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congressional primary refers to an election held by a political party to select the party's candidate for a seat in the United States Congress. It is an important step in the political process where party members choose who they believe should represent them and compete in the general election.
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You can use this information to help find out if you are eligible to vote in presidential and
congressional primaries in your state.
Because of unique electoral circumstances this year,
congressional primary elections look likely to be held on a completely different primary date than the rest of the elections in the state.
With congressional primaries now over, the national Democratic and Republican parties are selecting which candidates and incumbents will get help.
With the legislative session over, attention will turn to the state's
congressional primaries later this month, with four open seats up for grabs.
Rep. Charlie Rangel loaned $ 100,000 to his re-election campaign one day before the Democratic
congressional primary on June 24.
Cuomo also dove into am analysis of the legal situation, saying the ongoing court battle has forced lawmakers to move on the issue, especially given the new
Congressional primary date of June 26.
Washington tied with Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Rhode Island, and Alaska for having the most
competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 100 % of major party primaries having been contested (10 out of 10).
A state Supreme Court justice found late Thursday that Republican primary challenger Philip Pidot has enough signatures to qualify for a GOP
congressional primary against State Sen. Jack Martins, but will not issue a formal decision until Friday on the ultimate fate of a primary, which would either be held Tuesday or a at later date.
On
congressional primary day in June, Espaillat claimed a narrow victory, leaving Wright calling for a recount, but soon community leaders brought pressure on Wright to move on and accept defeat, which he did.
Former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi on Wednesday savored his first step toward a possible political comeback following a victory in a low - turnout
congressional primary Tuesday that relied heavily on grass roots efforts in Queens and his home base of Glen Cove.
This spring, in a series
of congressional primary races across the country, progressives beat out more traditional Democrats.
HARLEM — Manhattan Assemblyman Keith Wright conceded the Democratic
congressional primary race in District 13 and threw his support behind a victorious state Sen. Adriano Espaillat Thursday afternoon at a joint press conference in Harlem with outgoing Rep. Charles Rangel.
The comments are in response to the DCCC's apparent effort to get Perez Williams, who ran unsuccessfully for Syracuse mayor last year, on the Democratic
congressional primary ballot.
Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz will be supporting Senator Adriano Espallat in an upcoming
Congressional primary battle, but former President Bill Clinton will throw his support to his «friend» Congressman Charlie Rangel with recorded campaign phone calls and emails, according to the Daily News:
Winning for Women Inc., a new group formed to boost Republican female candidates, is making its first independent expenditure of the 2018 cycle for a West Virginia woman facing a competitive
congressional primary next week.
While most think it far too early to be talking
about congressional primaries almost 13 months away, Democratic hopefuls have been crisscrossing the sprawling local 19th District in quest of early traction since last spring.
The city's method came under fire after last month's
contentious Congressional primary in Upper Manhattan, when preliminary election night results showed Rangel securing a decisive win.
Because the New
York congressional primary is far earlier than it has been in the past, the qualified minor parties of New York also faced a requirement this year that they make early choices for U.S. Senate in party meetings.
Because of the May deadline for LCV's state - level endorsement, which fell in the midst of 13th
district Congressional Primary, the Espaillat campaign did not have the opportunity to even seek LCV's support.
On February 19, 2016, the North Carolina General Assembly passed legislation moving the state's
congressional primary from March 15 to June 7, 2016.
Keep in mind that there are actually four election days in New York this year: presidential primary on April 19, followed
by congressional primaries in June, state - level primaries in September, and the November Election Day.
The wrench thrown into this year's
Congressional primary season, of course, was that it was held on June 26, a full three months ahead of schedule because of a federal judge's ruling.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP)- Pennsylvania's perfect storm of new district boundaries, the most open seats in decades and Democrats» passionate anti-Trump fever has propelled a tidal wave of candidates
into congressional primaries.
On Tuesday, District 13, which covers northern Manhattan and the southwestern edge of the Bronx, will host the most competitive
U.S. congressional primary in the city, as nine Democratic candidates face off to clinch Rep. Charles Rangel's seat.
The unlikely
local Congressional primary race between an entrenched Democratic star and a political neophyte has turned ugly in a hurry.
But the state's marquee
congressional primary between 22 - term Rep. Charles Rangel and state Sen. Adriano Espaillat remained too close to call, a repeat of the 2012 contest between the two men that saw the incumbent narrowly secure victory.
Since then, he's combined real estate work and odd jobs with canvassing and field organizing on local campaigns, most recently, for Queens Assemblyman Rory Lancman's unsuccessful
Congressional primary run.
As the
midterm congressional primaries heat up amid warnings of Russian hacking, 1 in 5 Americans will be casting their ballots on machines that do not produce a paper record of their votes.
In the only
other Congressional primary stretching into Suffolk, former Nassau County executive Thomas Suozzi won a Democratic primary in a five - way race for the 3rd District nomination, according to Newsday.
Former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi savored his first step toward a possible political comeback following a victory in a low -
turnout congressional primary Tuesday that relied heavily on grass roots efforts in Queens and his home base of Glen Cove.