During the election campaign, both candidates, Davis and Bush, reportedly received anonymous telephone calls.

During the 2001 Conservative leadership election, she could not find sufficient support amongst Conservative MPs for her leadership candidacy.

During the 1573 Polish election, Albert Frederick attempted to gain acceptance to the Polish senate but was opposed by the powerful Jan Zamoyski ( later Grand Hetman of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland ) who feared the influence of Protestants in the Polish legislative body.

During the 2008 United States presidential election, she branded the Republican Party vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin as " stupid " and a " disgrace to women ".

During the election in 2005, President Denis Sassou-Nguesso openly supported Bozizé.

During the sede vacante, the period between a pope's death and the election of his successor, the day-to-day governance of the Church as a whole is in the hands of the College of Cardinals.

During the Middle Ages, there were various systems involving elections or assemblies, although often only involving a small amount of the population, the election of Gopala in Bengal region of Indian Subcontinent, the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth ( 10 % of population ), the Althing in Iceland, the Løgting in the Faeroe Islands, certain medieval Italian city-states such as Venice, the tuatha system in early medieval Ireland, the Veche in Novgorod and Pskov Republics of medieval Russia, Scandinavian Things, The States in Tirol and Switzerland and the autonomous merchant city of Sakai in the 16th century in Japan.

During the 1992 U. S. presidential election campaign, the civil rights of gays and lesbians, particularly their open service in the military, attracted some press attention, and all candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination supported ending the ban on military service by gays and lesbians,

During the run-up to the German general election in 2005, which was held ahead of schedule, Stoiber created controversy through a campaign speech held in the beginning of August 2005 in the federal state of Baden-Württemberg.

During the run-up to the November referendum election Sutherland issued a controversial publication: Voucher, Vows, & Vexations.

During Hillary Clinton's campaign for election to the U. S. Senate, the couple's daughter Chelsea took over much of the First Lady's role.

During periods of particularly high demand for ammunition, such as after the November 2008 election of President Barack Obama, or after the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban in that country, factory ammunition can become considerably more expensive or even unavailable in stores.

During the 1972 presidential election, James Brown openly proclaimed his support of Richard Nixon for reelection of the presidency over Democrat candidate George McGovern.

* 1920 – During the U. S. Republican National Convention in Chicago, U. S. Republican Party leaders gathered in a room at the Blackstone Hotel to come to a consensus on their candidate for the U. S. presidential election, leading the Associated Press to first coin the political phrase " smoke-filled room ".

* 2009 – During the Iranian election protests, the death of Neda Agha-Soltan is captured on video and spreads virally on the Internet, making it " probably the most widely witnessed death in human history ".

During this time, the Tories and Labour had exchanged places at the top of the opinion polls on numerous occasions, and by the time of the election most opinion polls were showing a slim Labour lead, which most observers predicted would translate into a hung parliament or a narrow Labour victory at the election.

During the 1992 election, Bush and Quayle were challenged in their bid for reelection by the Democratic ticket of Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton and Tennessee Senator Al Gore, as well as the independent ticket of Texas businessman Ross Perot and retired Admiral James Stockdale.

During the campaign, Polk's opponents said that at the age of 29 Polk was too young for a spot in the House, but he won the election and took his seat in Congress.

During the 1988 presidential election, the two antagonized each other.

During the election, 78. 87 per cent of the 209, 000 registered voters turned out at the polls.

During 2007, Macquarie University faced a restructuring of its student organisation after an audit raised questions about management of hundreds of thousands of dollars in funds by student organisations At the centre of the investigation was Victor Ma, president of the Macquarie University Students ' Council, who had previously been involved in a high-profile case of student election fixing at the University of Sydney.

During this election Foot criticised the Prime Minister, Stanley Baldwin, for seeking rearmament.

During that election, no opposition candidate was elected.

During the 1984 election campaign, Hawke had promised a policy paper on taxation reform to be discussed with all stakeholders at a tax summit.

During the 2011 off-season, the team again made several moves to bolster the offence and defence, trading for fan favourite Ryan Smyth from the Los Angeles Kings in exchange for centre Colin Fraser and a 7th round draft pick.

During the Napoleonic wars he served in the Mediterranean, earning the nickname " Mediterranean Smyth " for his survey work-his charts of the Mediterranean were still in use in 1961.

During a period of over 40 years, Smyth sexually abused and indecently assaulted over 100 children in parishes in Belfast, Dublin and the United States.

During his divorce, McEnroe formed The Johnny Smyth Band with himself as lead singer and guitarist, began writing songs, and played small gigs in cities where he played with the senior tour.

During the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout, Brewer participated in several charity hockey games, playing in the four-game Ryan Smyth and Friends All-Star Charity Tour, the three-game Brad May and Friends Hockey Challenge, as well as the Our Game to Give charity hockey game held at Ivor Wynne Stadium in Hamilton, Ontario.

During his junior career, Ryan Smyth spent three years with the Moose Jaw Warriors of the Western Hockey League ( WHL ), scoring 105 points during the 1993-94 season.

During his final junior season, Smyth was briefly called up to the NHL by the Oilers.

During the off-season, Smyth filed for salary arbitration after initially failing to come to terms on a new contract with the Oilers.

During the 2008 playoffs, Smyth helped Colorado advance past the Minnesota Wild in the first round.

During the campaign, Smyth and Hejduk scored their respective 300th career goals on January 18, 2009, against the Calgary Flames in a 6 – 2 victory at the Pepsi Center.

During the off-season, it was reported that Smyth had informed Kings management he would prefer to play the last year of his contract with the Oilers.

During the state elections in 1848, George W. Smyth defeated Ward in the race for land commissioner.

During this time, Anne was courted by Henry Percy, son of the Earl of Northumberland, and entered into a secret betrothal with the young man.

During the Fronde, he was courted by both sides, initially supporting Mazarin ; he later became a leader of the princely opposition.

During the novel, Anna is courted by the town's most eligible bachelor Henry Mynors, and agrees to be his wife, much to her young sister Agnes ' pleasure.

During this time, Hindman met and courted Mary " Mollie " Watkins Biscoe.

During his second and third tenure as Prime Minister ( 1903 – 1905 and 1906 – 1909 ), he courted the left and labour unions with social legislation, including subsidies for low-income housing, preferential government contracts for worker cooperatives, and old age and disability pensions.

During this time he courted Camilla Eyring, a schoolteacher at Gila Academy, where Kimball had attended high school.

During the 2009 Los Angeles Lakers off-season as a free agent, Odom was courted heavily by the Miami Heat, the team that traded him to the Lakers in 2004.

During the nineteen-eighties he was courted for scripts by admiring Hollywood directors and producers such as John Carpenter, John Landis and Joe Dante but with limited success.

During 2006, The Friday Project's Commercial Director Scott Pack courted controversy with his Me And My Big Mouth blog.

During the 2006 Gator Bowl on January 2, 2006, Vick once again courted controversy when he stomped on the leg of University of Louisville defensive end Elvis Dumervil with his cleat.

During the course of the next several months, Meg is courted by John, Jo has her first short story published, and Beth frequently takes advantage of Mr. Laurence's offer and practices on his piano.