Sentences with phrase «against the incumbent governor of»

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Shittu, in 2011 contested against incumbent Oyo State Governor under the platform of Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) but lost.

The would - be Democratic contest would pit a two - term governor who has $ 30 million in his campaign account against a first - time candidate who likely would have energetic backing from a progressive wing of the party, which believes the incumbent hasn't done enough for liberal causes.

Surprisingly, the two agree on a number of key items as they make their case against the incumbent governor, including a laser - like focus on Cuomo's perceived weaknesses.

One of the more prominent Republican contenders to run for New York Governor against Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo this year has decided he won't be a candidate after all.

In 1996, Kerry faced a difficult re-election fight against Governor William Weld, a popular Republican incumbent who had been re-elected in 1994 with 71 % of the vote.

The last time two Empire State residents battled it out for the presidency was in 1944 when the Democratic incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt faced off against Republican Thomas Dewey, a former governor of New York.

Newsmen report Okonkwo will contest against the likes of the incumbent Governor Willie Obiano of APGA and Dr Tony Owoye of APC.

Here in Texas, she is assumed to be running for Governor of Texas against incumbent Rep. Gov. Rick Perry.

73 % of MoveOn's New York State members say they want a progressive challenger to run against incumbent Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo.

Either Thomas Foley or John McKinney, Republican candidates for governor competing in the Aug. 12 party primary, would enter the fall campaign against incumbent Democrat Dannel P. Malloy with a strong chance of victory.

Governor Andrew Cuomo today endorsed State Senate challenger Dell Smitherman against incumbent senator John Sampson of Brooklyn, who is facing federal indictment on a variety of charges.

A veritable bevy of former Pataki administration members — from the former governor himself on down — will gather in Albany tomorrow night to host a fund - raiser for their onetime colleague, John Cahill, who is running for state attorney general against the Democratic incumbent, Eric Schneiderman.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro on Thursday bowed out of the race for governor, making him the latest Republican to decline a race against Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo.

Many have posited that Christie directed the closures to retaliate against Fort Lee's Democratic mayor, who declined to endorse the Republican incumbent in his 2013 re-election bid, though both governors have denied any knowledge of such a plot.

In 1994, Pataki ran for Governor of New York against three - term incumbent Mario Cuomo, defeating him by a margin of more than three points as part of the Republican Revolution of 1994.

Sen. John DeFrancisco insisted Monday there was no panic over finding a Republican to run for governor this year against incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo and that there is «plenty of time» to find the right nominee.

With little money and nonexistent name recognition, Ms. Teachout wasn't expected to win any sizable share of the vote against the incumbent governor.

The former governor claimed he was called upon by the leaders of the PDP to contest the governorship seat in Osun having realised that Omisore stood no chance against the incumbent governor, Rauf Aregbesola.

Sense of humor or not, Nixon's still up against an incumbent governor with widespread party support and a $ 31 million war chest.

Libertarian John Babiarz is running in a 3 - way race for governor of NH against former majority state Senate leader Maggie Hassan and Republican attorney Ovide Lamontagne for the open seat vacated by 8 - year Democratic incumbent Governor Johgovernor of NH against former majority state Senate leader Maggie Hassan and Republican attorney Ovide Lamontagne for the open seat vacated by 8 - year Democratic incumbent Governor JohGovernor John Lynch.

Newly inaugurated chairman of Nigeria Lottery Regulatory Commission and former Special Adviser to Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Political Matters, Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle has declared interest to contest Oyo South senatorial seat under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) against his former boss and incumbent Governor, Abiola Ajimobi believed to be also eyeing the seat in 2019 elections.

Cuomo's challenger, Fordham Law School Professor Zephyr Teachout, managed to win over one - third of the vote against the incumbent governor, despite Cuomo's multi-million dollar war chest and near unanimous support from the state's Democratic political establishment, from Hillary Clinton to local mayors.

Surprisingly the two agree on a number of key items as they make their case against the incumbent governor, including a laser - like focus on the incumbent governor's perceived weaknesses.

Questions about the governor's commitment continued last week after he declined to openly endorse Democratic State Senate candidate Marc Panepinto in his campaign against incumbent Republican Mark Grisanti of Buffalo.

NY Daily News reporter Ken Lovett, one of the «deans of New York State political journalism,» reported recently: «The governor also contacted one of his former staffers, Peter Harckham, to run against incumbent Sen. Terrence Murphy.

Cuomo's challenger, Fordham Law School Professor Zephyr Teachout, managed to win over a third of the vote against the incumbent governor, despite Cuomo's multimillion dollar war chest and near unanimous support from the state's Democratic political establishment from Hillary Clinton to local mayors.

He said, «In 2007, Ladoja, who was an incumbent governor sponsored a governorship candidate against Adebayo Alao - Akala of the PDP but the latter won.

In midterm contests this year, Pennsylvania was an exception where education topped the list of concerns among voters in the governor's race pitting Republican incumbent Tom Corbett against Democratic challenger Tom Wolf.

And incumbent Sen. John Ashcroft, R - Mo., a staunch pro-business lawmaker and supporter of many NAR initiatives, lost his reelection bid against the late Mel Carnahan, Democratic governor of Missouri.