Sentences with phrase «by the incumbent republican»

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.

Trump's apparent commitment to stand by incumbent Republican senators against his former campaign CEO and White House strategist shows that even a tradition - bucking president may hew to the party line in the interest of moving his agenda forward and maintaining a governing majority.

Based on records from the Office of Campaign and Political finance the average raised by incumbent Republican State Representatives was $ 21,236 and the median was $ 15,680.

Nebraska voters on Tuesday will pick US Senate nominees for both parties out of crowded fields of candidates who hope to claim the seat held by incumbent Republican Deb Fischer.

Simpson, a Democrat, ran in 2005 for a seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, but was defeated by the incumbent Republican in the largely Republican state.

Immigration, Obamacare, travel restrictions to Cuba, and, of course, Donald Trump were some of the issues discussed by incumbent Republican Congressman Lee Zeldin and his Democratic opponent, former Southampton Town Supervisor Anna Throne Holst, at a candidate forum sponsored by the North Fork, Riverhead and Mattituck chambers of commerce.

John Kennedy (R - Nesconset), the current minority leader in the Suffolk County Legislature, took the race for Comptroller, a seat being vacated by incumbent Republican Joe Sawicki of Southold, who reached his term limit.

Miller won Alaska's Republican U.S. Senate primary, lost the general election to a write - in campaign waged by incumbent Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski, then unsuccessfully challenged the results in court.

In the 22nd congressional district — which also extends into central New York — Democrat candidate Dan Lamb tried to make his anti-fracking stance central to his campaign, but was handily beat by incumbent Republican Richard Hanna.

Despite holding a comfortable lead just a few weeks ago, independent candidate Greg Orman has been defeated by incumbent Republican Senator Pat Roberts in Kansas.

Not exact matches

Republicans Are Better Off Than You Think: Lots of Republican incumbents are retiring this year, but half of them are in districts usually won by the GOP.

(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 campaign for Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino has raised $ 3.4 million in the past six months, but that's significantly less than the $ 8.5 million taken in during that time by Democratic incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Republicans in Nassau County are prepared to back village of Flower Hill Mayor Elaine Phillips to run for the Senate seat being vacated by incumbent Sen. Jack Martins, who is running for congress, sources familiar with the plan said.

His efforts were not enough to save House incumbents like Reps. Mike Arcuri, Scott Murphy, Mike McMahon and John Hall, who all lost to their Republican opponents last Tuesday (two more — Dan Maffei and Tim Bishop — are hanging by the proverbial thread).

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

In his letter, sent just before Christmas, Khojasteh notes he is so far the only Republican who has filed paperwork declaring his intention to run for the Hudson Valley seat vacated by former Democratic Sen. George Latimer, who is now Westchester County executive after defeating the Republican incumbent, Rob Astorino, last fall, though a number of other potential contenders have been mentioned.

President Donald Trump is invoked in the opening moments of a new TV ad being released Wednesday by Democratic Westchester County executive George Latimer, who has sought to link him to Republican incumbent Rob Astorino.

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.

Senate District 7: Republican incumbent Jack Martins is running for the congressional seat being vacated by Democratic Rep. Steve Israel in Nassau County.

This is the seat held by Republican incumbent Martin Golden who was first elected in 2002.

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

With ballot counting completed in the 8th Senate district, Democratic candidate John Brooks leads Republican incumbent Michael Venditto by 41 votes, an outcome that is almost certainly headed to state Supreme Court in the undecided race for the state Senate seat on Long Island.

Republicans hold a narrow majority in the state Senate, with control hinging in part on the Venditto race as well as the seat held by GOP incumbent Carl Marcellino.

The Republican Candidate for Buffalo Mayor is filing a formal complaint with the State Board of Elections over a campaign ad run by Democratic Incumbent Byron Brown.

She lost to Republican Rep. John Faso for the open seat that was vacated by Republican incumbent Chris Gibson.

The race for the House seat held by Republican incumbent Claudia Tenney is one of a handful of battleground races around the state.

As the leading moderate, centrist and populist political party, it represents the sixty percent of moderate voters ignored by the Democratic and Republican incumbents.

In what is likely the least surprising incumbent defeat of the season, Kerry Bentivolio (MI - 11) was defeated by David Trott in the Republican primary.

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 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.

Incumbent Nan Hayworth raised more money in the NY House election than her opponent, a trend shared by 13 other Republicans in contested House races in 2012.

Despite a corruption scandal among Republicans on Long Island, incumbent GOP Senators apparently kept their seats, and won an open seat formerly held by a Republican.

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

And in July 2006, before Republicans lost 31 seats, the then - floundering Republican incumbents trailed their opponents by 6 points.

Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo, 56 %, leads his Republican challenger, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, 30 %, by...

«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.

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.

Republican incumbent Nan Hayworth was challenged by Sean Maloney (D).

Incumbent Tim Bishop (D) was defeated by Lee Zeldin (R), switching the partisan control of the seat from Democratic to Republican.

However, Corren was limited by the $ 200,000 cap on public spending, while incumbent Republican Phil Scott outspent him, amassing $ 233,347.53 in expenditures by November 3, 2014.

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.

Carl Paladino is making good on his threat to challenge the Senate Republican establishment in Albany by aiding at least three candidates who hope to knock off incumbent lawmakers this year.

He also endorsed incumbent Democratic Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer, who is being challenged by Republican Bob Choen.

When Democratic Westchester County executive hopeful Noam Bramson announced his full - throated support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's women's agenda, the campaign of Republican incumbent (and possible gubernatorial candidate next year) Rob Astorino hit back hard by wondering why their opponent supports Silver remaining in office.

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.

In regards to NY - 19, he noted incumbent John Faso was one of only 15 Republicans to win by single digits in 2016.

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