If you're campaigning for a candidate who was appointed rather than elected, and you want to avoid any implication that voters previously chose them, you could say: "The incumbent council member is running to retain his seat." "The appointed council member is seeking election to a full term." "After being appointed to fill a vacancy, he is now running for election." Another way is to mislead voters into voting their party. Yet, having no idea their candidate was appointed and not actually elected into office. You could say they’re running for “reelection”. Transparency is yet