Film
* ''The Candidate'' (1959 film), an Argentine drama film * ''The Candidate'' (1964 film) by Robert Angus, aka ''Party Girls for the Candidate'', aka ''The Playmates and the Candidate'' * ''The Candidate'' (1972 film) by Michael Ritchie, with Robert Redford * ''The Candidate'' (1980 film) by Stefan Aust, Alexander Kluge, Volker Schlöndorff, Alexander von Eschwege, German title: ''Der Kandidat'' * ''The Candidate'' (1998 film), Taiwanese film by Neil Peng * ''The Candidate'' (2008 film) by Kasper Barfoed, Danish title: ''Kandidaten'' * ''Candidate'' (2013 film) by Jonáš Karásek, Slovak title: ''Kandidát'' * ''The Realm'' (2018 film) by Rodrigo Sorogoyen, also known as ''The Candidate'', Spanish title: ''El reino''Television
* "The Candidate" (''Arrow''), an episode of ''Arrow'' * ''The Candidate'' (TV series), an Afghan TV series supported by the CEPPS agreement * "The Candidate" (''Lost''), an episode of the sixth and final season of the television drama ''Lost'' * "The Candidate" (''Frasier''), an episode of ''Frasier'' * ''Music
* Candidate (band), a British rock group * ''The Candidate'' (album), a 1979 album by Steve Harley * "Candidate" (David Bowie song) * "Candidate" (Joy Division song)See also
* Candidate of Sciences, a post-graduate scientific degree in many former Eastern Bloc countries {{disambiguation