verb

(of a politician or political campaigner) take part actively and energetically in a campaign to be elected to public office.

it is, of course, his right to electioneer, but taxpayers should not be paying for it

campaign,canvass,go on the hustings,doorstep,go out on the knocker

noun

a campaigning politician during an election.

he was now a national figure and a rumbustious electioneer