uncontested
adjective
un·con·test·ed
ˌən-kən-ˈte-stəd 
-ˈkän-ˌte-
: not disputed or challenged : not contested
the uncontested winner
an uncontested election
an uncontested divorce
an uncontested layup in basketball
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Even worse—in 2022, Democrats left 51 percent of partisan down-ballot races uncontested, allowing half of all Republicans to go unchallenged.
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Lopez does not have the foot speed to stay in front of Towns, who rolled hard to the rim off the screen, received the pass from Brunson, and threw down another uncontested dunk.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2024
John Walsh was elected Denver’s next district attorney on Tuesday as voters decided his uncontested race and a handful of competitive district attorney races across the metro area.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Peoria City Council Voters in two of Peoria’s districts, Ironwood and Willow, have uncontested council races on their ballots Tuesday.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Lopez does not have the foot speed to stay in front of Towns, who rolled hard to the rim off the screen, received the pass from Brunson, and threw down another uncontested dunk.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Nov. 2024
John Walsh was elected Denver’s next district attorney on Tuesday as voters decided his uncontested race and a handful of competitive district attorney races across the metro area.
—Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 5 Nov. 2024
Peoria City Council Voters in two of Peoria’s districts, Ironwood and Willow, have uncontested council races on their ballots Tuesday.
—Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Uncontested.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uncontested. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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