Sentences with phrase «election race against»

With Hunter's exit, Katko is a lock to win the Republican nomination and can focus on the general election race against Maffei.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio easily defeated a field of longshot Democratic primary opponents Tuesday night, setting up a general election race against Republican Nicole Malliotakis.

Espaillat, now in his third attempt to claim Rangel's Congressional seat, is facing off in a crowded election race against Assemblymembers Keith Wright and Guillermo Linares, former Assemblymember Adam Clayton Powell, former Democratic National Committee political director Clyde Williams and others.

Should Guinta survive his primary, though, his omnibus vote may come up in a general election race against former Democratic Rep. Carol Shea - Porter.

Not exact matches

It sets distressing signals about race and protest, the same week as police moved in again on a peaceful Indigenous - led standoff against a North Dakota pipeline — and as Donald Trump rhetoric riles up believers in Second Amendment «remedies» when an election doesn't go their way.

The first, Why We Must Talk about Impeaching Obama is the one about the mechanics, about why it isn't decisive that the Senate won't convict, and how to consider the various arguments, touching race, elections, Joe Biden, etc., that Prudence might make against such talk.

Mrozek, who's listed as an election district director on the New York State United Teachers website, detailed several ways members could support Small in her race against Republican candidate Chris Jacobs, including distributing literature at the homecoming football game, displaying lawn signs and volunteering for phone bank shifts.

While I can't say much about the West Coast races, I voted for Teachout against Cuomo in the last election.

State Senator Adriano Espaillat conceded his race against Congressman Charlie Rangel for a second time yesterday, and it seems he's not planning to issue the apology to the Board of Elections that Commissioner J.C. Polanco called for anytime soon.

The general election should be a breeze against David Patterson but Lazio may have a tough time in the GOP primary if former New York City mayor Rudy Guliani enters the race.

And when GOP voters rejected their party's nominee in favor of an outsider, they took a striking stand against cross endorsements, races rigged by party bosses, and backroom deals for Election Day patronage spoils.

This came as no surprise, as The Cook Political Report rated this race as solid Democratic, and Booker won the 2013 special election against Republican Steve Lonegan by 10.9 percent.

Democrats also hope to make competitive races against longtime incumbents Kemp Hannon and Carl Marcellino, who have in previous presidential election cycles seen closer - than - expected races.

Now that the congressional primaries have passed and the general election battles are set, (for the most part), candidates in contested races across the state and their respective supporters have turned their attention to the opponents against whom they'll be facing off in November.

Labour point to the dog - whistle campaign against Sadiq Khan in the London mayoral race and the emphasis placed on Diane Abbott during the general election campaign.

But unlike the WFP's endorsement in the race for governor, which could have held real consequences for Cuomo's general election match up against Republican Rob Astorino, the impact of the national endorsement for Sanders over Clinton is more of a symbolic statement of purpose for the party.

Unmentioned is the fact that Cuomo, whose victory over Republican Rob Astorino in November is even more likely without a WFP candidate in the race, would probably seek some sort of retaliation against the WFP — assuming, that is, that the party managed to get 50,000 votes for Teachout on its ballot line in the November general election and maintained its official status.

Elections commissioners confirmed that Peggy Chase, the Democratic candidate for Onondaga County legislator in the 9th District (representing parts of Syracuse), won her race against incumbent Republican Bob Andrews.

(CNN)- Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D - Arkansas, faces off against Rep. John Boozman, R - Arkansas, at a 1 p.m. ET debate in one the mostly hotly contested Senate races of the 2010 Election.

Angle, a Tea Party - backed candidate who lost to Democrat and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid in the 2010 election, said in a statement posted on her Facebook page, «The tea party movement stood with me through a hard fought race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.»

(CNN)-- Republican Rep. Allen West's push to have votes recounted in his Florida congressional race against Democrat Patrick Murphy was granted late Friday when the St. Lucie County Supervisor of Elections ordered a retabulation of all eight days of early voting to begin Saturday morning.

Whichever candidate ultimately takes on Astorino in the general election will be shorthanded in a financial race against the county executive, who reported a $ 2.5 million campaign fund balance in January.

The attorney for Republican election officials in Nassau County said Friday that Christopher McGrath, the party's candidate in the special election in the 9th State Senate District, had been «mathematically eliminated» in his race against Democrat Todd Kaminsky.

MacIsaac had been defeated in last November's general election by a narrow six - vote margin in his race against incumbent county legislator Mary Wawro.

Anna Throne - Holst received more votes in five of the 1st District's seven towns against Dave Calone during Tuesday's Democratic primary race, according to results released Wednesday by the Suffolk County Board of Elections.

New Yorkers Together this election cycle has been especially active in Long Island state Senate races on behalf of Democratic challengers to Republican incumbents, most recently funding efforts to bolster Democrat Ryan Cronin's bid against Sen. Kemp Hannon.

Republican Rep. Claudia Tenney is struggling to raise money for her 2018 election campaign against Democratic state Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi in what is expected to be one of the most competitive House races in the nation, new disclosure reports show.

NYC Public Advocate Letitia James burned through nearly all of the more than $ 750,000 in taxpayer matching funds in a lopsided race against a poorly funded opponent — spending $ 500,000 on a single Election Day expenditure, public records show.

Though he says he is not disappointed he was kicked out of the race technically, he has vowed to campaign against the NDC in the 2016 elections because he can not side with a party that has taken Ghanaians for granted.

Owens, who has held office since winning a special election last fall against Hoffman and Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, whose name was on the ballot even though she has been forced out of the race due to her moderate views, has a higher name recognition in the district.

The attorney for Republican election officials in Nassau County said that Christopher McGrath, the party's candidate in the special election in the 9th state senate district, had been «mathematically eliminated» in his race against Democrat Todd Kaminsky.

The election commission's now - settled lawsuit against the state Democratic Party, and lawsuits by the party against the SEEC, came after the state Republican Party chairman filed a complaint that the Democrats funneled state contractors» money into the 2014 gubernatorial race through a back door.

That race ended badly, too, with Cuomo losing the Democratic run - off to Ed Koch, then — against the wishes of party leaders — fighting Koch in the general election as the Liberal Party's nominee.

This association complicates Wallace's chances of winning the seat in the November race against Republican incumbent Brian FitzpatrickBrian K. FitzpatrickPrimary win gives resurgent left a new shot of adrenaline The Hill's Morning Report — Sponsored by CVS Health — Big night for women in primary elections Partisan fractures in Pennsylvania's primary MORE.

However, Catsimatidis announced Monday night that he would be sitting this race out because he thinks it would be too difficult to go against an incumbent in the election.

The only fun left in the race is to try and pinpoint Spitzer's percentages in his Sept. 12 primary against Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi and in the general election against the Republicans» sacrificial lamb, John Faso.

GOP candidate Grant Lally sent an e-mail blast Monday announcing that the New York Board of Elections certified him as winner of the tight race against Stephen Labate for New York's 3rd Congressional District Republican nomination — but the declaration came as news to state board of election officials, who said they have no role in certifying the race's results not certified the results.

The 7th District race, one strategist warned, represents a potential dilemma for the Democrats: a more liberal candidate could win the primary, only to face a tough general election against Culberson for the GOP - leaning seat.

-- Not helping Joe Brennan properly file petitions when he tried to challenge Chris St. Lawrence for Ramapo Town Supervisor in 2005, leading to his failure to get on the ballot — Not actively supporting Anthony Mele when he ran against St. Lawrence in 2007, and instead horse - trading for «bloc vote» support in another election — Chairman Dolan supporting Democrat Carl Wright instead of Republican Marino Fontana in 2008 Sloatsburg mayoral election — Dolan and Reda not supporting Republican Bob Romanowski in his 2009 campaign against St. Lawrence — Reda appearing to support Alex Gromack instead of GOP candidate Ralph Sabatini in 2011 Clarkstown Supervisor race — Helping Bronx County Republican Chairman Jay Savino get a «patronage job» in the Town of Clarsktown

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney is struggling to raise money for her 2018 election campaign against State Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi in what is expected to be one of the most competitive House races in the nation, new disclosure reports show.

If Schachtner can make the race against Jarchow close, that accomplishment would send a message to Wisconsin Republicans who have controlled the Legislature for seven straight years: Beware the fall elections.

Indiana's 9th District switched party hands three times in four elections from 2004 to 2010, partially including the series of four races when Democrat Baron Hill faced off against Republican Mike Sodrel.

Democrat Colleen Deacon, an Syracuse University alumna running against Rep. John Katko in New York state's 24th Congressional District race, spoke with other prominent politicians about the upcoming election at a Syracuse rally on Friday.

The race also was marked by two complaints filed against Coleman with the State Elections Enforcement Commission.

But just more than 40 days before the election, he appears to be in very comfortable shape in his race against former Congressional aide Dan Lamb (D).

Before her election to Congress two years ago in a hotly contested race against a Republican incumbent, she had never held public office.

Asked about his dismal fundraising earlier this week and whether he'll be able to be competitive against Cuomo, who has $ 23.6 million on hand; and Carl Paladino, who has pledged to spend up to $ 10 million of his own money on the campaign; Lazio insisted that he'll have sufficient funds to remain in the race — and even win — reminding New Yorkers that this is «an election, not an auction.»

In the last election, Cohen ran a close race against Oppenheimer, winning the endorsement of the New York Times — not exactly a conservative bastion — in part because Oppenheimer had «too little to show for her years in Albany,» an editorial in the newspaper commented.

Moya, a former secretary to the Senate under Gov. David Paterson, took 67 percent of the vote in his race against Monserrate for the empty 39th Assembly District seat, which had been left vacant after Sen. Jose Peralta (D - East Elmhurst) won Monserrate's old seat in the Senate in a March special election.

When Campbell stood down, the leadership race against Nick Clegg, which Huhne's election literature called «Calamity Clegg», provoking a complaint from Clegg.