Sentences with phrase «election battles tuesday»

The race to succeed Adriano Espaillat in the state Senate and the fight for Sheldon Silver's old state Assembly seat will lead a slate of local primary election battles Tuesday.

Not exact matches

Races to fill two vacant legislative seats began to solidify on Tuesday as candidates filed nomination papers with state election officials, setting the battle lines in contests that Democrats hope will bolster their momentum heading into November's mid-term elections.

Despite his primary opponent's desperate assertion to the contrary On Tuesday, Ohioans will head to the polls for their state's primary election, and the results will lay out a roadmap for a crucial election year in which the Republican and Democratic parties battle for control of the swing state — the first major contests since Donald -LSB-...]

Less than five minutes after elections officials announced Tuesday night that Depew residents had rejected a referendum to eliminate the village government, some voters in the crowd at Village Hall began urging that Depew flex its muscles again and jump into an even bigger battle.

Less than five minutes after elections officials announced Tuesday night that Depew residents had rejected a referendum to eliminate the village government, some voters in the crowd at Village Hall began urging that Depew flex its muscles again and jump into an even bigger battle to try to become a town.

Now one of Owens» special election foes, Doug Hoffman, is battling newcomer Matt Doheny for the GOP line in a primary, but has pledged to remain in the race on the Conservative line even if he loses next Tuesday.

Barrett was one of four Democrats on Tuesday's primary ballot looking to unseat Walker in the June 5 general election that has become a nationally watched battle over union rights.

Erie Republican Commissioner of Elections Ralph Mohr said there are close battles for both parties heading into Tuesday night.

CNN: Democrat Kathy Hochul wins House seat in New York special election Democrat Kathy Hochul swept to victory Tuesday night in a closely watched Congressional election in New York state, which turned into a proxy battle on a House Republican proposal on Medicare.

Whoever wins on Tuesday has four months to make their case against Senator Gillibrand, compared to the old system, where a September primary left about seven weeks for a new comer to wage a general election battle.

There may not be a primary battle for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but the mayoral runoff election in Chicago - triggered Tuesday by incumbent Rahm Emanuel's failure to get 50 percent of the vote - looks like it is going to serve as a proxy, with netroots progressives and unions on one side backing Emanuel's challenger Chuy Garcia, and high finance and the Democratic establishment backing Emanuel.