Sentences with phrase «party gubernatorial primary»

In the Constitution Party gubernatorial primary, the results so far are: Kirk D. Pearson 65 %, Brandon W. Nay 35 %.

The source revealed that Jonathan had requested legal opinion on the issue of dual citizenship, the basis of which Mr Murray Bruce's clearance to contest the November 19, party gubernatorial primaries was withdrawn.

Not exact matches

The Republican Party is most vulnerable because the Religious Right, a substantial voting bloc, is adamantly against gambling, This was evident recently in an Alabama gubernatorial primary race, when the challenger said that he «would not rule out new gambling rules» and lost, while Governor Fob James agreed to almost all of the right's social agenda, and won renomination.

There was considerable speculation about whether Cuomo would primary Paterson, particularly in light of his disastrous 2002 primary challenge to the state's first black major party gubernatorial nominee, then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

Erie County Conservative Chairman Ralph Lorigo has fired back at state Conservative Chairman Mike Long for suggesting he should stop running for governor or resign his party post, saying Long himself should resign if his preferred gubernatorial candidate (and Lorigo's primary opponent), Rick Lazio loses.

Stachowski also had the added benefit in 2008 of the Conservative Party line, but this year that went to Kennedy (which is sort of amusing, when you consider that the Erie County Conservative chairman, Ralph Lorigo, has launched a primary against GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio for Row D, complaining that he's too liberal).

He's convinced this plan was, as he put it, «born on the floor of the (GOP) convention to punish or get even with the Conservative Party» for holding its convention first, tapping Rick Lazio as its gubernatorial candidate and helping him to block Cox's preferred candidate, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, from getting on the GOP primary ballot.

Erie County Conservative Party Chairman Ralph Lorigo, who managed to get himself onto the ballot to force a gubernatorial primary with former Long Island Rep. Rick Lazio, is having a fundraiser today at the home of Paladino's brother, Joseph, and is also being assisted by the father of Carl Paladino's campaign manager, Michael Caputo.

The Broadway Democrats, a party club on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, voted last night by a wide margin to endorse insurgent gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon against her primary target, incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Samuels also made the «that which does not kill us» argument, insisting (much like state GOP Chairman Ed Cox has in connection with his party's gubernatorial fight), saying Duffy will be stronger, better known to voters and more fully vetted if he wins a primary fight.

So far this week, endorsements and fundraising appeals have been sent out on behalf of GOP US Senate candidate Wendy Long from surrogates who hold sway with certain elements of the primary electorate — Grover Norquist, Steve Forbes, state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long, and the latest: Former Assembly Minority Leader / 2006 GOP gubernatorial candidate John Faso.

But a number of those chairs have already said they won't support him in a primary if he's not selected as a running mate by the party's gubernatorial nominee — whoever that might be.

The governor and lieutenant governor run separately in party primaries and their have been instances in which a gubernatorial candidate's preferred nominee for lieutenant governor fails to win the nomination.

While in Washington, D.C. today, gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon encouraged the Democratic Party's progressive wing not to «settle» for a Democratic candidate but to fight for the right candidate, in an echo of a battle being seen in the party's primary contests across the couParty's progressive wing not to «settle» for a Democratic candidate but to fight for the right candidate, in an echo of a battle being seen in the party's primary contests across the couparty's primary contests across the country.

The last time a Republican gubernatorial candidate won the party's endorsement at the convention but dropped the primary was in 1986, when Watertown's Richard Buzzuto was the delegates» pick but fell to then - state Rep. Julie Belaga of...

Cox later accused Steele of being «counterproductive» and breaking the national party's rules by involving himself in New York's gubernatorial primary (Cox didn't elaborate, but Steele reportedly wasn't happy that Cox had recruited a (now former) Democrat, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, to challenge former Rep. Rick Lazio).

But that doesn't mean McCall has forgotten 2002, when Cuomo drew the wrath of the Democratic establishment to mount a long - shot primary challenge to the then - comptroller — the party favorite and the state's first black major party gubernatorial candidate.

«As you are aware, we conducted about 35 primaries for the 35 political parties that are contesting for the November 18 gubernatorial election in the state.

Two other potential GOP gubernatorial candidates — Harry Wilson and Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco — have been meeting with state party leaders in hopes of avoiding a bruising primary.

At home, the party is mulling its gubernatorial endorsement, a choice at the moment that is between incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo and his primary challenger, actress and advocate Cynthia Nixon.

Political satirist Randy Credico, who finished a distant third in last Tuesday's Democratic gubernatorial primary in New York, has thrown his support to the Green Party's Howie Hawkins in the general election.

ALBANY — Cynthia Nixon said Monday she is likely to try to secure a spot on the Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot by gathering petition signatures rather than contesting Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo at the party primary next month.

The New York Observer's Will Bredderman reports that comedian and political gadfly Randy Credico, who finished third in the recent Democratic gubernatorial primary, campaigned yesterday at the corner of 125th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan with the Green Party's Howie Hawkins.

It doesn't include big spending by the New York State Democratic Committee — the state party, which Ms. Teachout unsuccessfully tried to stop from running pro-Cuomo ads — which has dropped just under $ 5 million on air time in the gubernatorial race across the state, according to the figures, including more than $ 368,000 the week of the primary and almost $ 459,000 this week.

State GOP Chairman Ed Cox, whose decision to recruit Democrat Steve Levy as a potential Republican standard - bearer this fall has roiled the party, has told people about a fourth possible contender entering the gubernatorial primary, two sources tell POLITICO.

The campaign manager of GOP gubernatorial hopeful Carl Paladino, who just yesterday filed enough signatures to force a primary with the party's designee, Rick Lazio, released a statement slamming the former congressman's latest fundraising numbers.

After Zephyr Teachout's loss in the Democratic gubernatorial primary, Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate for governor, made a public appeal for her disappointed supporters on the left to back his campaign.

State Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long called me yesterday to engage in a little pushback of claims made by NY - 23 GOP hopeful Matt Doheny and also spoke a bit about his concerns regarding tomorrow's GOP gubernatorial primary.

As for the GOP gubernatorial primary, Long — a big Rick Lazio supporter — admitted he's «concerned» with the idea of a Carl Paladino victory — but not, as Paladino's camp has insisted, because he fears the Buffalo businessman will try to take out the Conservative Party with his new independent Taxpayers Party line.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino is reconsidering his decision not to run on a third party line of his own creation in the general election if he fails to win the GOP primary in September, a source familiar with the Buffalo businessman confirmed this morning.

The last time a Republican gubernatorial candidate won the party's endorsement at the convention but dropped the primary was in 1986, when Watertown's Richard Buzzuto was the delegates» pick but fell to then - state Rep. Julie Belaga of Westport.

Though not yet able to crack double digits in any statewide polling, the 61 - year - old Hawkins — one of the party's most prolific vote - getters — believes he has «a fighting chance» this fall against Wall Street - funded incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his hapless Republican rival, as evidenced by the surprisingly strong showing of underfunded challenger Zephyr Teachout in the recent Democratic gubernatorial primary.

The County Committee shall be constituted by the election biennially in each Election District in the County of New York, at the Primary Election held in each odd - numbered year, of two members of the County Committee plus an additional member if 300 or more votes and less than 451 votes were cast in such Election District for governor under the Party emblem at the last preceding gubernatorial election, and an additional member if 451 or more votes were cast in such Election District at said time.

Speaking to his fellow Democrats at the party's annual Jefferson Jackson Bailey fundraising dinner one day after the Republican gubernatorial primary, Malloy laid out the broad themes of his campaign.

AS the embattled Governor Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State tackles the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over his disqualification from its gubernatorial primary, some of his...

Which means Cuomo has his own Democratic gubernatorial primary (against Fordham Law professor Zephyr Teachout, who gave him a scare by lining up support from a substantial chunk of Working Families membership before the party's convention) and Hochul her own, against Wu.

In 2002, he was Andrew Cuomo's running mate in a long - shot primary challenge to the party gubernatorial favorite, then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall, and his No. 2, Dennis Mehiel.

Fiorina also questioned why Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman had decided to go on Sean Hannity's show the day after winning her party's primary.

I would like to reassure WFP progressives that, whatever happens in the Democratic primary, the Green Party gubernatorial ticket will offer a progressive alternative in the November 6 general election.

Assuming that a registered Democrat or independent who wants to vote in the Republican gubernatorial primary can do so merely by asking for a Republican ballot, the Republican Party's constitutional right «not to associate» is pretty feeble if the only cost it imposes on that Democrat or independent is a loss of his right to vote for non-Republican candidates for other offices.

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The selection of an LG candidate has traditionally been left up to the major party gubernatorial nominees, although primaries have not been unheard of.

Paladino is attempting to petition his way into the GOP gubernatorial primary against the party's designee, Rick Lazio, and also plans to petition to create an independent «Taxpayers» line to run on in November.

Some insiders have even speculated that the Greens could perform so well next Tuesday, thanks in part to Hawkins» support among disaffected former backers of Cuomo's primary opponent, Zephyr Teachout, that they could oust the Conservative Party from its new perch on Row C, which it gained four years ago due to the strong showing in Western New York by GOP / Conservative gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino.

Ikpeazu defeated Ogah in the Peoples» Democratic Party, PDP, primaries ahead of the 2015 gubernatorial election in the state.

«To avoid this, and in line with our great party's practice of publicizing the conduct of primaries (right from the conduct of primary for presidential election to the primaries for election at the state level — gubernatorial and National assembly), the same tradition must continue with the primaries into local governments.

Green Party gubernatorial contender Howie Hawkins and Randy Credico — the gadfly perennial candidate who recently placed third in the Democratic primary behind Gov. Andrew Cuomo — hit the corner of 125th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan today in an effort to make inroads in the usually loyally blue enclave.

The Democratic party will continue to nominate gubernatorial candidates by taxpayer - funded primary election.

Credico ran in a Democratic gubernatorial primary against Governor Andrew Cuomo, and upon losing endorsed Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate.

Cuomo was in the Democratic doghouse after his failed long - shot 2002 primary challenge to then - state Controller Carl McCall - at the time New York's highest - ranking black elected official and first black major party gubernatorial candidate.