He's contesting the election next week.是什么意思？

He's contesting the election next week.

他在争取下周当选.

contesting

v. 争夺，竞争( contest的现在分词 )，争辩，提出异议；

例句
More than 80 parties are contesting seats in the two-chamber parliament...
有80多个党派在竞争两院的议席。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

election

n. 选举，当选，选举权，[神]神的选择；

例句
The country's election commission has advanced the date of parliamentary elections by three days.
该国的选举委员会将议会选举日期提前了3天。

next

adj. 紧接在后的，次于的，贴近的，紧邻的；adv. 接下去，然后，居后地，依次的；n. 下一位，下一个；prep. 靠近，居于…之后，在…的隔壁；

例句
Constant rain forced the abandonment of the next day's competitions.
连绵阴雨致使翌日各项赛事被迫中止。

week

n. 一星期，周，工作周（一个星期中的工作时间）；

例句
The subject of the talk is announced a week in advance.
会谈的主题已提前一周宣布。