Sentences with phrase «election contests include»

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This includes Kenya, where Facebook and WhatsApp were used to spread fake news in a tightly - contested election where over 100 people died.

Several Long Island villages hold elections for mayor and board seats on Tuesday, including contested elections in six villages.

Gyimah points out there will be an automatic carry - over of voters for the 2015 general election, meaning anyone who disappears will be artificially included in the list of those allowed to vote in the looming contest.

Some analysts are describing this as the most important election in the last 50 years — not including presidential contests.

Hoping to capitalize on Democratic anger over the election of President Trump, Mayer and other Democrats argue the Westchester contest is critical to their hopes of controlling the Senate and enacting legislation long sought by progressives, including new gun control measures, campaign finance and ethics reforms, and a bill to strengthen New York's abortion laws.

The statistics in this report include the percentage of contested partisan primary elections in 2018, the percentage of incumbents seeking re-election, and the percentage of incumbents with a primary challenger.

This 2nd edition includes new material: a post-2015 election analysis by Adrian Pabst and a postscript by Maurice Glasman on Labour after the 2015 leadership contest.

If there is one party that generally has stronger control in a region, instead of squandering financial and manpower resources contesting every election, including ones where they have almost no chance of winning, opposition parties will target just positions where they think they can be competitive, leaving others unopposed.

In a general election contest against Republican real estate executive Paul Massey, Mayor de Blasio, 64 %, leads Massey, 22 %, by nearly three to one among registered voters in New York City including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate.

Reason - Rupe conducted a survey recently in the state of Wisconsin which covered a number of issues, including favorability ratings of local government, the Scott Walker Recall Election, and the Presidential election in the state — with polling in that last contest including Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Election, and the Presidential election in the state — with polling in that last contest including Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary election in the state — with polling in that last contest including Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson.

For a variety of reasons (including the impact of high levels of undecided voters in a specific poll), the actual result of an election contest may vary from the figures suggested by an opinion poll, even if the poll is carried out relatively close to election day, or on election day itself as in the case of exit polls, but the likelihood of such variation is not something that can be factored into this model.

Primary day hosted a series of elections, including the Democratic and Republican mayoral contests, Democratic races for city comptroller and public advocate, and various council races.

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Arkansas in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

The Ohio Republican traveled across the state this summer for a weekend of fundraising for contested House elections, including Matt Doheny in the North Country, Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle in Central New York and Brooks in the Rochester area.

The leadership contest was triggered after Tim Farron said he would step down following the party's failure to make as much progress as he had hoped at the general election, and a series of punishing interviews about his personal views on issues including homosexuality.

No fewer than 13 aspirants, including Prof. Charles Soludo, have indicated interest to contest the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra on the platform of the All Progressives Congress.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Senate in California in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

While incumbent Democratic District Attorney Thomas Spota, who is retiring, had major and minor party cross-endorsements, including from the Conservatives, in his last three elections, Richard Schaffer, Suffolk Democratic chairman, said it is the first time the Democratic nominee has ever received the party's endorsement in a contested district attorney race.

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in California in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

But the fate of John Dramani Mahama contesting the 2020 elections remains on the balance considering recent claimed reports from the Kwesi Botchway report which is said to reveal that Mahama may have flouted some key campaign strategies including the misuse of campaign funds and the inability to relate to the economic woes of the electorate.

So far, top NDC officials including Alban Bagbin and Joshua Alabi have registered their interest to contesting the general elections as they currently scout for support within the party.

Now that the primary is officialy in the books, general election contests are heating up all over the state — including on Long Island, where Republican Michael Venditto is poised to release a hard - hitting ad that slams his Democratic opponent and fellow Nassau County legislator, Dave Denenberg, for his 2005 conviction on petition fraud charges and says he'll «fit right in» with the string of Albany lawmakers busted on corruption charges.

A «contested election» does not include an election in which only members of the sitting monarch's extended family can vote (like the succession system of the Saudi Arabian monarchy or the Cambodian monarchy).

There are local contests all across the state, including a special election in the Southern Tier's 52nd Senate District to fill the vacant seat that used to belong to ex-Sen.

These included allowing candidates to use their «commonly used name» on ballot papers and extending the deadline for the registration of political parties wishing to contest elections.

My tweet of Friday April 20, 2018 was typical of the reaction, «Actually Buhari was describing himself - he didn't get a good education and has no certificate; he's lived on the Nigerian state all his life; he doesn't like work; and he's fixated on Nigeria's oil...» In truth, Buhari has not presented evidence of completing secondary school - in all the elections he contested, including in 2015 he tendered affidavits to INEC and has declined to perform the simple task of providing his school certificate; since he joined the army in 1961, he has been a «ward» of the Nigerian state and served in multiple states as military governor, as Minister of Petroleum and Chairman of NNPC board under illegal military regimes; he was himself an unconstitutional military head of state; he was Chairman of Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF) under the despotic and thieving dictator, Abacha; and is now back as civilian president.

It's election day across New York and locally voters have some contested races to decide, including who will become the next Cortland County Sheriff.

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state assembly in Nevada in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign spending in state assembly races, including spending in both primary and general election contests.

But be mindful that the special election was a three - way contest that included Jack Davis, running as a Tea Party line, in addition to Republican Jane Corwin.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (CNN)- Minnesota's Supreme Court Thursday barred officials from including rejected absentee ballots in the recount of the state's hotly contested U.S. Senate race unless both of the candidates and elections officials agree the ballot was improperly rejected.

Recent elections, including the Congressional contest between Rep. Charles Rangel and State Sen. Adriano Espaillat, have seen election night totals come in drastically different from the eventual official count.

And even though GOP Gov. Scott Walker has won three statewide elections, including a recall contest, his bid for a third term is likely to get more competitive.

In the last 20 years, since John Major's election in 1990, the trend has been even more pronounced - seven elections out of nine, including all four Conservative leadership contests.

Politics of Thursday, 17 May 2018 Source: Graphic.com.gh File photo A total of 43 aspirants seeking for various positions in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) have returned their nomination forms to contest the national election as of the close of filing of nominations last Tuesday.When nominations ended on May 10, 46 aspirants had picked up forms to contest various positions of the party, including the national chairmanship slot.

Among other complaints raised by the campaigners included the wrongful spelling of «Ghanaians», written as «Ghanians» and a false statement that Ghana's president - elect, Nana Akufo - Addo had contested a general election in 1998.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Senate in Texas in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

Some hotly contested races are on the ballot today, including elections for Erie County executive and Niagara Falls mayor.

It's election day across New York and locally voters have some contested races to decide, including

«Whether the 1st defendant (Buhari), despite the various call, including the applicants (plaintiffs)» ultimatum dated 15th February 2018, will remain mute, without making a public declaration to contest the presidential election of 2019.»

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Senate in Arizona in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

Olujimi, who also announced her intention to contest the governorship election on the platform of the PDP, said Kabba - Omuo - Ifaki and Ado - Ifaki - Otun roads had been included in the 2018 budgets for reconstruction.

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Arizona in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

They also called on INEC to include Jegede's name in the list of the candidates that would contest the election.

Galloway is the latest of a line that includes Alex Salmond of the SNP in last year's Scottish elections and independents (including a self - styled monkey) in mayoral contests, as well as the Greens, BNP and UKIP in proportional - voting elections to the European Parliament and Greater London Assembly.

New Disclosure Bills Proposed in New York Legislature Secret money spent by outside organizations has become increasingly common in American elections, including New York State and federal contests.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State House in New Hampshire in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State House races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state senate in Texas in past years and the cumulative amount of dollars raised in state senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state House of Representatives in New Hampshire in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign spending in state House races, including spending in both primary and general election contests.

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State Senate in Wyoming in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State Senate races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.

57 candidates stood in the election with 15 seats being contested, which included 2 seats in Greenhill ward due to a by - election being held at the same time.