Candidate n. : One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office, privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for scholastic honors.

Example:
What has your Candidate done to promote compromise between opposing views?

Taxonomy
candidate, nomination, presumptive nominee, elections, nominee, delegates, choices, free encyclopedia, re-election, campaigning, presidential elections, the Democratic, honor, GOP nomination, incumbent, Democratic candidates, challengers, eligible person.

Defination from the web:
candidate is the prospective recipient of an award or honor or a person seeking or being considered for some kind of position; for example: ... "Nomination" is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to an office, or the bestowing of an honor or award. ...