That was seven times the total for his nearest opponent.

To win this time, a candidate needs 35 percent of the vote and a five-percentage-point lead over the nearest opponent.

In a four-man race, he received more than three times the number of votes as his nearest opponent.

Dozono, his nearest opponent, received 34 percent of the vote.

She won handily, finishing 6,800 votes of her nearest opponent.

Paul, having defeated his next nearest opponent by a margin of over 53% in the Canadian federal election, 2006.

She repeated this performance in the 1997 election, defeating her nearest opponent by more than 12,000 votes.

In a very close race, he won the seat with 36.73% of the vote, defeating his nearest opponent by 107 votes.

In the 2009 federal election, Merkel won the seat by 23 percentage points over her nearest opponent.

He beat the 6,819-yard course by six shots and his nearest opponent by four.