Sentences with phrase «democratic election districts»

But as the returns rolled in from Syracuse — and its heavily Democratic election districts — Hunter easily pulled ahead.

Not exact matches

The opposition Democratic Unity coalition won 99 seats to the Socialists» 46 in the 167 - national National Assembly, the election board said, with some districts still to be counted.

Last week, many Republicans said their special election victory in a heavily Jewish New York congressional district that had been occupied by a Democrat for nearly 90 years was a sign of trouble between Obama and American Jews, among the most reliably Democratic voters in the nation.

(CNN)- Tuesday's special election to replace scandalized New York Rep. Anthony Weiner is happening in one of the most Jewish and most Democratic congressional districts in the country, but the frontrunner is neither a Democrat nor Jewish.

The allegations have surfaced in historically «red» House districts that turned «blue» during the Democratic waves of 2006 and 2008, with the election of Democrats who claimed to be moderate to conservative on issues like abortion.

On one hand, their districts are closely divided, and they need to display independence from the liberal House Democratic leadership in order to appeal to the centrist, swing voters who will likely make the difference between winning and losing in the 2014 elections.

Democratic Senate hopeful Barbara Fiala on Friday reported having $ 72,161 in cash on hand for her bid to flip a district long held by Republicans in the Southern Tier, a campaign finance filing with the Board of Elections shows.

Wilson's currently attempting to capitalize on his new - found heroic status among some conservatives, but he's lagging far behind the Democratic blitzkrieg (of course, considering that most of the liberal money is coming from outside his district, he's set up for an anti-carpetbagger message during the general election, but I doubt that'll offset the value of Miller's actual cash).

«In addition, this is an important election and I look forward to working with our Democratic candidate to provide a strong voice in Washington for the great people of this entire district and I am confident that a Democrat will win this seat.»

In the 41st Senate District, though the final vote count from the state Board of Elections isn't available yet, the WFP says it's likely its voters also provided a critical margin of victory for Democratic Senator - elect Terry Gipson over GOP Sen. Steve Saland.

Killian is running in the 37th Senate district in Westchester County in an April 24 special election against Democratic Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer.

The real reason is that Queens County Democratic Leader Joe Crowley has settled on Francisco Moya as his candidate, and Moya can't run in a special election because he only moved into the district last September.

The March 20 special election is right around the corner, and Democratic Common Council Member Michael «Mickey» Kearns is kicking his campaign for the 145th Assembly District up a notch with an ad that slams his opponent as nothing but a «puppet» of Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Democratic Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky is competing for the Nassau County district against first - time candidate Republican Chris McGrath in the closely watched and increasingly costly special election.

A special election being held next could add Chris McGrath, but he is locked in a tight race with Democratic Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky for the district formerly led by disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Ryan's proposal again calls for significant changes to Medicare and Medicaid to balance the budget over the long term — a recommendation that proved toxic in the NY - 26 special election and helped propel Democratic Rep. Kathy Hochul to victory in the GOP - dominated WNY district.

Democratic hopeful Todd Kaminsky, meanwhile, opened up his sharpest criticism yet of McGrath, linking him to disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, the Republican who both men want to replace in the Nassau County district in an April 19 special election.

Democratic state Senate candidate Todd Kaminsky is reporting having $ 296,132 in cash on hand for the final push in the special election to replace Republican former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos in a Nassau County district.

Incumbent Sen. Michael Venditto regained a narrow advantage in the 8th district ballot counting process on Tuesday as Democrats accused Republicans of «walking away» from counting the final 300 or so ballots in Democratic friendly election districts.

If the best candidate is someone politically connected to the power brokers in Albany and Washington (as he calls them «people who make and break Democratic elections in the Hudson Valley»), has no ties to the district at all, has never won elected office then he is the guy.

Today, Golden's Brooklyn district (the 22nd SD) has an overwhelming Democratic enrollment edge — 78,165 to 33,343 Republicans, according to the state Board of Elections.

The politically key 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East on Tuesday will endorse Democratic state Senate candidate Shelley Mayer in the closely watched special election to fill the 37th district in Westchester County.

On the same day Gov. Cuomo declared May 24 the date for the special election to fill the vacant seat in the 26th Congressional District, the seven Democratic county chairs in the district announced they are beginning the process of interviewing prospective canDistrict, the seven Democratic county chairs in the district announced they are beginning the process of interviewing prospective candistrict announced they are beginning the process of interviewing prospective candidates.

Also at 10 a.m., Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, a Democratic LG candidate, announces the winning projects for the 45th District Participatory Budgeting elections, P.S. 208 Elsa Ebeling School, 4801 Avenue D, Brooklyn.

Tomorrow the 180 or so members of the New York County Democratic Committee for the 65th Assembly District will gather on East Broadway to pick their candidate for the April 19 special election called by Governor Cuomo last Saturday.

The district, which covers the sprawling North Country region in the state, has been considered a tossup in recent election cycles following the victory of Democratic Rep. Bill Owens.

Last - minute donations are being made in the special election to fill a vacant 52nd Senate district to both Republican Fred Akshar and Democratic candidate Barbara Fiala, 24 - hour notices filed with the state Board of Elections show.

Turner has argued that his big win against Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin in Weiner's old Democrat - dominated Brooklyn / Queens district, which drew national attention and made him an overnight GOP sensation, afforded him more name recognition than his two primary opponents, attorney Wendy Long and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, and makes him a better general election challenger to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

Erik Bohen boasted during his successful campaign for the Assembly 142nd District seat in yesterday's special election that, despite running on the Republican line, he would join the Assembly Democratic conference upon his arrival in Albany.

Since winning election to the House in New York's 4th District in 2014, she has subsequently spent thousands of dollars from the DA campaign account on ads, consulting services, and donations to local Democratic groups that have actively worked on her elections to the House, according to a report by Crain's New York.

With 100 percent of machine votes counted, Anna Throne - Holst, the former Southampton Town supervisor, maintained a razor - thin lead over David Calone in Tuesday's Democratic primary election to represent New York's First Congressional District, and the race will come down to absentee ballots.

Patricia M. Maher was a 2014 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of New York.

Should she prevail in the primary and win the election, Ms. Throne - Holst would be the first woman to represent New York's First district, in a year in which Hillary Clinton, the presumptive Democratic nominee for president, would also represent a first in American history.

Democratic Assembly Member Shelley Mayer defeated Republican Jillian Killian in a special election Tuesday for the state senate seat in the 37th district vacated by George Latimer, who wa...

The voters that turned out in last year's special election, which was an upset victory for Democrat Christine Pellegrino, were older and more Democratic than the electorate in the district.

The winner faced Alan Bellone in the November general election, but the 8th was heavily Democratic, [9] so the winner of the Democratic primary would likely be the next 8th district representative.

This means that, in all likelihood, the next State Senator for the 26th District, which includes parts of Brooklyn and Manhattan, will be chosen by a group of fewer than 500 people, since the Democratic nominee is so heavily favored in a general election.

Democratic Assembly Member Shelley Mayer defeated Republican Jillian Killian in a special election Tuesday for the state senate seat in the 37th district vacated by George Latimer, who was elected Westchester County Executive.

The 2012 presidential elections leaned Democratic as well, but President Barack Obama won the district by only 0.5 percent.

The value of a county committee seat is determined by a formula based on how well the Democratic candidate for Governor performed in that particular election district.

Last Thursday's deadline to file petitions to be on the ballot in the June 26 Democratic primary election for New York's First Congressional District has claimed one victim.

Below, you'll find all of the 2017 election coverage from Gotham Gazette, along with key additions from coverage by City Limits and WNYC radio, including some crossoever and collaboration among the three outlets, and also videos of debates for Manhattan City Council districts and the Democratic mayoral primary aired by Manhattan Neighborhood Network.

They will represent districts Democrats carried with big margins in presidential election years — seats the newly minted Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Ben Ray Luján will probably want back.

Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan walloped his Democratic opponent in fundraising for the special election to replace disgraced former Rep. Michael G. Grimm, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on Telection to replace disgraced former Rep. Michael G. Grimm, according to reports filed with the Federal Election Commission on TElection Commission on Thursday.

This idea was reinforced by this spring's special election for the 9th Senate District, which has an overwhelming Democratic enrollment edge and was won repeatedly by Republican Dean Skelos.

Should Democratic candidate Vincent Gentile win the upcoming 11th congressional district special election he will join a lopsided minority in the House of Representatives.

PORT EWEN, N.Y. >> The Esopus Democratic Committee and Indivisible Ulster will co-sponsor two meetings to give voters the opportunity to question the six candidates seeking the Democratic nomination in the 19th Congressional District election.

After winning the Democratic nod for the 1st District in 2014, Murphy went on to lose the general election to Blum by 2 points.

But until polls are released suggesting otherwise, there's no reason to think Gipson will enjoy the turnout edge that Democrats typically benefit from in presidential election years: The district contains parts of Dutchess and Putnam counties, both of which went to Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary and overwhelmingly to Donald Trump in the GOP's contest.

Queens Democratic leader Joe Crowley, who will pick the party's nominee for the Sept. 13 special election, is anxious to carve up Weiner's former territory when state lawmakers redraw district lines in 2012 to reduce New York's congressional delegation by two.