Sentences with phrase «district1 legislative seat»

More importantly, the renewed strength of Republicans in the states gives the GOP an important edge in the crucial process of the redistricting of legislative seats that begins next year.

Cuomo administration officials confirm the governor will call special elections to fill five vacant legislative seats — four in the Assembly and one in the Senate — to conincide with village elections on March 20.

This gives them lots of safe legislative seats in overwhelmingly Democratic areas.

Cantor predicted a slew of contested races at the local, state and federal levels in the coming year (recall that all the House and state legislative seats will be up for grabs with new district lines, which further boosts the possibility of competitive contests).

Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver has lost his court case and his legislative seat representing lower Manhattan.

Funding schools, especially in a re-election year for all legislative seats, remains a good applause line for constituents back home.

Still, that would come in an election year for all 213 legislative seats in the Assembly and Senate.

It was not quite the blue wave that Democrats in New York had hoped for, but the results of Tuesday's special elections in 11 state legislative seats did give the party hope that they might be able to help national Democrats retake the House of Representatives in the fall.

Democratic candidates yesterday won two special elections for state legislative seats in the Northeast, another indication for the party that a blue wave is forming ahead of November's midterm elections.

ALBANY — State government is bracing for a parade of corruption trials in 2018, with five cases involving powerful players going before juries at the same time that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and all 213 legislative seats are up for election.

Where were the Democrats when all this was happening, when the Republicans were targeting these state legislative seats?

In 2018, 6,066 legislative seats, or 82 percent of the total 7,383 legislative seats, are up in 46 states.

The legislature must approve a budget by Oct. 30, before next month's election when all county legislative seats are up along with the county executive, county comptroller and county clerk offices.

In the 50 states, there are 99 state legislative chambers and 7,383 state legislative seats.

And you note that while Operation RedMap targeted, you know, a few dozen congressional seats in efforts to flip statehouses, it was a big Republican tide that year in that they gained almost 700 state legislative seats nationwide.

party is on track to win 400 legislative seats, another victory for the country's young president.

In November 2018, 87 of these 99 chambers are holding general elections for a total of 6,069 seats — roughly 82 percent of the total state legislative seats in the country.

[102] As far as legislative seats, even though solid districts were fairly even between parties, Republicans were seen to have many more slight advantages.

Since World War II, the political party of an outgoing two - term president or consecutive political party administration has lost an average of 450 state legislative seats, excluding President Barack Obama.

Last week, the Republican State Leadership Committee announced a plan to invest $ 3 million into the recruitment of 100 Hispanic candidates for state legislative seats across the nation in 2012.

Since 1902, the president's party has been on the losing end of the battle for legislative seats in 27 of 29 midterm election cycles.

He has a new book about Republican efforts in the 2010 election to target state legislative seats and thereby gain a huge advantage in congressional redistricting, which he says made a big difference in Republican representation in Congress.

More than 6,000 legislative seats are up for grabs in 46 states, and voters will choose governors in 36 states.

History indicates the party of the president loses about 350 state legislative seats on average in midterm elections.

Nine special elections, all for state legislative seats, have taken place since Donald Trump was elected president in November.

An NYPD detective who was disqualified from challenging a GOP - backed candidate for a Nassau legislative seat because of a petition error has filed an 11th - hour appeal seeking to get on the ballot.

In this system, voters have a single vote, which they can cast for a single candidate in their district, in which only one legislative seat is available.

In 2000, Republicans saw gains in state legislative seats, while Democrats saw gains in 2008.

Altogether, 220 of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats are up for re-election on November 5, 2013.

Altogether, 578 of the country's 7,384 state legislative seats were up for election in the off - election year.

Altogether, 6,125 of the country's 7,384 state legislative seats were up for re-election in the volatile election year.

Altogether, 538 (7.3 %) of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats were up for election.

Altogether, 6,057 (82.0 %) of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats were up for election during the midterm election year.

Republicans came out with 299 state legislative seats compared to the 250 seats Democrats won in the four states that held elections in 2011.

This is 23 % of the 1,600 state legislative seats up for election in the 14 term - limited states with 2010 elections.

Altogether, 578 of the country's 7,384 state legislative seats were up for re-election in 2009.

REDMAP was successful, netting Republicans more than 660 state legislative seats in November 2010.

Republicans sought to defend 98 state legislative seats against Democratic challengers.

About two weeks before the general election, Governor Chris Christie (R) predicted that his party would retain its legislative seats on November 8.

Progressives have even made inroads in less hospitable territory: On Tuesday in Nebraska, community organizer Kara Eastman beat a more moderate former congressman to win a Democratic primary for a House seat, and in western Pennsylvania, two Socialist candidates won Democratic primaries for legislative seats.

Races to fill two vacant legislative seats began to solidify on Tuesday as candidates filed nomination papers with state election officials, setting the battle lines in contests that Democrats hope will bolster their momentum heading into November's mid-term elections.

Altogether, 6,015 (81.47 %) of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats were up for re-election during the presidential election year.

Of course others will have started circulating petitions for that state legislative seat weeks before.

In 2013, 84 state legislative seats were filled through special elections in 23 states.

Altogether, 220 of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats were up for re-election on November 5, 2013.

As a result of the new redistricting process, it had been estimated that up to 40 percent of the 120 legislative seats could be won by new candidates in 2012.

These 15 state legislators termed - out in 2011 made up 10.4 % of the total legislative seats up for election in Louisiana.

This was 13.89 % of the 1,786 state legislative seats up for election in the 14 term - limited states with 2012 elections, and about 4 % of the 6,015 state legislative seats that were up for election altogether in 2012, including the non-term-limited states.

With the New Jersey Senate and Assembly included, Democrats in 2017 collectively sought to defend 80 state legislative seats against Republican challengers.

Allowing a vacancy in a legislative seat for a year is not constitutional.