Sentences with phrase «by incumbent governor»

In 2014, he was the Republican nominee for New York state governor in that year's gubernatorial election, but was defeated by incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo.

The Ekiti State Governor - elect, Ayodele Fayose, has asked the people of Ekiti to disregard the curfew imposed by incumbent Governor, Kayode Fayemi.

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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.

It is an open fact thatWazobiaReporters is owned and operated by Lere Olayinka, the official spokesperson of incumbent Governor, Ayodele Fayose and as such, can never be a source of any credible information.

Can the drive by media please, please, put a full court press on the candidates for Governor and the incumbent legislators to go on the record about what they think of this taxpayer ripoff and what any of them would do to stop it, once and for all?

The main choice was between the incumbent Hugo Chávez, backed by a coalition of progressive and left - aligned parties and social movements, and Henrique Capriles Radonski, a state governor with strong ties to the country's elite, who had formed a right wing coalition known as the MUD.

Queens City Councilman Eric Ulrich said he's «seriously considering» a bid for lieutenant governor against Cuomo's running mate, Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul, after being approached by Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who's running for governor.

The meeting between Trump and New York Republicans over a potential run for governor by Trump in 2014 against Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo.

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.

In the governor's race there, Republican Bob Beauprez leads the Democratic incumbent, John Hickenlooper, by 0.8 percentage points with 82 percent of precincts reporting.

In short, being appointed by the two governors didn't hurt — and in fact may have helped — their election because they could run as de facto incumbents.

The governor emerged from the 10 - week selection period for the Clinton seat politically battered, with Kennedy loyalists bitter that a Paterson aide questioned her fitness and character, several incumbent members of Congress upset they had been bypassed for a junior colleague, and a local political establishment dismayed by the inconsistent public signals coming from the governor himself.

New York Democratic candidate for Governor Cynthia Nixon delivered a blistering speech against incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo and was immediately criticized by a Cuomo associate, who appeared to take a shot at Nixon's sexual orientation.

Brought to statewide attention because of her whistleblowing on ethical violations by state Republican Party leaders, [1] she won election in 2006 by first defeating the incumbent governor in the Republican primary, then a former Democratic Alaskan governor in the general election.

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.

Mr. Blakeman described Ms. Gillibrand as «the unelected incumbent appointed by an unpopular governor» and said Mr. DioGuardi was a congressman who failed to hew to a conservative Republican agenda.

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.

But the incumbent governor bested Nixon by far in every other demographic category.

At Aguleri in Anambra East Local Government Area, the country home of incumbent Governor Willie Obiano, the governor said he was impressed by the massive turnout ofGovernor Willie Obiano, the governor said he was impressed by the massive turnout ofgovernor said he was impressed by the massive turnout of voters.

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.

In the race for New York State governor, Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo leads his Republican challenger, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, by 25 percentage points among likely voters statewide including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate.

The poll, a copy of which was obtained by Capital, surveyed 550 likely Democratic and unaffiliated voters, between May 22 and May 25, and again on May 27, just a few days before delegates to the party's convention in Albany would have to decide whether to back the incumbent governor or gamble on a protest challenger.

Ekweremadu, however, stated that by 2019, the incumbent governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi will return to the government house.

Incumbent Andrew Cuomo won the statewide race for governor, but was trounced in anti-SAFE-Act Genesee County by Rob Astorino, 11,016 to 4,040, according to unofficial election results.

According to the report, while the incumbent Senator, representing Osun Central Senatorial District at the Senate, Prof. Sola Adeyeye, won the ticket to go back to the Senate for the second term, a former governor of the state, Isiaka Adeleke, won in Osun West Senatorial District by defeating Senator Husain Mustapha, while Alhaji Sola Lawal, who is the Publicity Secretary of the APC in Ogun State, defeated Senator Jide Omoworare in Ife / Ijesa Senatorial District.

Polls indicate the incumbent governor has a strong advantage over Buono, with the most recent Quinnipac University poll showing Christie ahead by Buono, 58 % to 26 %.

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A new poll conducted six weeks after Cynthia Nixon announced she was running for New York governor finds the actor and activist trailing two - time incumbent Andrew Cuomo by a wide margin in the Democratic primary.

The state Democratic Committee — ostensibly controlled by the governor — did spend $ 1 million on mailers for vulnerable Democratic incumbents.

Thomas endorsed the Democratic incumbent governor in an ad released on Thursday by his re-election campaign.

As he mulls a bid for governor, Sen. John DeFrancsico said he's surprised by the «intensity» of the desire to replace the incumbent Cuomo next year.

The new maps, should they withstand the next few weeks of public hearings, a possible veto by the governor and expected challenges in court, signal more than rewards for incumbents John DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, and David Valesky, D - Oneida.

The incumbent is the President of the Washington State Senate and takes on other duties as assigned by law or as delegated by the governor.

ALBANY — Rob Astorino, the Republican Westchester County executive who is marching toward a run for governor, criticized the incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo for standing idly by as a gun manufacturer expanded into Alabama, and for offering college credit for state prison governor, criticized the incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo for standing idly by as a gun manufacturer expanded into Alabama, and for offering college credit for state prison Governor Andrew Cuomo for standing idly by as a gun manufacturer expanded into Alabama, and for offering college credit for state prison inmates.

Republican challenger Tom Foley leads Democratic incumbent Dannel Malloy by six points in the latest poll on the race for governor in Connecticut.

In contrast to their one - on - one televised debates, which have consisted largely of Stringer alluding to the «black socks» prostitution scandal that ended Spitzer's career as governor (and Spitzer countering by pointing to the array of entrenched financial interests who along with Lena Dunham are backing his opponent), the candidates used this forum (co-hosted by Democracy for NYC, Living Liberally, and ACT NOW) to fill out their visions for how the office might be more of a progressive force than it has been under incumbent John Liu, the longshot Democratic mayoral hopeful.

On Long Island, incumbent Republican Senator Jack Martins has been touting a vote for pay equity ahead of expected attacks on his opposition to an abortion rights bill pushed by Governor Andrew Cuomo.

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.

There were a lot of endorsements by press release during last year's political races, and a few in - person appearances by the governor (on behalf of Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, who defeated Republican incumbent Chris Collins, widely viewed as a potential Cuomo opponent in 2014, and also for Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone).

The governor proposed legislation to establish an independent body to undertake redistricting, but it was blocked by the Republican majority in the State Senate, whose 32 - 30 majority is enabled by lines that were drawn a decade ago to favor G.O.P. incumbents.

Those included unsuccessful races by Democrat Bill Curry for governor in 1994 and 2002, Westport First Selectman Diane Farrell for Congress against incumbent Republican Chris Shays, and U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman in his loss to Greenwich upstart Ned Lamont in the August 2006 Senate primary.

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.

Might Hawaii's incumbent governor and senator make history by losing in a primary for the first time in state history?

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.

Braddock Mayor John Fetterman, who was backed by Sanders and had a surprisingly strong showing in Pennsylvania's 2016 Democratic Senate primary, defeated the incumbent for lieutenant governor.

Three, voters by a wide margin place «change» as their No. 1 priority, and Paladino, a political outsider if there ever was one, seems to embody it more than Cuomo, who, despite never having served as governor before, may be seen as something of an incumbent.

As outside spending ramps up in the race for governor, a conservative Super PAC funded primarily by the Republican Governors Association released a new ad Tuesday targeting Democratic incumbent Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.

Actor and activist Cynthia Nixon launched her challenge to two - term incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo by calling him a fake Democrat who has governed like a Republican and only takes progressive stances when they are politically expedient or he has no choice.

In the 2014 race for governor, when Governor Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic incumbent, was leading by 37 points over his Republican rival Rob Astorino with nearly four months till Election Day, the Republican Governors Association wrote off tgovernor, when Governor Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic incumbent, was leading by 37 points over his Republican rival Rob Astorino with nearly four months till Election Day, the Republican Governors Association wrote off tGovernor Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic incumbent, was leading by 37 points over his Republican rival Rob Astorino with nearly four months till Election Day, the Republican Governors Association wrote off the loss.

From the results announced so far, the incumbent Governor Seriake Dickosn, who is the governorship candidate of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has won in six of the seven Local Government results declared by INEC.