| 100% | NOMINEE | 7 | A person entered to run for a political position |
| 48% | NOMINEE | 7 | Person selected to run for office |
| 47% | FOROFFICE | 9 | Run __ (seek a political position) |
| 47% | NURSE | 5 | A person trained to care for the sick |
| 45% | ELECT | 5 | To choose for a position by voting |
| 43% | POL | 3 | Person a lobbyist tries to influence, for short |
| 43% | CANDIDATE | 9 | Person who postulates for a position |
| 43% | GYM | 3 | Where to head for a run on the treadmill? |
| 43% | YOUREUPEARLY | 12 | Words to a person who's awake for sunrise |
| 42% | NOMINATE | 8 | To enter a candidate in a political race |
| 42% | SPRINT | 6 | To run very quickly for a short distance |
| 42% | RALLY | 5 | People gathering to show support for a cause |
| 41% | CONTEST | 7 | Enter one for a chance to win a gift |
| 41% | ATM | 3 | A person who's short might run to it |
| 41% | SIR | 3 | Respectful title for a person in position |
| 41% | VOUCH | 5 | ___ for (attest to, as a person's integrity) |
| 41% | APPOINT | 7 | Name to a Cabinet position, for example |
| 41% | GUESTS | 6 | Name for people invited to a wedding |
| 41% | VAUDEVILLESHOWS | 15 | What many people went to see for a night out on the town in the 1920s |
| 41% | CAPACITY | 8 | A person's ability to enter into a legal agreement |
| 41% | AQUAJOG | 7 | Run in a pool, perhaps to train for a marathon |
| 41% | FUMES | 5 | Risky things for a car to run on |
| 41% | STOLENBASE | 10 | One has to make a run for it |
| 41% | SPONSOR | 7 | Pledge money to a person fundraising for charity |
| 41% | ONEMPTY | 7 | Risky way for a car to be running |
| 40% | INGRATE | 7 | Person who doesn't bother to thank you for a favor |
| 40% | PHONYBOOKIE | 11 | Bad person for a gambler to make bets with? |
| 40% | ZOONOSIS | 8 | Term for a disease spread from animals to people |
| 40% | LANPARTY | 8 | Onetime gathering for people trying to make a connection? |
| 40% | MAGNETS | 7 | Bars for people looking to make a connection, perhaps |