make an unsuccessful run for

idiom

: to fail at an attempt to win (something)

She made an unsuccessful run for a seat in the Senate.

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Sorensen resigned in 2022 midway into his term to make an unsuccessful run for Congress. —

Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024

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