Four lesser-known candidates held the remaining but critical 30 percent of the vote.

Search results on lesser-known candidates, with a smaller body of references and links, may be easier to change.

In the past, lesser-known candidates would have already begun that ritual.

He said that would give "lesser-known candidates a chance to stay in, which is very much a part of our purpose."

Because the field is so crowded, the lesser-known candidates have sought creative ways to distinguish themselves.

Several of the lesser-known candidates made efforts to raise visibility.

The popular vote gives lesser-known candidates a chance to demonstrate their appeal to the electorate at large.

By starting with small states, the system would encourage lesser-known candidates without lots of money.

Such a result might help some of the lesser-known Presidential candidates if they could find a suitable sugar daddy.

More than a dozen lesser-known candidates also put in an appearance.