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(CNN)- Former South Carolina first lady Jenny Sanford will join gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney on the campaign trail Friday for a headline - grabbing final push ahead of next Tuesday's Republican runoff election, a Haley source tells CNN.
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He faced five challengers in the Republican primary and received 45.4 percent of the vote, falling short of the majority required to avoid a runoff election.
«The election will not be taken for granted by me,» said Koch, who had been elected mayor four years earlier by defeating incumbent Mayor Abe Beame, colorful congresswoman Bella Abzug, and Secretary of State Mario Cuomo in a crowded and bitterly contested Democratic primary and runoff before whipping Republican Roy M. Goodman and Cuomo, who was running on the Liberal Party ticket, in the general election.
Incumbent Republican Doug Davis (District 1) was defeated by challenger Chris Massey, incumbent Republican Sidney Albritton (District 40) was defeated by challenger Angela Hill in a runoff election, incumbent Republican Ezell Lee (District 47) was defeated by challenger Tony Smith, and incumbent Republican Tommy Moffatt (District 52) was defeated by challenger Brice Wiggins.
(CNN)- Hillary Clinton applauded efforts in a Republican Senate runoff election in Mississippi to reach out to voters outside its usual voting bloc.
There is no Republican candidate, so whoever wins the Oct. 1 runoff will win the general election as well.
Veteran U.S. Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi narrowly defeated challenger Chris McDaniel on Tuesday in a high - profile runoff election that pitted the Republican party's old guard against its anti-establishment Tea Party movement.
His Republican opponent in the runoff election won 21 % of the vote yesterday.
After finishing second in the primary, he defeated Peter Wareing in the runoff — which was tantamount to election in this heavily Republican district.
Chris McDaniel, who may soon launch an official challenge to the results of the Mississippi Republican Senate runoff, still had $ 386,000 in his campaign coffers a week after the late June election, according to his July quarterly report filed with the Federal Election Comelection, according to his July quarterly report filed with the Federal Election ComElection Commission.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce reported yesterday it spent $ 779,116 on July 8th for independent expenditures supporting Rep. Jack Kingston, R - Ga., in the July 22nd Republican party Senate primary runoff election.
Amherst, NY (WBEN)- The runoff election in Georgia to replace Congressman turned Cabinet Member Tom Price has ended with a victory for the Republicans, and reaction is now pouring in from across the country.
Obama supporters have been moving into Georgia to help Democrat Jim Martin in his Dec. 2 runoff election against incumbent Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss.
(CNN)- Republican businessman Craig Huey has defeated Democratic California Secretary of State Debra Bowen for the second spot in the July special runoff election to replace former Democratic Rep. Jane Harman, according to updated vote results released Thursday.
Republicans increased their Senate majority to 52 seats in the 115th Congress and also retained two House seats after Saturday's Louisiana runoffs, the final elections of 2016.
(CNN)- The Associated Press projects that state Rep. Nikki Haley and Congressman Gresham Barrett will meet in a June 22 runoff election to determine the Republican nominee for South Carolina governor.
Washington (CNN)- No clear winner emerged Tuesday from the hard - fought runoff for the Georgia Republican gubernatorial nomination, setting up a possible recount to settle this GOP contest less than three months before the November election.
«The runoff is a good opportunity for voters to decide who they think can beat a Republican in the general election,» he says.
That race is headed to a runoff election between John Bel Edwards, a Democrat, and former United States Senator David Vitter, a Republican.
Since Republicans have already won control of the Senate, the state's runoff election will have less significance.