And this week it will be hard not to trip over candidates.

He won election for the post over several other candidates on April 12, 2009.

According to their own records, the group endorsed over 578 candidates.

He rolled up a very large majority over two other candidates to hold his seat.

The latter being a position of authority over less senior candidates.

In 2011, the most competitive course was Medicine, with over 96 candidates per opening.

Many other people posted; there were over two thousand candidates.

He won the polls with 17% of the popular vote over 21 other candidates on February 5, 1945.

She became the first woman on the council in 1951, winning an election over two rival candidates.

He won the highest popular vote of his career easily winning over two other candidates.