Twenty more religions eliminated, leaving just thirty potential candidates.

It had been in air combat, and that left just a few possible candidates.

Limiting the search to coupon rates of 9 percent left just two candidates.

This left 16 candidates, but in the following days five more candidates withdrew, including Chigoev.

That leaves six candidates on the ballot in a race for nine seats, according to the Board of Elections.

No Democrat opposed him, and he captured 83 percent of the vote, leaving two independent candidates to split the remainder.

That left three candidates willing to test their support in the Westchester part of the district.

So, two weeks after Election Day, that leaves two candidates, each of whom is hardly ready to give in.

Shortly before the election one candidate died, leaving only 631 candidates.

Ed Balls was knocked out and his votes redistributed, leaving only two candidates.