Sought election

The answer

RAN

3 letters. See every clue for this answer on the RAN answer page.

Used 7 times across 5 distinct years; most recently in 2023; first recorded in 1976. It appears in 4 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.

Other clues for RAN

Every other clue in this collection answered by RAN, most used first.

• Operated - used 202 times, most recently in 2026
• Sprinted - used 163 times, most recently in 2026
• Sought office - used 116 times, most recently in 2026
• Campaigned - used 107 times, most recently in 2026
• Managed - used 95 times, most recently in 2026
• Scooted - used 88 times, most recently in 2026
• Took off - used 84 times, most recently in 2026
• Fled - used 76 times, most recently in 2026
• Hightailed it - used 70 times, most recently in 2026
• Sought a seat - used 61 times, most recently in 2026
• Galloped - used 55 times, most recently in 2025
• Skedaddled - used 52 times, most recently in 2026
• Competed in a marathon - used 49 times, most recently in 2026
• Dashed - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Was in charge of - used 35 times, most recently in 2026
• Bolted - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
• Jogged - used 33 times, most recently in 2026
• Bled - used 29 times, most recently in 2024
• Flowed - used 29 times, most recently in 2016
• Wasn't colorfast - used 28 times, most recently in 2022
• Published - used 27 times, most recently in 2025
• Bled in the wash - used 23 times, most recently in 2026
• Was published - used 22 times, most recently in 2026
• Took charge of - used 21 times, most recently in 2026
• Threw one's hat in the ring - used 19 times, most recently in 2025
• Turned tail - used 19 times, most recently in 2017
• Was a candidate - used 18 times, most recently in 2026
• Campaigned for office - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Tried to get elected - used 17 times, most recently in 2026
• Appeared in print - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Headed up - used 16 times, most recently in 2026
• Oversaw - used 16 times, most recently in 2024
• Trotted - used 16 times, most recently in 2023
• Did a marathon - used 15 times, most recently in 2026
• Competed in a 10K - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Hotfooted it - used 14 times, most recently in 2024
• Participated in a marathon - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Scurried - used 14 times, most recently in 2007
• Tore - used 14 times, most recently in 2017
• Vied for office - used 14 times, most recently in 2026
• Was on the ballot - used 14 times, most recently in 2025
• Led - used 13 times, most recently in 2026
• Made tracks - used 13 times, most recently in 2025
• Competed in a 5K - used 12 times, most recently in 2026
• Directed - used 12 times, most recently in 2024
• Conducted - used 11 times, most recently in 2024
• Did a 5K - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Fled or bled - used 11 times, most recently in 2022
• Legged it - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Raced - used 11 times, most recently in 2026
• Spread. - used 11 times, most recently in 1982
• Tried for office - used 11 times, most recently in 2014
• Appeared in the paper - used 10 times, most recently in 2024
• Booked it - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Competed in a race - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Hurried - used 10 times, most recently in 2014
• Was printed - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Went jogging - used 10 times, most recently in 2026
• Bled in the laundry - used 9 times, most recently in 2021
• Bled or fled - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Did a 10K - used 9 times, most recently in 2025
• Headed for the hills - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Printed - used 9 times, most recently in 2026
• Sped - used 9 times, most recently in 2009
• Competed - used 8 times, most recently in 2002
• Entered the marathon - used 8 times, most recently in 2026
• Headed - used 8 times, most recently in 2022
• Hied - used 8 times, most recently in 2011
• Scrammed - used 8 times, most recently in 2025
• Smuggled - used 8 times, most recently in 2023
• Stood for office - used 8 times, most recently in 2018
• Aegir's wife - used 7 times, most recently in 1993
• Also-___ (losing candidate) - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Commanded - used 7 times, most recently in 2023
• Competed in a 5K, say - used 7 times, most recently in 2025
• Dashed off - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Did a 5K, say - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Kurosawa classic - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Sought political office - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Took part in a marathon - used 7 times, most recently in 2026
• Took to one's heels - used 7 times, most recently in 2019
• Turned chicken - used 7 times, most recently in 2016
• Was fast, or wasn't fast - used 7 times, most recently in 2024
• Amscrayed - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Beat it - used 6 times, most recently in 2020
• Competed in a relay race - used 6 times, most recently in 2023
• Flew the coop - used 6 times, most recently in 2015
• Scampered - used 6 times, most recently in 2022
• Sought an office - used 6 times, most recently in 2025
• Sought elected office - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Sought public office - used 6 times, most recently in 2026
• Split - used 6 times, most recently in 2017
• Took flight - used 6 times, most recently in 2024
• Was the head of - used 6 times, most recently in 2013

Related clues

Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.

• Election winners - INS, used 51 times
• Fix, as an election - RIG, used 30 times
• Election day: Abbr. - TUE, used 20 times
• Election mo. - NOV, used 18 times
• Election Day mo. - NOV, used 10 times
• Re-election seekers - INS, used 8 times

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