How to Use anti-incumbent in a Sentence
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If enough Boca Raton voters are fed up with this ugly trend — and strong signs show an anti-incumbent backlash in the city — the insurgent Liebelson could win.
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Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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The results of early primary elections in North Carolina and Texas last month suggested an anti-incumbent mood.
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Michelle Cottle,
Mercury News,
9 Apr. 2026
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MacDonald says Democratic voters are anti-incumbent, anti-establishment, and anti-Trump.
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Shaun Boyd,
CBS News,
2 July 2026
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Heading into the 2023 election, most commentators predicted that the Sánchez government would succumb to the anti-incumbent fervor sweeping Europe and that Vox would enter government for the first time.
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Rogé Karma,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Thad Kousser, a political science professor at the University of California San Diego, said that despite voters’ anti-incumbent sentiments, name recognition was still helpful for some of these statewide candidates.
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William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
3 June 2026
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