Later, the candidates enter the final shows with public voting as in the earlier series.

Q. How about candidates who enter a race later this year?

We want every candidate to enter on a level playing field.

Nine candidates, five of them Hispanic, entered the race for the new seat.

Several county leaders said they still wanted to keep their options open in case other candidates enter the races.

In addition, a candidate entering the race this late would face a daunting financial challenge.

Both candidates entered the Senate race after considering running for other offices.

Several candidates entered the race for the Democratic lieutenant governor nomination.

Three candidates officially entered the leadership race before the close of nominations on May 31, 2006.

However, her opponents' efforts were unsuccessful, and five candidates entered the Democratic primary.