write-in candidate

1. Four years ago, he was a write-in candidate in New Hampshire.
   4年前，他是新罕布什尔州一名非推荐候选人。
2. Residents didn't like the mayoral candidates years ago, so they encouraged enough people to elect Stubbs as a write-in candidate.
   几年前，当地市民因不喜欢当时的市长候选人，而集体选择斯塔布斯作为市长候选人。

noun

1. a candidate for public office whose name does not appear on the ballot and so must be written on the ballot by the voters

   Synonym:    write-in