Sentences with phrase «district in a landslide»

In November, then - GOP Rep. Michael Grimm was reelected to the Republican - friendly district in a landslide, even as a 20 - count federal indictment hung over him.

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He explored a run for governor in 2010, but has attracted a legion of new critics and drawn a crowd of challengers in his upstate New York district — after twice winning reelection by landslide margins.

In fact, Hikind's district was one of the few districts in all of New York City that Cuomo, who beat Paladino by a landslide, actually losIn fact, Hikind's district was one of the few districts in all of New York City that Cuomo, who beat Paladino by a landslide, actually losin all of New York City that Cuomo, who beat Paladino by a landslide, actually lost.

«Just a few weeks ago, the same beltway prognosticators who predicted a Hillary Clinton landslide placed Georgia's 6th district in the toss - up column — and we all know how that ended,» spokesperson Chris Martin said.

The Mondale - Ferraro campaign lost in a landslide to Ronald Reagan, who won re-election by carrying every state except Mondale's home state of Minnesota and the District of Columbia.

Even outside the district he served, his name's been on the ballot enough to rack up some name ID — he left his Assembly seat to run for State Comptroller in 2002, losing a close race to now - disgraced Alan Hevesi and then in 2006 won the GOP nomination for governor, where he lost in a W - fatigue landslide to now - disgraced Eliot Spitzer.

This leads to a concept of vote efficiency, which suggests that winning districts by a landslide is a waste of energy in obtaining which could be better used in tight contests.

[27] On September 12, 2006, in the Republican Primary for New York's 99th District, Ball defeated Stephens in a landslide with 70.4 % (5,165 votes) to 29.6 % (2,176 votes) for Stephens, the lowest vote total for any incumbent running for reelection to the State Assembly that day.

When congressman are in landslide districts, they don't face an electoral threat in general elections, but still have to worry about primary elections.

Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, who represents six of eight towns (and the city) in Tkaczyk's district, was an effective behind - the - scenes player in her Ulster landslide.

Michael «Mickey» Kearns, the South Buffalo Common Council member, is basking in victory one day after his unexpected landslide win over Christopher Fahey for the vacant 145th State Assembly District seat.

The district, however, is still dominated by Democrats and Mr. Brook - Krasny routinely won re-election in landslides.

Packing and cracking result in some telltale signs of interference: the opposition party tends to win by a landslide in packed districts, but lose by a narrow margin in cracked ones.

Digging deep: Search and rescue personnel remove a motorcycle belonging to a victim of a landslide in Banaran village, Pulung district, Ponorogo, East Java, on April 3.

Four people died amid flooding and landslides in Tirtomoyo and Manyaran districts in Wonogiri, Centr...

Villagers living along the Kali Gandaki River evacuated amid fears of flash floods after a landslide blocked the river, in Myagdi District, in the northwest.

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In a landslide decision, constituents in 11 districts voted over 81 percent in favor of legislation that will achieve an 80 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts by 2020 instead of the state's target of 205In a landslide decision, constituents in 11 districts voted over 81 percent in favor of legislation that will achieve an 80 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts by 2020 instead of the state's target of 205in 11 districts voted over 81 percent in favor of legislation that will achieve an 80 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts by 2020 instead of the state's target of 205in favor of legislation that will achieve an 80 percent reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in Massachusetts by 2020 instead of the state's target of 205in Massachusetts by 2020 instead of the state's target of 2050.