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The '''incumbent''', in [[politics]], is the existing holder of a [[political]] office. This term is usually used in [[reference]] to [[elections]], in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent(s). For example, in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election 2004 United States presidential election], George W. Bush was the incumbent, because he was the president in the current term while the [[election]] sought to determine the president for the following term. In open-seat races (that is, where no incumbent is running), the phrase "incumbent" is sometimes used to refer to the nominee of the party currently holding the office.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incumbent]

The '''incumbent''', in [[politics]], is the existing holder of a [[political]] office. This term is usually used in [[reference]] to [[elections]], in which races can often be defined as being between an incumbent and non-incumbent(s). For example, in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election 2004 United States presidential election], George W. Bush was the incumbent, because he was the president in the current term while the [[election]] sought to determine the president for the following term. In open-seat races (that is, where no incumbent is running), the phrase "incumbent" is sometimes used to refer to the nominee of the party currently holding the office.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incumbent]

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[[Category: Political Science]]

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