Sentences with phrase «by incumbent democrat»

In 1981, he ran for Westchester County Executive but was defeated by the incumbent Democrat Alfred DelBello.

Brown won the Republican nomination by a significant margin, but was narrowly defeated in the race by incumbent Democrat Jeanne Shaheen in the general election.

Democratic newcomer Rita Worthington also is also looking at an unopposed run for the Fourth Ward seat being vacated by incumbent Democrat Nina Dawson, who is not seeking reelection.

Among the proposed districts are six now represented by Democrats in Queens which would be reduced to three, forcing potential two - way battles by incumbent Democrats in one district in the shape of a lobster.

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Incumbent Rep. Ted Budd of North Carolina is being outraised by his potential Democrat opponent Kathy Manning, causing worry among GOP campaign officials.

(Cao was one of the few incumbent Republican House members to be defeated by a Democrat Tuesday.)

The governor's full - throated endorsement of Gaughran in a battleground Senate district held by longtime incumbent Republican Carl Marcellino comes as Democrats hope for unexpected wins on Long Island next month, helping them to retake control of the Senate.

The Republican fell to incumbent Democrat Louise Slaughter by a surprisingly «razor - thin» margin.

It wears its left - wing politics on its sleeve and turns the tried - and - tested «idealistic good guy vs corrupt bad guy» narrative on its head, by showing considerable sympathy for the Democrat incumbent Cogswell is trying to unseat, while all the while encouraging you to vote for its protagonist.

Serino, who made the announced flanked by Republican elected officials, is expected to once again face Democrat Terry Gipson, the incumbent she ousted in 2014.

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.

A fourth Democrat is seeking the party's nomination to vie for the 23rd House seat occupied by incumbent Republican Tom Reed of Corning: Eddie Sundquist, a native of Jamestown, Chautauqua County.

But Orange County Democrats are eager to point to Larkin collecting pension, according to data obtained by the SeeThroughNY database, as they believe the longtime incumbent will be vulnerable in next year's elections.

In the most competitive half of the battleground — the 27 most vulnerable Republican - held seats, where Democrats lead the named incumbent by 6 points, 50 to 44 percent — two - thirds could lose their seats.

In an action that surprised some political observers, the club was unable to make an endorsement at the April 23 meeting for the at - large Council seat held by incumbent Anita Bonds, a Democrat who's also a longtime LGBT rights supporter.

Progressive Democrats notched a big victory over their establishment counterparts in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary Tuesday as an insurgent candidate backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) upset the incumbent lieutenant governor.

Missouri: With incumbent Democrat Jay Nixon on his way out, Republicans believe one of their top pickup opportunities is in Missouri, where the chief executive's office has been held by Democrats for all but four of the past 22 years.

Though the candidates may lack the «proper credentials» to serve as Erie County Comptroller, Buffalo News political reporter Bob McCarthy believes Democrat Kevin Gaughan and Republican incumbent Stefan Mychajliw enjoy the high name recognition sought by every political candidate

But several Democrats are mounting challenges to GOP incumbents or going after an open seat currently held by a Republican — a sign that Democrats are looking to keep their options open should the presidential race make the state's map more competitive.

One idea that's been floated, particularly by Republicans who don't want to give an incumbent Democrat an advantage in November's election, is to leave Underwood, the solicitor general, in place as acting attorney general for the remainder of the year.

The results in the Hudson Valley were particularly troubling for the Democrats, as the only improvements from 2012 appear to be by incumbent Sen. George Latimer in the 37th Senate District and the result of a two - way race in the 41st Senate District, which was a three - way race in 2012.

Democrats are especially focused on Nassau County races this year in particular, with potential pickup opportunities with the seat being vacated by Sen. Jack Martins, a congressional candidate, and the one held by incumbent Sen. Kemp Hannon, who is running for re-election.

Democrats beware of Trojan Rinos The Italian Prince of Darkness will keep his former enemies closer than his friends and not only take their contribution but will errantly take their Finklestinian failed advice — Andrew the Mechanic's quest for Gov is doomed not only by his arrogant incumbent taint that he so shamelessly tries to deny but more so by the trail of totally inept Clinton borne Freddy Mac & Fannie Mae 0 % down loan policies he embraced and promoted as HUD Secretary that propelled the country into the Great Recession we now endure as described by the Village Voice and other publications.

The Republican challenger for New York attorney general is calling for incumbent Democrat Eric Schneiderman to break his silence on reports that the governor's office interfered with the corruption commission whose members were deputized by Schneiderman.

A poll commissioned by the New York State AFL - CIO in Congressional District 23 shows Democrat Nate Shinagawa trailing incumbent Republican Tom Reed by just 5 points.

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 incumbent.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For any of the four Democrats running for the 24th Congressional District seat currently held by Republican John Katko, defeating a popular incumbent will be an uphill battle.

Incumbent Democrats Liza Davis and Tom Arnone are joined by Tim Noriss and Gina Cekala.

One high - profile contest was won by state Sen. George Latimer, a Democrat, over incumbent Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican who ran for governor in 2014.

Menzies Campbell yesterday publicly rebuked a Liberal Democrat activist for starting campaigning for a by - election before the former incumbent was even buried.

In the first district, incumbent Republican Joey Bosco is being challenged by Democrat Steve Niemitz.

Those will be followed by a high - dollar fundraising brunch for Mayer and fundraiser for Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, a Democrat running in a central New York congressional district against incumbent Republican Claudia Tenney.

But change did happen in Brooklyn after the longtime incumbent, Charles J. Hynes, a Democrat, was ousted by voters in 2013.

A seventh contested race will feature two registered Democrats vying for the same seat, with the incumbent Democrat being endorsed by the GOP and Conservative parties.

He is running against Democrat Kevin Kim in November for the District 19 seat, which will be vacated by incumbent Councilman Tony Avella (D - Bayside) and includes the neighborhoods of Bayside, Little Neck, Douglaston, College Point, East Flushing, Malba and Whitestone.

In such a blue state as New York, where Democrats outnumber Republicans by 2 to 1, any Republican has to be considered a long shot to be elected governor, especially if they're running against an incumbent Democratic governor.

With an upstart Republican candidate whose well - wishers tried to get him nominated by the Democrats, and an incumbent supervisor fighting back to hold onto her job, New Paltz's supervisor race is anything but sleepy.

The Nassau County seat now held by Republican Sen. Jack Martins has a Democratic enrollment advantage and has been a top target for Democrats since Martins beat the Democratic incumbent, Craig Johnson, by less than 500 votes in 2010.

Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana voted no on the procedural motion to re-open the government — the only no vote among 10 incumbent Democrats facing re-election this year in states won by Trump in 2016.

Former Councilman Vinny Orlando, a 52 - year - old Republican from Southold, won the Highway Superintendent post vacated by 12 - year incumbent Democrat Pete Harris, who like Mr. Talbot opted to not seek re-election this year.

With an upstart Republican candidate whose well - wishers tried to get him nominated by the Democrats, and an incumbent supervisor fighting

Another factor is that there is still an undecided race in the 37th Senate District, where incumbent Democrat Suzi Oppenheimer is currently leading Republican Bob Cohen by several hundred votes.

Those victories, however, were offset by the defeat of a GOP incumbent in the county legislature, giving Democrats majority control as of January 1.

Democrat Nick Krupski won the first seat on the Board of Trustees by nearly 800 votes and, in the tightest race of the night, incumbent Republican Dave Bergen leads for the second seat by just five votes over running mate Glenn Goldsmith in another race too close to call.

Katko is facing Democrat incumbent Dan Maffei in the November election, and recent polls have Maffei ahead by eight points.

The upcoming Democratic primary for the at - large Syracuse City Council seats contains an interesting twist: The two incumbent Democrats were not endorsed by the city party committee.

In Woodstock where biennial primaries pass for blood sport, incumbent Supervisor Jeremy Wilber is being challenged by fellow Democrats Lorin Rose and Terrie Rosenblum.

In New York's U.S. Senate race, incumbent Democrat Sen. Chuck Schumer easily overcame the challenge posed by Republican Wendy Long.

No Incumbents 2010, Kirsten Gillibrand is a Democrat, and won by an overwhelming margin against a well - funded challenger.

Those seats include two seats on Long Island, one open and one held by a Republican incumbent, and three upstate seats in the Hudson Valley, Capital Region, and Rochester area held by first term Democrats.