Sentences with phrase «costly special elections»

It is expected to be one of the more costly special elections.

It's expected to race will be one of the more costly special elections in recent history, given the stakes and the intense focus on flipping the Senate either this spring or later in the year general election by Democrats and other advocates.

Democratic Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky is competing for the Nassau County district against first - time candidate Republican Chris McGrath in the closely watched and increasingly costly special election.

Cuomo campaigned and pushed for Mayer, the victor in a costly special election to fill an open Senate seat in Westchester County.

Chris Burdick joins a slate of Democrats seeking the nomination for what is expected to be a closely fought and costly special election expected to be called for the spring.

The latter race was a costly special election to fill the vacancy created at the start of the year by George Latimer's departure to become Westchester County executive.

His decision could set up a costly special election if the Democratic governor of Pennsylvania orders one.

Not exact matches

The closely watched and hotly contest Senate race, to be decided in a special election scheduled for April 19, is already one of the costliest races in recent history.

Regardless of who is selected by local party leaders to run, the special election is expected to be one of the most costly in the state's recent history, given the stakes for control of the chamber.

The governor's rationale is often that special elections are costly, and avoiding them saves taxpayer money.

«There's a school of thought that says special elections can be costly if they're on their own day as opposed to a day when there are other elections going on,» he said, due to the costs of opening and staffing polling places.

But special elections also embolden county organizations and, if they are prolonged, can become costly.

Governor Andrew Cuomo declined to call a special election for it or any other vacant seats across the state, saying the elections would be too costly.

Until voters are freed from the election propaganda of special interests, the U.S. will continue to have the world's most costly and least efficient health care system and the worst health care outcomes of any developed nation.