Sentences with phrase «contest split the votes»
I can think of several races in which a three - way contest split the votes on the right and benefitted the Democrat — Scozzafava - Hoffman - Owens?
http://www.nystateofpolitics.com/ Not exact matches
I first saw them when Bon Appétit hosted a contest where readers could vote on their favorite Cookiebar cookie and have the recipe revealed, but the Jammers lost (although, I would like to point out to my friends at Bon Appétit that this was not a fair contest since the vote was split between the dark and light Jammers.
Mark - Viverito declared the backing of 30 of her fellow members Wednesday night in the hotly - contested battle that has deeply split the Council, or five more than she'd need to win a leadership vote of the 51 - member body on Jan. 8.
On a state level, each contest is a winner take all affair; with only Maine and Nebraska allowing for a split share of electoral votes.