But in a four-way race, he acknowledged, that is a risky strategy.

I think we have a mandate if you look at the amount of support we got in a four-way race.

The President won 63 percent of the 16.3 million votes cast in the four-way race.

He then won re-election in a four-way race last November.

Four years later, he won again, but with only thirty-nine per cent of the vote in a four-way race.

She won on Tuesday by 2,000 votes in a four-way race.

Many political analysts consider him the probable winner in a four-way race.

He received 75% of the vote in a four-way race.

Supporters say that the 36 percent of the vote he received Tuesday was substantial, given the four-way race.

For some candidates, a 15 percent showing in a four-way race would be something to play down.