State Department, moved from Florida to Tennessee only months prior to announcing her candidacy for 2022 Republican primary in Tennessee's 5th congressional district. Ortagus was ultimately disqualified due the Tennessee Republican Party's bylaws requiring candidates to have voted in three of the last four Tennessee Republican primaries. New Zealand In 2017 Deborah Russell won selection for the safe Labour seat of New Lynn, in south-east Auckland despite being from Whangamōmona, a small town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region. She beat out Greg Presland a New Lynn resident for 30 years who had the backing of the local members but lost to Russell who was backed by Labour's Council because of her finance expertise and a pledge to have more women in electorates. Upon winning selection Russell moved to the electorate. See also List of democracy and elections-related topics References Elections Political metaphors referring to people Elections terminology