What is beyond dispute is that Chafee faces a very serious
September primary against Laffey, who outraised Chafee in the first three months of the year and narrowed the incumbent's cash - on - hand lead to $ 600,000.
McMahon must get through
a September primary against Steve Harrison but is heavily favored.
Massachusetts: Attorney Maura Healey (pictured), a first - time candidate, won a stunning victory in
the September primary against a well - entrenched incumbent Democrat — even pro-LGBT Governor Deval Patrick endorsed the incumbent.
As for the newspaper, which has endorsed his bid for governor in 2010 and his re-election in 2014 (but declined to endorse in
a September primary against his little known and liberal opponent) Cuomo said the Times has an historic aversion to his family.
Environmentalists opposed to the proposed 600 - acre Hills development in East Quogue are seeking a Democrat to run
a September primary against Southampton Supervisor Jay Schneiderman.
Not exact matches
Sources said Nassau County GOP Chairman Joe Mondello likes the idea of an independent line because he thinks it might help his hometown US Senate candidate, Bruce Blakeman, in the general election
against the Conservatives» nominee, former Rep. Joe DioGuardi (assuming DioGuardi doesn't succeeed in his petitioning effort to get onto the
primary ballot and defeat both Blakeman and David Malpass in
September).
That last word — «establishment» — is key here, since Maloney, who railed
against too much party influence before she took a pass on a
primary challenge to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, is banking on her incumbent status to carry her through to victory in
September.
State Sen. George Latimer is the choice of the Westchester Democrats to run for county executive
against Republican incumbent Rob Astorino, though County Legislator Ken Jenkins has vowed to fight on in the
September primary.
Democratic strategists believe that if the committee releases evidence
against Rangel prior to the
September 14th Democratic
primary, he could suffer a defeat.
In
September, Linares will compete in the Democratic
primary against Carmen De La Rosa, former chief of staff to Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez, as well as former Community Board 12 Chair George Fernandez.
The Lazio spin on this is that he's announcing a «growing list of talent» that will aid his final push to the general election (note that he makes no mention of the
September primary battle he faces
against Carl Paladino).
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., one of Mayor Bill de Blasio's foremost Democratic critics, told the Observer today that he was not willing to foreclose on the possibility of running
against the liberal incumbent in this
September's
primary — saying that he doesn't know «right now what may or may not happen.»
After receiving Reform Party endorsement in June, Mr. Zacarese won a Republican
primary in
September against Phil Boyle, a New York State senator.
The Southampton Town Democratic Committee has challenged almost all the signatures on Fred Havemeyer's petition to force a
primary in
September against Supervisor Jay Schneiderman — 95 percent of them.
Green Party candidate for governor Howie Hawkins on Friday questioned how effective Zephyr Teachout's likely Democratic
primary campaign
against Gov. Andrew Cuomo and whether she would even make it on the
September ballot.
He and Hochul made a strong showing there in the
September primary, even as the governor did not do terribly well in other upstate counties
against his opponent, Fordham Law School Prof. Zephyr Teachout.
Meanwhile, while saying he expects Nixon to win the Democratic
primary against Cuomo in
September, WFP director Bill Lipton indicated to upstate public radio on Tuesday that if she loses, his party will not look to play a spoiler role in the November elections that would help a Republican win.
He lost
against incumbent Naomi Rivera, Irene Estrada - Rukaj, and Mark Gjonaj in the Democratic
primary on
September 13, 2012.
The Republican Party is running a 62 - year - old widow with zero political experience and no campaign cash
against Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — and Silver, the Democratic Goliath of New York politics, is suing his novice challenger to get her knocked off the ballot ahead of the
September primary.
Second, Lazio will find out if Buffalo real - estate mogul Carl Paladino has the 15,000 Republican signatures he needs to run
against him in the
September primary.
There is now some speculation that Gallo's campaign
against his former ally might have an ulterior motive in the form of a Gallo - Cahill Democratic
primary for Assembly next
September.
While it's unlikely Nixon would continue to campaign
against Cuomo if he defeats her in the Democratic gubernatorial
primary in
September, there's a chance she'd continue to use her WFP ballot line to go after the incumbent and provide an opening for some yet - to - be-identified strong GOP candidate.
In
September, Behar will face off
against three Democrats in the
primary election, including Edward Braunstein, who works as a legislative assistant for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan); John Duane, a former assemblyman in the district and brother of Sen. Tom Duane (D - Manhattan); and Whitestone attorney Elio Forcina.
According to mayoral candidate Joe Sullivan — 5th ward Common Councilman Mark Robinson, who will face - off in
September's Democratic
primary against Sheehan - backed Corey Ellis and County Legislator Chris Higgins, has already accepted the conservative line.
Democrat Gail Goode, a Brooklyn lawyer who wants to run
against Senator Kirsten Gillibrand failed to convince party leaders to make similar accommodations that would place her on the
September primary ballot.
Hiram Monserrate in March and
against Stachowski in the
September Democratic
primary.
She is being challenged by her 2010 opponent, John Messer, (fixed), who ran as a Republican two years ago, but has since switched his enrollment and will face off
against the senator in the
September primary.
In the 60th Senatorial District, where GOP Sen. Mark Grisanti is fighting for his political life, CSEA went with Hamburg Democrat Michael Amodeo, who is facing off
against former Erie County Legislator Chuck Swanick (who has the Conservative Party's nod) in the
September primary.
Gillibrand and Schumer offered late - in - the game endorsements for Warren after she defeated incumbent Mayor Tom Richards in the
September Democratic
primary, but then found herself running
against him again in the general election, thanks to a grassroots campaign mounted on his behalf by Independence Party members and others.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., one of de Blasio's foremost Democratic critics, is not willing to foreclose on the possibility of running
against the liberal incumbent in this
September's
primary — saying that he doesn't know «right now what may or may not happen.»
With much interest from possible Republican candidates, a
September primary is also likely, pitting multiple candidates
against one another to get on the general election ballot in November.
BY PAUL SCHINDLER Three gay and lesbian City Council candidates ---- one incumbent and two newcomers ---- are facing organized opposition in the
September 10 Democratic
primary from a religious right coalition that held rallies
against marriage equality over a period of at least seven years.
Leftist Fordham law prof Zephyr Teachout says she has rounded up more than enough signatures to run
against Gov. Cuomo in the
September Democratic
primary.
They premised their opinion on how the governor led the voice
against the National Leader of APC, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu, when he attempted to impose his stooge, Dr. Segun Abraham on APC before the party governorship election
primary in
September 3, 2016.
A
September primary will force Democrats to quickly regroup for the general
against Steele.
But since he received less than 50 percent of the vote in the nine candidate field, there is a fair chance at least one of his opponents from today's special will run
against him in the Democratic
primary this
September.
Mr. Newell, Ms. Rajkumar and Ms. Li all told the Observer they intended to run
against the winner of the special election in the Democratic
primary in
September.
Perry also spoke about how the closeness of the Hurley vote mirrored a close partisanship on the national and state fronts, as well as a tight Independence Party
primary that he won
against Kellogg with a 15 - 9 vote on
September 15.
It sets up an intriguing
September Democratic
primary race pitting an actor and liberal activist
against a two - term incumbent with a $ 30 million war chest and possible presidential ambitions.
As of April 5, the seven IDC
primary challengers still planned on running
against the former IDC members in
September.
Rice, 45, declined to speculate on a race
against Donovan, or any other Republican, saying she'll «cross that bridge when I get to it in
September,» the month of the
primary vote.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout attributed her strong showing in
September's Democratic
primary against Cuomo to anti-fracking supporters upstate, where she won dozens of counties.
They endorsed charismatic upstart Zephyr Teachout
against Andrew Cuomo in the
September Democratic
primary.
On Monday, former «Sex and the City» actress Cynthia Nixon announced that she would be running in the Democratic
primary for New York governor in
September against Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
Former «Sex and the City» star Cynthia Nixon, who's running
against Cuomo in the Democratic
primary in
September, posted a photo on Twitter of herself with family members and others at a subway station on the way to the event.
Suffolk County's Conservative Society for Action (CSA) wants Altschuler off the Conservative ticket — it is petitioning for Republican candidate, Christopher Cox, to
primary against Altschuler for the Conservative nomination in
September.
Nixon and Williams are also running
against Cuomo and Hochul in the
September Democratic
primary, in which the offices of governor and lieutenant governor are contested separately.
Mr. Cuomo faced a
primary challenge in
September, winning 62 percent of the vote
against a little - known and underfunded candidate.
While it cleared the field, the move may have created a different kind of hurdle for the presumptive GOP nominee, who expects to face off
against the winner of the
September 12 Democratic
primary, likely incumbent mayor Bill de Blasio.
Whoever wins on Tuesday has four months to make their case
against Senator Gillibrand, compared to the old system, where a
September primary left about seven weeks for a new comer to wage a general election battle.