Answer: incumbents

AnswerCrossword Clue
INCUMBENTSOfficeholders
INCUMBENTSRockefeller, Brown and others.
INCUMBENTSCertain candidates
INCUMBENTSSome successful runners
INCUMBENTSThey're in seats
incumbentsINCUMBENT, a person who holds an ecclesiastical benefice, or any office
incumbentsThe holder of an office or post