Sentences with phrase «defeated general election candidates»

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«The Honest Ads Act would extend the McCain - Feingold law «electioneering communication» provisions — i.e., TV / radio ads that name a candidate within 30 days of a primary or 60 days of a general election but do not expressly advocate the candidate's election or defeat — to certain online ads,» Ryan said.

Sources said Nassau County GOP Chairman Joe Mondello likes the idea of an independent line because he thinks it might help his hometown US Senate candidate, Bruce Blakeman, in the general election against the Conservatives» nominee, former Rep. Joe DioGuardi (assuming DioGuardi doesn't succeeed in his petitioning effort to get onto the primary ballot and defeat both Blakeman and David Malpass in September).

«At the 1997 General Election every Scottish Conservative candidate was defeated.

[32][33][34] He defeated Steve Lonegan (R) and Independent candidates Robert Depasquale, Eugene Martin Lavergne, Stuart David Meissner, Pablo Olivera, Antonio N. Sabas and Edward Stackhouse, Jr. in the general election on October 16, 2013.

He won another two - year term by defeating Vermont Progressive Party and Democratic candidate Dean Corren and Liberty Union Party candidate Marina Brown in the general election.

And she cost the Republicans the Senate seat in Delaware, helping her bewitching candidate to defeat the odds - on Republican victor in the general election.

Soon - to - be-former Assemblyman Greg Ball won a primary over the GOP's preferred candidate, Somers Town Supervisor Mary Beth Murphy, and then defeated Democratic Westchester County Legislator Mike Kaplowitz in the general election.

She defeated Arthur Garrison (R) and Our Founding Fathers Party candidate Jason Stokes in the general election on November 2.

Ferraro then won the general election, defeating Republican Party and Conservative Party candidate Alfred DelliBovi 54 percent to 44 percent.

Information reaching The aL - hAJJ indicates that the twice defeated presidential candidate, having now regretted instigating the removal of National Chairman, Paul Afoko; General Secretary, Kwabena Agyepong, and 2nd vice chairman, Sammy Crabbe from office, is frantically working to suppress any threat their suspension may pose to his chances in the November elections.

[2] In the general election, Dilan won the seat with 87 % and defeated three third party candidates.

The lone Republican candidate, Ronnie Cabrera, is again seeking the local Assembly seat after being defeated by Rosa in the general election in 2012.

After defeating the G.O.P.'s preferred candidate, a former congressman named Rick Lazio who, like Skelos, comes from Long Island, Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino carried a dozen of New York's 62 counties in the November general election, most of them in his home base of Western New York.

McGovern was selected as the Labour Party candidate for Wirral South in December 2009, following Ben Chapman's decision to stand down at the next election for family reasons following adverse publicity in The Daily Telegraph over the expenses scandal, and subsequently won the seat in the 2010 general election, defeating the Conservative candidate, Jeff Clarke, by 531 votes.

Gorsek defeated write - in candidate Bill Beckers (R) in the general election.

[4][6] In the 2001 general election, Pritchard stood as the Conservative candidate for Warley in the West Midlands where he was defeated by John Spellar of the Labour party.

He defeated Jim Bryson (R) and 7 Independent candidates in the general election.

«KANU's dominance ended in the 2002 general election, when its Kikuyu presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta defeated by a fellow Kikuyu, National Rainbow Coalition (NaRC) presidential candidate Mwai Kibaki, supported by Luo leader Raila Odinga.

The convention wisdom is that the Democrats and their allies believed it would be easier to defeat Stocker than Grisanti in the general election, and so weighed in try to manipulate the GOP primary and get the candidate they preferred.

The president - elect, who is a national sporting hero, defeated 21 other presidential candidates in the October 10 general elections with 38.4 per cent of the total votes cast.

In the general election, Wasserman Schultz defeated Republican candidate Joe Kaufman with 56.7 % to 40.5 % of the vote.

The Barnsley MP and ex-Army paratrooper was seen by many as the ideal candidate to give the party a fresh start in the wake of its devastating general election defeat.

In the general election, Wasserman Schultz defeated Republican Joe Kaufman, the Republican candidate, 62.7 % to 37.3 %.

Eugene DePasquale (D) defeated fellow state Rep. John Maher (R), along with third party candidate Betsy Summers, in the general election on November 6, 2012.

I don't see how either party base is doing their parties any good - they are pulling their candidates and office holders to the extremes - and thus risking defeat in the general election.

Paul defeated Libertarian candidate Donald Crossley by a margin of 20,511 to 5,690 in the November 2 general election.

[7] In the 2017 general election, he stood as the Labour candidate for Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill, defeating the incumbent Scottish National Party MP Phil Boswell.

According to a piece published in Le Figaro on 22 November 2017, Najat Vallaud - Belkacem, former Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research and defeated candidate in the 2017 legislative elections, sought to lead the Socialist Party (PS) list in the 2019 European elections as a condition of her becoming a candidate for the party leadership, in addition to asking that the post of general secretary be paid in the event that she obtained the post.

He was fast - tracked on to the A-list of would - be candidates in 2006 and defeated the Liberal Democrat MP Susan Kramer at the 2010 general election after Goldsmith accused the Lib Dems of tainting his reputation by repeatedly bringing up his tax status.

If the party formally nominates Nixon as its candidate, she would appear on the ballot in November's general election even if defeated by Cuomo in the September Democratic primary.

Nebraska's 3rd District incumbent Adrian Smith defeated former NFL player Bob Lingenfelter in the Republican primary and will take on Democratic candidate Mark Sullivan in the general election.

Idleman said she has come to know Cobb and believes the former St. Lawrence County lawmaker is the best candidate to win the nomination and defeat Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro) in the general election.

At the 1966 general election, he was defeated by the Labour candidate by just 523 votes.

He ran against Republican candidate Gresham Dale Bouma in the general election on November 2, 2010, defeating him.

Following his defeat at the 2015 general election, Hames chose not to stand for re-selection as the Liberal Democrat candidate in the Chippenham constituency.

[n 5][4] Although Phil Woolas of the Labour Party (defeated candidate in the mentioned 1995 by - election) was victorious in all three general elections since, his majorities have not been substantial and the Conservative vote increased from 16 % to 24 %.

He defeated then - Mayor Bill Finch in a hotly contested Democratic primary and then won again in the general election against Mary Jane Foster and multiple other candidates.

Senator - elect and Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, has advised candidates of other political parties who were defeated in the 2015 general elections not...

He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Chippenham constituency in Wiltshire from the 2010 general election until 30 March 2015, when parliament was dissolved for the election of May 2015, at which he was defeated by the Conservative Party candidate Michelle Donelan.

Watson defeated Republican candidate Mary Lou Serafine and Libertarian candidate Kent Phillips in the general election on November 6, 2012.

He held the seat for only a year though, before being defeated in a rematch against Labour's by - election candidate Sir Peter Soulsby at the 2005 general election.

Buckley defeated write - in candidate Nick Card (R) in the general election.

He held the seat for only a year before being defeated in a rematch against Labour «s by - election candidate Sir Peter Soulsby at the 2005 general election.

Incumbent Jean Fuller (R) was unopposed in the blanket primary and defeated write - in candidate Ruth Musser - Lopez (D)[8] in the general election.

Incumbent Ed Hernandez (D) was unopposed in the blanket primary and defeated write - in candidate Marc Rodriguez (R)[8] in the general election.

One option, they said, is to use the playbook of the national LCV, which targeted 12 anti-clean energy candidates in the general elections and helped defeat 11 of them using TV advertising and voter registration.