NOMINEE
campaigner, candidate, nominee
(noun) a politician who is running for public office
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
nominee (plural nominees)
A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for election to office.
A person or organisation in whose name a security is registered though true ownership is held by another party, called nominator, especially for the purpose of concealing the identity of the nominator.
A person to whom the holder of a copyhold estate surrenders their interest.
Source: Wiktionary
Nom`i*nee", n. Etym: [See Nominate, and -ee.]
Definition: A person named, or designated, by another, to any office, duty,
or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for office or for
election to office.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition