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The special election race in New York's 20th district between state Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R) and venture capitalist Scott Murphy (D) is a dead heat — literally.

For Republicans, former state Rep. Randy Graf remains the favorite, but the candidacies of former state party chairman Mike Hellon and state Rep. Steve Huffman give national Republicans reason for optimism: Kolbe has previously said that Graf, who challenged him in the 2004 primary, is too conservative to win a general election race in this swing district.

He replied by referring to an old election race in which the foreign secretary finished a distant third: «I do recall that Boris Johnson once stood as rector of Edinburgh University.

He beat Chris McGrath, a Republican, in a rematch of their special election race in April to succeed Dean G. Skelos.

A contentious Republican primary is spilling over into the general election race in New York's 54th State Senate District.

Trump carried this north - central Ohio seat by 11 points, but after watching Republicans lose a district that backed the president by 20 points (the old Pennsylvania's 18th) and struggle to win another that he won by 21 points (Arizona's 8th), that's enough evidence to move the Aug. 7 special election race in a more competitive district.

The Bronx Republican chairman says that the 13th is one of three potentially competitive general election races in the city.

The super PAC aligned with the New York State United Teachers has started spending in two general election races in support that could decide control of the state Senate.

Brannan and Quaglione will now face off in one of the few competitive general election races in the city in District 43.

Not exact matches

Gillespie faces off with the Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ralph Northam, Virginia's lieutenant governor, in the Tuesday election, which is billed as the premier race of 2017.

In the runup to the gubernatorial election, the editorial board of the Martinsville Bulletin wrote that the newspaper wouldn't be making endorsements in state or local races: «It's not for a lack of interesIn the runup to the gubernatorial election, the editorial board of the Martinsville Bulletin wrote that the newspaper wouldn't be making endorsements in state or local races: «It's not for a lack of interesin state or local races: «It's not for a lack of interest.

«As the race stands now, with Republicans in charge of both Houses, there is a good chance that my candidacy could lead to the election of Donald Trump,» he explained in a Bloomberg View post.

Another Special Election, Another Litmus Test for November: What To Know About Tuesday's Race in Arizona

In a race that includes a primary election, that means contributors can give up to $ 2,700 to a candidate for the primary and an additional $ 2,700 to the same candidate for the general election.

Lamb and Saccone are locked in a tight race that has prompted Republicans to fear they'll lose a seat in a district that went heavily for Trump in the 2016 presidential election.

In the 2012 election, Flake narrowly beat Democrat Richard Carmona in the race to replace Arizona's departing Republican Senator John KyIn the 2012 election, Flake narrowly beat Democrat Richard Carmona in the race to replace Arizona's departing Republican Senator John Kyin the race to replace Arizona's departing Republican Senator John Kyl.

Some voters in Jefferson County ended up crossing party lines to cast their ballots for who they thought was the best candidate in each of the races — defying the practice of party line voting in an election that showed a deep red - blue political divide.

The Obama administration, in particular, has come under fire recently for what some lawmakers say was an inadequate response to Russia's election interference efforts during the 2016 presidential race.

It's another busy week in the run up to the first presidential caucus for the 2016 election, as two more candidates joined the race.

Troubling or not, here's how a few contentious down ballot races played out in yesterday's election, and what the results could mean for Canadian businesses.

The upcoming midterm races are expected to be some of the most expensive elections in recent memory.

In the tight three - way race of this year's federal election, the focus has shifted from the reliability of any single research firm to the wisdom of the collective pollster mind, with news outlets arguing over who can aggregate the polls in the most reliable fashioIn the tight three - way race of this year's federal election, the focus has shifted from the reliability of any single research firm to the wisdom of the collective pollster mind, with news outlets arguing over who can aggregate the polls in the most reliable fashioin the most reliable fashion.

Presidents like Bill Clinton have tried to personally influence elections in places like Russia and Israel while in office, but Levin said he has not come across an instance where a former president has offered an endorsement in a foreign leadership race like Obama.

Last month, the special counsel's office charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities with conspiring to interfere in the 2016 race by mounting an elaborate social - media disinformation campaign aimed at sowing discord before and after the election.

The SHRM survey from June reports HR professionals have seen less political conversation in the workplace as compared with past elections, surmising that it's in part because the presidential race is even more polarizing than usual.

That said, it seems VandeHei may not have been so much urging Zuckerberg to run as he was commenting that the 2016 race is so outside the bounds of typical U.S. presidential elections that almost few twists in the narrative would be surprising at this point.

As Britons headed to the polls on Thursday, it's worth highlighting how the general election could influence the course of that country's exit, or «Brexit,» from the European Union — particularly as the race appears to have tightened in recent weeks.

Whether the «rust belt's» expectations are met will be central to 2018 U.S. mid-term elections and likely frame the presidential race in 2020.

After the»04 presidential race, I had a meeting to discuss the role media had played in the election.

Section 702 of FISA came under scrutiny as the intelligence community began looking into Russia's election interference and whether the Trump campaign colluded with Moscow to sway the race in his favor.

The issue arose in the Republican primary debates, and reportedly resentment of the abuse was a major contributor to Hillary Clinton's loss of Florida in the general election in the 2016 US presidential race.

But the Facebook founder said the company deployed new artificial intelligence tools to detect malicious activity in elections in France, Italy and a special Senate race in Alabama.

Although Renzi's Democratic party (PD) emerged from Sunday's regional elections as the overall victor, it lost a bellwether race in Liguria, in northern Italy, to the League - backed candidate from Silvio Berlusconi's centre - right Forza Italia, and was trounced by the League in Veneto, the region around Venice.

You'll find coverage of the 13 congressional races key to the midterm elections, the race to be California's next governor and what's happening in Sacramento.

With the close presidential election in 2016 and races in divided national and state legislatures, special

The stakes are also high for Republicans in Congress, where Republicans on Tuesday night watched their party peers in state and local races get ousted in a string of election defeats.

With the close presidential election in 2016 and races in divided national and state legislatures, special elections have garnered extra

10) Edmonton - Rutherford In a rematch of the closest race of the 2008 election, PC MLA Fred Horne will face former Liberal MLA Rick Miller.

In rural ridings where NDP candidates were elected in tight races, the low 20 percent threshold in Ms. Aheer's Bill 206 would equal almost the same amount of votes received by Wildrose candidates in the recent electioIn rural ridings where NDP candidates were elected in tight races, the low 20 percent threshold in Ms. Aheer's Bill 206 would equal almost the same amount of votes received by Wildrose candidates in the recent electioin tight races, the low 20 percent threshold in Ms. Aheer's Bill 206 would equal almost the same amount of votes received by Wildrose candidates in the recent electioin Ms. Aheer's Bill 206 would equal almost the same amount of votes received by Wildrose candidates in the recent electioin the recent election.

The White House didn't want to open up Cotton's Arkansas Senate seat after the GOP's shocking loss in the Alabama Senate race and other special elections.

It is expected that current Progressive Conservative MLA and former Premier Alison Redford could resign to allow Jim Prentice to run in a by - election shortly after he wins the PC leadership race in September.

President Vladimir Putin's real challenge in Sunday's presidential election is not winning the race, but getting enough turnout to show the world his victory is legitimate.

During the nomination race, Edmonton - McClung PC MLA David Xiao was disqualified from the contest by the Conservative Party National Council (Mr. Xiao was defeated in this month's provincial election).

As expected, Don Iveson was re-elected Mayor of Edmonton in a huge landslide with 141,182 votes — 72 percent of the total votes cast in that race — increasing his total vote count from the 2013 election.

Fort McMurray - Athabasca Unlike the raucous Conservative by - election nomination race in Macleod, the contest to choose the next Conservative candidate in northeastern Alberta's Fort McMurray - Athabasca is a sleepy affair.

There are, we know, a number of interesting races going on across the province this election cycle, but one of the more compelling ones is the contest for the seat in Rimbey - Rocky Mountain House - Sundr...

In the Public School Board races, Michael Janz was re-elected in a landslide in Ward F. With 15,671 votes and 71.4 percent of the total vote, Janz earned the most votes of any trustee and council candidate and the highest percentage of any candidate in this election except Don IvesoIn the Public School Board races, Michael Janz was re-elected in a landslide in Ward F. With 15,671 votes and 71.4 percent of the total vote, Janz earned the most votes of any trustee and council candidate and the highest percentage of any candidate in this election except Don Ivesoin a landslide in Ward F. With 15,671 votes and 71.4 percent of the total vote, Janz earned the most votes of any trustee and council candidate and the highest percentage of any candidate in this election except Don Ivesoin Ward F. With 15,671 votes and 71.4 percent of the total vote, Janz earned the most votes of any trustee and council candidate and the highest percentage of any candidate in this election except Don Ivesoin this election except Don Iveson.

After a divisive PC leadership race and a surprise win in the Calgary - Elbow by - election, it looked as if the Liberals led by Edmonton MLA Kevin Taft were about to build significant gains after their Calgary breakthrough in the 2004 election.

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.

-- Having the Blue Jays in the race for the World Series at the same time as the federal election has been a bit of a boon for the Conservatives, given that they share the same colours.