates drop little hints.

Throughout the day, candidates dropped in on senior centers, stores, diners and factories.

"We have asked every candidate and every speaker to drop the campaign rhetoric," he said.

The whole process is further tangled when a candidate who has won some delegates drops out of the race.

Several candidates who would still be listed on the ballot dropped out of the campaign before the October 7 election.

And with less than a month to go, the candidates have dropped all pretense of keeping the gloves on.

But his margins could quickly shoot up if another candidate drops out of the race.

The Democratic candidate had dropped out of the race and thrown his support to Weller.