He 'campaigned for president/governor/mayor'. = He 'campaigned' for the presidency/governorship/mayoralty. [=he tried to be elected president/governor/mayor]
The group launched/mounted/led a 'campaign' to protect the area from commercial development.
The university is organizing a 'campaign' to attract a more diverse student population.
(..) constituents, so unless we sway public opinion. The battles lost. Now to that effect. My team have come up with a pretty aggressive new campaign. Wow factor off the charts. We need to give the Americans a product they can love. A figure they can rally behind. Sir, I have dissected this bill. (..)2014 RoboCop