Sentences with phrase «candidates running against incumbent»

A large crowd turned out in Chinatown last night to size up the four candidates running against incumbent City Council member Alan Gerson.

An employee of a municipal sheriff had Liked the page of a candidate running against the incumbent sheriff.

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My source observed that would be a pretty crummy quarter for your average House candidate — to say nothing of someone who's trying to run a statewide campaign against an incumbent well known to be a prodigious fundraiser.

Latimer is a declared candidate in the race for the nomination to run against incumbent County Executive Rob Astorino this fall.

So... to recap, Bernie is continuing to send money down - ballot by backing 3 more congressional candidates, who are allies, 2 of whom are running against incumbents who are gay... because they believe they are better on fiscal policy.

He generated bad press for the administration by offering a job to Colorado Democratic Senate primary candidate Andrew Romanoff when the administration was trying to get him not to run against incumbent Michael Bennet in 2010.

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.

He also endorsed City Council candidate Bob Holden, who's running against incumbent Liz Crowley in the district that includes Middle Village.

The Democratic Senate candidates who are challenging incumbent Republicans are in an even worse fix, especially if they happen to be unfortunate enough as to be running against one of the three GOP members who crossed party lines at Cuomo's request last summer to vote «yes» on same - sex marriage.

Eleven Republicans running in open seats or against Democratic incumbents were named «Contender» candidates, elevating them from the initial enrollment and «On the Radar» steps.

A curious kind of calculation is going on among some of the seven Democratic candidates seeking their party's nomination to run for Congress against Republican incumbent John Faso in November.

Three candidates seeking the Republican nomination to run against Governor Andrew Cuomo this fall appeared in Amherst Saturday morning, where they took turns taking shots at the incumbent and his policies, including the Buffalo Billion.

Lilikakis, a manufacturer and first - time candidate, is running against incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Alec Brook - Krasny in the 46th Assembly District (Bay Ridge - Dyker Heights - Coney Island - Brighton Beach).

Democrats saw a potential opening in 2014, when incumbent Republican Sen. Greg Ball declined to run for re-election, but Murphy won the seat against two - time candidate Justin Wagner.

He became the CPC Presidential candidate for the 16 April 2011 general election, running against incumbent President Goodluck Jonathan of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), and Ibrahim Shekarau of ANPP among others.

One Democratic Senate candidate, Terry Gipson (running against GOP Sen. Steve Saland in the 41st SD), and one incumbent Democratic senator, Tony Avella, of Queens, have called for Silver to step down from his leadership post.

Kay Hagan is running against Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole - wife of the former presidential candidate Bob - in an all - female contest.

Cuomo also, for the first time in the 2016 election cycle, actively backed Democratic candidates to, in some cases, run against sitting incumbent Republicans for the Senate.

Howie Hawkins is the Green Party candidate for New York governor, running against a Libertarian, a Republican, as well as the incumbent, Governor Cuomo.

They're both great people and qualified candidates who worked very hard, but it's difficult to run against well - known incumbents.

The first - time candidate is running against incumbent Republican Congressman Richard Hanna in the redrawn 22nd district, which covers an area including the eastern half of Oswego County south through Binghamton.

Now she is a Green Party candidate running for Senate against incumbent Democrat Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Republican Wendy Long.

In 2010, Republican Tea Party candidate Anthony Mele defeated the local GOP machine in a primary and then ran against incumbent Democrat Eliot Engel for his 17th District Congressional seat.

BY EVAN WECHMAN In 2010, Republican Tea Party candidate Anthony Mele defeated the local GOP machine in a primary and then ran against incumbent Democrat Eliot Engel for his 17th District Congressional seat.

Miner had been discussed as a potential candidate to run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo next year in a primary, matching up the incumbent two - term governor against his former state Democratic Committee co-chair.

Onondaga County's Democratic Committee members designated Colleen Deacon as their candidate to run against incumbent Republican Rep. John Katko in NY - 24.

The ad being released today is on behalf of Republican town Councilman and Reform Party candidate George Hoehmann, who is running against incumbent Supervisor Alexander Gromack.

Montague is a strong, principled, independent candidate, who ran in the 2003 election against the incumbent (Perkins) gaining 23 % of the vote.

A unofficial running tally on the Minneapolis Star Tribune's Web site had Democrat Al Franken leading incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman by 251 votes on Sunday - in a race in which nearly 2.5 million votes were cast - but Ritchie cautioned against pronouncing either candidate ahead until all votes are counted.

But Assemblyman Nojay says for now, they aren't going to promote any specific candidates, though they hope primary challengers will emerge to run against incumbents in the state legislature all the way down to offices for local county sheriff and county clerk.

Sources close to Vice-President Mike Pence says claims by one Republican State Senate candidate that he encouraged her to run against incumbent Jim Merritt are...

Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins called for a debate after he announced that he is running against incumbent Marty Masterpole for Syracuse city auditor.

Community activist Pramilla Malick decided to run for the Senate when she realized the Democrats didn't have a candidate to run against nine - term Republican incumbent John Bonacic.

The filing shows Skelos donated $ 10,300 a piece to candidate Sue Serino — running in the Hudson Valley Senate district against incumbent Democrat Terry Gipson — and Rich Funke, who faces Sen. Ted O'Brien in the Rochester area.

In Westchester County, Democratic state Sen. George Latimer is challenging Republican incumbent Rob Astorino, the 2014 GOP candidate for governor who is believed to be considering a second run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo next year.

Businessman Gary Greenberg's PAC supporting the passage of the Child Victims Act has endorsed Democratic Assembly candidate Rachel Barnhart, who is running in a primary against incumbent Harry Bronson.

Deacon, the Democratic candidate, is running against incumbent candidate John Katko (R - N.Y.) for the congressional seat of New York's 24th District.

However, Mayor Hal McCabe tells us no candidates came forward to run against Republican incumbent Trustees Pat Clune and Ed Finkbeiner.

Last November, the New York state Green Party ticket of Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones ran against incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and scored the best statewide vote total for an independent candidate in generations.

By the time Dutchess Democrats secure a candidate to run against the Republican executive some time in the spring of 2015, the incumbent will be, barring outrageous and unforgivable scandal, but a vapor trail on the horizon.

The Preserve Ramapo candidates were joined by about 40 local residents at their rally, and also got support from the Republican candidate for Rockland County Clerk, Donna Held, who is running against incumbent Paul Piperator, D - Haverstraw.

The other Republican / Conservative - backed candidates endorsed by the union are Teryl Mickens, a member of the Independence Party who is running against incumbent Democrat Bill Carey in Ward 5; James Rodden, a registered Democrat who is running against incumbent Democrat Steve Schabot in Ward 8; and Patrick O'Reilly, who is not enrolled in a political party and is running against registered Democrat Bryant «Drew» Andrews for the open seat in Ward 7.

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Onondaga County's Democratic Committee members Thursday designated Colleen Deacon as their candidate to run against incumbent Rep. John Katko, R - Camillus, in the 24th Congressional District.

When the GOP couldn't find a candidate this spring to run for mayor against well - funded incumbent Stephanie Miner, Dadey started using a number of ballot maneuvers to keep the GOP line open.

Also, in the 2016 election cycle, Cuomo actively backed Democratic candidates to, in some cases, run against sitting incumbent Republicans for the Senate.

There was Republican candidate for Congress George Phillips (running against incumbent Rep. Hinchey).

Vermont's Republican U.S. House candidate Mark Donka says the size of the federal debt is what prompted him to run for office a second time against incumbent Democrat Peter Welch.

Throughout the rally, Smikle's hovered at the edge of the crowd, smiling and shaking hands; a political consultant and adjunct Columbia professor, he is now a candidate for the State Senate, running against incumbent Democrat Bill Perkins, who has become the prime target of Harlem's charter - school backers.

But not running for reelection in the city, he has been mentioned as a possible gubernatorial candidate, running against the Republican incumbent with whom he has shared the Newark stage.