Sentences with phrase «democratic victory in the race»

A Democratic victory in the race could potentially lead to the party taking control of the chamber later this month.

The agreement is contingent in part on a Democratic victory in the race, scheduled for April 24.

Not exact matches

The Democratic Party's victory on Tuesday in the governor's race appears to have cemented the move toward climate regulations, with Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam beating Republican challenger Ed Gillespie.

Democratic candidate Roy Cooper has claimed victory in this race, but as of Friday morning Republican Pat McCrory had not conceded and the result had not been officially recognized; with a 5,000 vote margin out of 4.7 million votes cast, the Associated Press reported it could be late next week before the winner is officially known.

In my home state of Pennsylvania, for instance, despite a strong Democratic victory in the governor's race, every Planned Parenthood - endorsed legislative candidate in a reasonably contested race was defeateIn my home state of Pennsylvania, for instance, despite a strong Democratic victory in the governor's race, every Planned Parenthood - endorsed legislative candidate in a reasonably contested race was defeatein the governor's race, every Planned Parenthood - endorsed legislative candidate in a reasonably contested race was defeatein a reasonably contested race was defeated.

Instead, Stewart - Cousins said she is focused on the spending plan and then a Democratic victory in an important state Senate race in Westchester County on April 24.

Two days after her victory in the June 26 GOP US Senate primary, Wendy Long told me she didn't expect to out - fundraise her Democratic opponent, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, but also predicted her anemic showing in the money race up to that point would improve now that this is a two - woman contest.

A USA TODAY / Suffolk University poll found that in a hypothetical race with Donald Trump as the Republican nominee and Bernie Sanders leading the Democratic ticket — presumably the scenario most conducive to a Bloomberg victory — Trump was chosen by 37 % of likely voters, Sanders by 30 %, and Bloomberg by 16 %.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Nassau County Legislator Laura Curran declared victory late Tuesday in the Democratic primary race for county executive.

New York's 24th District: Republican John Katko defeated Democratic Rep. Dan Maffei, 58 percent to 40 percent, in one of the late - breaking races of 2014 and with one of the most stunning margins of victory.

Victories by the Democrats in the two races would give the party a numerical majority in the chamber and increase pressure on Brooklyn Democratic Sen. Simcha Felder to end his alliance with the GOP.

Ultimately, this won't have a huge impact on the race as the Democratic incumbent, State Senator Kevin Parker, is set for an easy victory in such staunchly Democratic territory, and Ms. Meyer will still be able to campaign and get her message out, just with one less party behind her.

Maybe this is his strategy — stay out of the last leadership race — it's likely to produce a dud, get the position of party chairman, make challenging powerful speeches and articles (he has identified the English democratic defecit, Toque, in his New Statesman article, which is about the best on the issue from any MP see: http://www.newstatesman.com/uk-politics/2010/08/labour-party-english-england), make more of a public name for himself, then stand when the prospects of victory are real.

Optimistic partisans digging through the data have even found reason to cheer some of the special election defeats: In one of the Democratic losses, a race for a Connecticut seat held by Republicans for more than a century, the GOP candidate won by 10 percentage points, compared with a 22 - point GOP victory margin in an election for the same seat just three months earlieIn one of the Democratic losses, a race for a Connecticut seat held by Republicans for more than a century, the GOP candidate won by 10 percentage points, compared with a 22 - point GOP victory margin in an election for the same seat just three months earliein an election for the same seat just three months earlier.

Perez's victory in the second round of voting capped the most dramatic race for Democratic chairman in decades.

Democratic victories in the two Senate races would give the party a numerical majority in the chamber.

Astorino's first race in 2005 ended in a landslide victory for Democratic incumbent Andy Spano.

The party recently endorsed Democratic Rep. Scott Murphy in NY - 20 again after backing him in the 2009 special election and providing more votes than his narrow margin of victory over Assemblyman Jim Tedisco in that race.

Empire State Democrats fared just fine in the top - of - the - ticket races: Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer coasted with more than 60 percent of the vote, and despite the national media attention lavished on upstart Republican gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino, Democrat Andrew Cuomo sailed to victory by a margin of 27 points.

Snoad, who is active in Democratic politics, told CNN that Greene's unexpected victory in June's Democratic primary made the outcome of the Senate race all but certain.

New York's 24th District: Republican John Katko defeated Democratic Rep. Dan Maffei in one of the late - breaking races of 2014 and with one of the most stunning margins of victory.

In the clerk's race to fill the unexpired term of Christopher L. Jacobs, the former clerk who is now a Republican state senator, Kearns» victory remains one of the more unusual in Erie County politics after he declined running in his own Democratic primary against Cichon in order to continue as a Democrat on the GOP linIn the clerk's race to fill the unexpired term of Christopher L. Jacobs, the former clerk who is now a Republican state senator, Kearns» victory remains one of the more unusual in Erie County politics after he declined running in his own Democratic primary against Cichon in order to continue as a Democrat on the GOP linin Erie County politics after he declined running in his own Democratic primary against Cichon in order to continue as a Democrat on the GOP linin his own Democratic primary against Cichon in order to continue as a Democrat on the GOP linin order to continue as a Democrat on the GOP line.

A Democratic super PAC is making a surprise major investment in the Wisconsin Senate race in the election's final days, a sign that a race many Democrats had long considered a sure victory has become unexpectedly tight.

In those races, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spent a combined $ 3 million, swamping the GOP committees and lifting underdog candidates to victory.

She had helped get out the vote for de Blasio's Democratic primary victory in the 2013 mayoral race and supported his failed bid to become City Council speaker a decade ago.

In his victory speech, he promised to follow «the same aggressive, progressive approach» in pursuing social justice and rooting out corruption as current Democratic Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the front - runner in the governor's racIn his victory speech, he promised to follow «the same aggressive, progressive approach» in pursuing social justice and rooting out corruption as current Democratic Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the front - runner in the governor's racin pursuing social justice and rooting out corruption as current Democratic Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the front - runner in the governor's racin the governor's race.

Following a decisive victory in the mayor's race in 2013, Mayor Bill de Blasio found himself with newfound political muscle as the first Democratic elected mayor in the last 20 years — and went on to play a key role in the victory of his favored speaker candidate, Melissa Mark - Viverito, in January 2014.

In one of the most closely - watched races, Branford resident and political heir Ted Kennedy Jr., recently criticized for his campaign finance tactics, claimed victory for the Democrats in the open shoreline seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Edward MeyeIn one of the most closely - watched races, Branford resident and political heir Ted Kennedy Jr., recently criticized for his campaign finance tactics, claimed victory for the Democrats in the open shoreline seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Edward Meyein the open shoreline seat being vacated by Democratic Sen. Edward Meyer.

The losses in the ward races were offset by an upset victory by Republican Brian Woltman in the county legislature's District 7, who defeated incumbent Jennifer Schwartz Berky in what had traditionally been a Democratic stronghold.

Fundraising efforts are just beginning, but tea party activists have already inspired serious challenges to establishment GOP Senate candidates Carly Fiorina in California and Charlie Crist in Florida; a similar insurgency in last month's House race in New York splintered local Republicans, leading to a Democratic victory.

With 98 percent of precincts reporting, State Senator Adriano Espaillat declared victory Tuesday night in the Democratic primary for the 13th Congressional District seat held by Charles Rangel as his chief rival refused to concede the race.

A victory in April would be a coup for the left - wing third party, which elected Diana Richardson to the Assembly on its line in a special last year — though a series of snafus resulted in that race having no candidate on the Democratic row.

Juanita Perez Williams celebrates her victory in the Democratic primary for the Syracuse mayoral race.

Hayworth, who's been campaigning full - time for a year for what is expected to be a competitive race against the second - term Democratic incumbent, had strong advantages over Di Carlo, including 10 times as much cash on hand as of Aug. 25 and her resounding GOP convention victory in May.

A victory in the race to fill the seat Latimer formerly occupied is at the center of a deal proposed by Democratic party leaders to reunify their members in the Senate.

Democratic incumbent Sean Patrick Maloney is claiming victory in his closely fought race against Republican Nan Hayworth.

If anything, the Democratic victories cut down possible challengers to Cuomo in 2014 and even gave Democrats some momentum heading into 2012 for state legislative races.

That was the case in Westchester and Nassau counties, where anti-Trump sentiment and the constitutional convention vote spurred Democratic victories in key races.

Myrick's first victory in this year's mayoral race came in the spring, when the Tompkins County Democratic Committee didn't pick a favored candidate.

When it finally came time to tallying the votes late Tuesday night, New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg's victory over Democratic challenger and city comptroller Bill Thompson turned out to be remarkably narrow — and surprisingly so, in part because of the gap the size of the Hudson between what the candidates spent on this race, some $ 81 million from Bloomberg's pocket to the $ 6.6 million Thompson dropped according to recent filings.

Nader did run as an independent again in 2008, as did ex-Democratic Rep. Cynthia McKinney, but these races fell flat, signaling the near - total victory by the Democratic Party in sealing off a challenge to its left.

«To all the people who supported Sen. Sanders, I believe there is much more that unites us than divides us,» Clinton said before adding that «the race for the Democratic nomination is in the homestretch and the victory is in sight.»

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced this morning that it will cease spending money in the Hawaii special election race set for later this month, a decision that almost certainly will hand Republicans a victory.

A Democratic source said the number of absentee ballots in both of these races was larger than the incumbents» margins of victory.

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Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, who took over after the death of Ken Thompson in 2016, won a resounding victory in a crowded Democratic primary that fully determines the race, given no general election competition.

The Associated Press called the race for Cuomo before 10:30, and he claimed victory in a statement at 10:45 p.m., thanking supporters for the progress they've made, talking about general election contrast and even nodding to Teachout and Wu for «running a spirited campaign, engaging in the democratic process and having the courage to make their voices heard.»

She narrowly beat a three - term Democratic incumbent to win the seat in 2014, and widened her victory margin in the 2016 race against Laura Bartok.

PLATTSBURGH — Simon Conroy carved out a decisive victory over George Dyer on Tuesday to capture the Democratic Party line in the Clinton County Legislature Area 4 race.

Derrick predicted that Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton would secure a victory in the Glens Falls region in November — and that his race was categorized as «winnable» by national Democratic Party strategists.