And no, he was not talking about Bret D. Schundler, another leading contender in the seven-candidate field of Republicans.

In a crowded seven-candidate field in the Democratic primary, the front runner was Attorney General Fred Cowan of Louisville.

In 1987, Dean ran unsuccessfully for the state Senate in a seven-candidate field.

In the special election held on April 8, 1997, Gordon took 41% of the vote in a seven-candidate field and was elected.

In the 3rd District Republican primary, he won with 42% of the vote in a crowded seven-candidate field to face the district's Democratic incumbent, Leonard Boswell.

In the Democratic primary on September 12, she netted the most votes in a seven-candidate field for three places, receiving 8,176 votes.

Public opinion polls suggest that the race is close enough that no one in the seven-candidate field will win a majority on Sunday, forcing a second round of voting two weeks later.

While he had been expected to lead the seven-candidate field, few analysts had predicted that he would draw more than 40 percent of the vote.

He finished first in the seven-candidate field with 24 percent of the vote.

McCormick was the Democratic nominee for Governor of Pennsylvania in 1914, finishing second in a seven-candidate field.