Sentences with phrase «republican in a safe seat»

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Chuck Coughlin, a Republican strategist in the state, called it «about the safest Republican seat that you could imagine.»

But there is an underlying concern that should Saland lose, Republicans could have to play defense in what was once considered a safe seat.

Its also a redistricting year and the Republicans can make a few districts districts safer and combine old marginal districts in the Bronx, Westchester and Queens to keep the majority intact and probably expand it by 2 - 3 seats.

The Republicans already have 52 seats at the moment, giving them a safe buffer in case someone breaks party lines.

One is a safe Democratic seat in the Bronx and other is a district in Westchester County that has been in the cross hairs of Republicans to little avail in the last decade.

It's a safe, Republican seat that Democrats have not been very competitive in over the last decade since Bruno's retirement.

The race: Located in Orange County, Calif., the 45th District is a safe Republican seat.

The biggest surprise came in Arkansas» safe Republican Senate seat.

In a state where Democrats are targeting four Republican - held seats in November and need viable candidates to make it through Tuesday's primaries, the nominating contest in Illinois that's receiving the most attention is in a safe Democratic districIn a state where Democrats are targeting four Republican - held seats in November and need viable candidates to make it through Tuesday's primaries, the nominating contest in Illinois that's receiving the most attention is in a safe Democratic districin November and need viable candidates to make it through Tuesday's primaries, the nominating contest in Illinois that's receiving the most attention is in a safe Democratic districin Illinois that's receiving the most attention is in a safe Democratic districin a safe Democratic district.

In Utah's «Safe Republican'territory, where Democrat Doug Owens is again vying for the 4th District seat he lost by 5 points in 2014, he is one of the rare rematch candidates to have raised more than the incumbenIn Utah's «Safe Republican'territory, where Democrat Doug Owens is again vying for the 4th District seat he lost by 5 points in 2014, he is one of the rare rematch candidates to have raised more than the incumbenin 2014, he is one of the rare rematch candidates to have raised more than the incumbent.

Safe Open Seats Colorado's 4th District In the race to replace Republican Rep. Cory Gardner, who is running for Senate, Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck far outpaces the GOP crowd financially.

Based on past election results, enrollment figures, and fundraising totals, it's safe to assume that, barring any unexpected retirements, arrests or other major surprises, 23 seats currently controlled by Democrats, 21 seats controlled by Republicans and each of the five districts held by the IDC will return members of the same party that voters selected in 2014:

While I suppose the odds favor the Republicans in this race, the days of their having «safe seats» are long, long gone.

A huge winner in NH - 01 was Carol Shea - Porter who became NH's first Congresswoman ever, beating out an incumbent Republican in what was considered a safe seat until it was too late.

Republican Ron DeSantis is abandoning a safe seat in District 6 to run for governor.

Republicans said that Stivers» best attribute beyond fundraising is that while he is now in a safe seat, he knows firsthand what it is like to be a candidate in a tough race.

House Speaker Paul Ryan said the results aren't an indication of things to come — even though the 18th Congressional District seat had been a safe one for Republicans for more than a decade and Trump carried the district by 20 percentage points in 2016.

Moore, accused by several women of preying on them when they were teenagers and he was in his 30s, lost what had been considered a safe seat for Republicans to Democrat Doug Jones.

Walters, who cruised into a safe Orange County congressional seat, will see at least two Republicans duke it out for the remainder of her term in Sacramento.

At the same time, Venditto is the father of Republican Sen. Michael Venditto, though he occupies what is considered a safe seat in the chamber and has not been charged in the case.

Two more potential 2018 challengers to Republican Rep. Chris Collins have emerged, despite the fact that he's in what's widely considered the state's safest GOP seat.

The Amherst district represented by Ray Walter since 2011 is typically a safe Republican seat in Novembers, but it's not an absolute lock.

For example, VIEW PAC didn't endorse state Rep. Christina Hagan, another woman with House Freedom Fund backing, whose fundraising has lagged behind a former NFL player's in the open primary for Ohio's 16th District, a safe Republican seat.

Republicans are most likely under pressure from national Republicans to keep at least some of the seats safe for their fledgling incumbents elected in 2010 and 2008.

Polling showed that Scozzafava was running third in this special election for what had been a traditionally safe Republican seat.

He also holds a safe Republican seat in his state, meaning that if he can keep the conservatives in his district happy, the freshman lawmaker should have a long career in Washington.

They've had 17 retirements; Republicans have had 20, albeit most in very safe seats.

Pence is running for governor instead of re-election to his safe Republican seat, so Messer will serve as the next Member of Congress from the 6th district in all likelihood.