| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| RACED | Ran for the gold |
| RACED | Ran for the finish line |
| HART | Gary who ran for president in the 1980s |
| TSONGAS | Also-ran for the 1992 Democratic presidential nomination |
| CAIN | Herman who ran for the 2012 Republican nomination |
| BARBIE | Doll that ran for president for the first time in 1992 |
| MYERSON | Former Miss America who ran for the U.S. Senate in 1980 |
| GRACIE | Allen who ran for president in 1940 as the Surprise Party candidate |
| STASSEN | Onetime Minnesota governor who ran for the G.O.P. presidential nomination nine times |
