Sentences with phrase «election challenge from»

97th Assembly District — Ellen Jaffee v. Joe Chabot v. Tom Gulla After a heated Democratic primary challenge in the 97th Assembly District from Bloc - backed candidate Thomas Gulla, Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee faced a general election challenge from Republican Joe Chabot, and Gulla, who remained on the ballot on the Working Families Party line.

State Sen. Kemp Hannon (left), who opposed extending limit for kid sex - crime victims to sue, faces election challenge from Ryan Cronin.

Yen Chou (c.) may face a general election challenge from S.J. Jung (l.), while John Choe (r.) will head back to work for City Councilman John Liu.

But with the primary behind him, Cuomo looking past his general election challenge from Republican Rob Astorino toward a second term without signaling any change of course.

Nick Spano stave off an election challenge from none other than Stewart - Cousins.

Justice secretary Jack Straw will face an election challenge from the mother of Gary McKinnon, the hacker battling extradition to the US.

He also was facing a general election challenge from Niagara Falls attorney Johnny Destino, who lost to the senator in the 2012 GOP primary.

It is also sitting out the 60th SD race, where GOP Sen. Mark Grisanti faces a primary challenge from attorney Kevin Stocker and a general election challenge from Democratic attorney Marc Panepinto.

The AFL - CIO passed on endorsing Cuomo in 2014, when he faced a primary challenge from Zephyr Teachout and a general election challenge from Rob Astorino.

The AFL - CIO passed on endorsing Cuomo in 2014, when he faced a primary challenge from Zephyr Teachout and a general election challenge from Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino.

Demonstrating once again that their service to corporate interests and their fear of primary election challenges from right - wing candidates trumps their interest in governance, the Republican majority on a House Appropriations subcommittee is set to mark up a fiscal year... Continue reading →

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Strong challenges from within the party contributed to the eventual general election defeats of Presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and George H.W. Bush.

Navalny is also barred from challenging Putin in the March election due to a conviction that supporters call politically motivated.

Ahead of the 2015 election, Jamie Lall was disqualified from challenging Wildrose - turned - PC MLA Bruce McAllister in Chestermere - Rockyview and Dan Sidhu stepped aside when Rick Hanson was appointed as a star candidate in Calgary - Cross.

MILESTONES: AZERBAIJAN By Justin Keay Baku: Enjoying the fruits of Azerbaijan's mineral wealth Azerbaijan's parliamentary elections in early November ended in controversy, with critics claiming the opposition parties were prevented from being able to properly challenge Yeni Azerbaijan,...

Mr. Anders had until yesterday succeeded in the past in besting high - profile challenges from former MLA Jocelyn Burgener, future premier Alison Redford and future MLA Donna Kennedy - Glans in nomination votes and defeated future Calgary mayor Dave Bronconnier and former Liberal MLA Frank Bruseker in general elections.

Azerbaijan's parliamentary elections in early November ended in controversy, with critics claiming the opposition parties were prevented from being able to properly challenge Yeni Azerbaijan, the party of the authoritarian president Ilham Aliyev.

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Washington (CNN)-- With the world facing «perilous times» and «anxiety stemming from economic challenges,» evangelical leader Franklin Graham is asking congregations to pray for President Barack Obama, even though Graham endorsed the president's opponent in the 2012 election.

The nominating committee's slate can be challenged by candidates nominated by a petition process from the members; but the way things normally work — and always, now, for the officers — «elections» take place with only one person «competing» for each slot.

Opposition leader Mr Raila Odinga, whose legal challenge to the election results led to the vote being nullified, withdrew from the new election, saying the process was not credible because of the lack of electoral reforms.

While New Trier and the park district have yet to make a final decision of whether or not to place the referendum requests on the November ballot, officials from both organizations said they are talking to each other and understand the potential challenges of asking voters to support two measures in one election.

As he faces a tough primary challenge from former NYC Comptroller John Liu, Sen. Tony Avella has picked up the support of the New York League of Conservation Voters, which today will name the Queens senator its top priority candidate in advance of the Sept. 9 election.

Juanita Perez Williams survived a challenge to disqualify her from appearing on the Democratic ballot for Congress in NY - 24, and now will likely face Dana Balter in a June 26 primary election.

The existing law is good at stopping Banksy from offering free prints to those voting against the Conservatives in the election but anything more subtle remains a challenge.

For Theresa May, still reeling from the disastrous general election campaign and result, leading the nation at this time is an enormous challenge in its own right.

The huge scale of the electoral challenge was underlined early today by Corbyn's Southern Discomfort in the Witney by - election, Labour slipping from second to third behind the Liberal Democrat candidate and David Cameron's successor Robert Courts.

He thus condemned the EC's failure to address challenges preventing Ghanaians living abroad from voting, and specifically asked them to ensure that arrangements are made for such people to vote in the 2020 elections.

But with seven days to go before elections, the television advertising market is swamped with political messages from all corners, marking a challenge for campaigns that need to distinguish themselves among undecided voters.

This evening we were over at John Liu's election night party to hear first hand from the candidate the results of one of the most contentious primary challenges in the entire state.

It is argued that the challenge is not just about Labour winning elections again, but that any political victory must be worth having, based on clear differences from a Tory agenda.

Hunter faces a challenge from two Republican candidates, three Democrats and an independent in a district that Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales rates Likely Republican.

Coming two weeks after the European elections, this event will bring together an audience of politicians, policymakers, thinkers, media commentators and business stakeholders from across the political spectrum to discuss the most pressing challenges faced by the European Union and its member states.

Lackawanna lawmakers by a unanimous vote returned Abdulsalam Noman to the seat he vacated at the end of 2017 after a series of court challenges that eventually ousted Mohamed Albanna from the First Ward seat he had won in the November election.

This is all pretty ironic when you consider the fact that leaders from the WFP and the Conservative Party, which appears to have done the best of all the minor parties, bumping the Independence Party from its perch on Row C, were so worried about the results of this election that they unsuccessfully sued to challenge the state Board of Elections» so - called «double - vote» decision.

The episode has echoes of Gordon Brown infamously being caught during the 2010 election campaign branding Gillian Duffy a «bigoted woman» after she challenged him on immigration from Eastern Europe.

In particular, the Oldham by - election was a great victory, seeing off a perceived challenge from UKIP.

Furthermore, while Republicans were challenged in the primary at a higher rate, incumbents from both sides advanced past primary elections at similar rates.

We arrived at these overall rankings by adding up the individual ranks from open seats, primary opposition, and major party general election challenge and then dividing by three.

Dietl, who initially wanted to challenge Mayor de Blasio in the Democratic primary, ended up as a man without a party after the Board of Elections rejected the form he submitted seeking to change his registration from Republican to Democratic as improperly completed.

Perhaps the cleverest and most challenging message came from Angela Merkel who managed to combine the obligatory congratulations on his election with a call for him to recognise shared values of «democracy, freedom, and respect for the law and the dignity of man, independent of origin, skin colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or political views».

Fred Havemeyer's name was stricken last week from the September primary ballot in Southampton Town after two Suffolk County Board of Elections commissioners denied petitions that would have allowed him to challenge Supervisor Jay Schneiderman for...

(Incidentally, that was the year Cuomo challenged McCall in an ill - fated and short - lived primary from which Cuomo withdrew one week prior to the September election).

Barnet Council faces challenges from candidates and voters after bungling the voter registration lists ahead of today's London Mayoral Election

Don Gregorius, the Woodstock incumbent who survived a committee challenge from current Olive legislator Roy Hochberg last Spring, defined the current race «a constant campaign» that is «not something I change just because it's election time.»

Assuming Baez doesn't launch a legal challenge, Cabrera can now look forward to the November election, where he'll face token opposition from Yessenia A. Duran (a Republican) and Lisa Marie Campbell (who's running as a Conservative).

The National Organization for Marriage has been blocked from running ads in support of anti-gay teabagger gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino, WIVB reports: «Federal Judge Richard Arcara has rejected a challenge to New York's election law... Read

On Tuesday, I live - tweeted from the Bronx Board of Elections as the case challenging the residency of well - heeled insurgent Democrat, Michael Alexander Blake got under way.

A Democrat from Rye Brook plans on challenging David Gelfarb, hoping favorable voter registration numbers and a strong Democratic surge following last year's presidential election are enough to seize the day.

In primary elections for nominations for District 2 County Legislature, the parties choices, Democratic incumbent Chris Allen and Republican Joseph Maloney both easily won their primaries against write in challenges from the other.