Sentences with phrase «contested gubernatorial election»

With no public polling to date in Connecticut's hotly contested gubernatorial election, political observers are closely examining the reports to determine who is ahead in the crowded Republican and Democratic fields.

A contested gubernatorial election is supposed to be decided by a joint session of the General Assembly, according to statutory law.

Not exact matches

Virginia and New Jersey will hold gubernatorial elections later this year, and all 435 seats in the House and 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested in the 2018 midterm elections.

The late senator contested the April 11, 2015 gubernatorial election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party.

«As you are aware, we conducted about 35 primaries for the 35 political parties that are contesting for the November 18 gubernatorial election in the state.

«We note that 2016 is a particularly appropriate year to fund much - needed election administration reforms, with important election contests at the presidential, gubernatorial, congressional level and legislative levels,» they wrote.

He said the probes into Cuomo and de Blasio should help the Republicans in the 2017 mayoral elections and the 2018 gubernatorial contest.

According to Election Oracle, the statewide race that has witnessed the most online conversation on gay marriage in recent weeks, for example, is Maine's gubernatorial contest.

Mimiko, who is a leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state and who picked his political son, Mr. Eyitayo Jegede, SAN, to contest against Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the November 26, 2016, gubernatorial election was said to have been determining, who and who should be in the new governor's cabinet.

Low turnout was expected for a contest held on a Wednesday, and that came less than three weeks before the state holds a gubernatorial election.

I can't remember an election cycle with this many seriously contested gubernatorial races... kinda fun for political junkies.

Turnout is likely to be lower in 2014 — without a presidential campaign or a contested New York gubernatorial election — which could also hurt Eldridge's chances.

The long and protracted contest ended Friday when the state's top elections officials met to certify the results of the February 2 gubernatorial primary, in which Brady narrowly beat Dillard by a margin of 193 votes.

«It is against this backdrop that I am presenting myself to the party leadership to intimate them of my resolve to contest the forth coming gubernatorial election on the platform of the party.

(CNN)-- The Lone Star state held its primary contests Tuesday, kicking off the 2014 election season with two top Republicans guarding their seats in Congress against conservative challengers and gubernatorial candidates Wendy Davis and Greg Abbott ready to square off in November.

Oyo State Chapter of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), has hailed former Governor of the state, Senator Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja for jettisoning the dream of contesting the 2019 gubernatorial election.

By Bamikole Oluwafemi Adeleye On the 6th of May 2011, after a tightly contested supplementary election, Mr Okorocha emerged winner of Imo State gubernatorial election,...

Republicans have had a dismal track record in Colorado over the past decade, losing three U.S. Senate races, two presidential contests and one gubernatorial election.

APC in a statement made available to DAILY POST on Tuesday by its Director of Media, Research and Strategy, Dr. AbdulAzeez Olatunde said that it would have been more interesting to have Senator Ladoja among the gubernatorial candidates for the 2019 election, noting that the path towed by the former governor not to contest was also an honourable one being an elder statesman.

Washington (CNN)- No clear winner emerged Tuesday from the hard - fought runoff for the Georgia Republican gubernatorial nomination, setting up a possible recount to settle this GOP contest less than three months before the November election.

While voters in other states prepare to decide gubernatorial and other contests next week, candidates in Kentucky are already readying their campaigns for their state's November 1991 elections.

But the large slate of elections this year, including gubernatorial contests in 36 states and legislative races in 46, could tamp down many lawmakers» enthusiasm for bold policy proposals, Mr. Anderson said.

Approximately 90 percent of Minnesota judges are already selected through a commission - based gubernatorial appointment process — authorized by statute — to fill vacancies that arise between elections, and judicial elections are rarely contested.