Sentences with phrase «facing primary runoffs»

The Club for Growth endorsed two House candidates facing primary runoffs in Georgia Thursday, two days after the Peach State primaries.

Not exact matches

He faced five challengers in the Republican primary and received 45.4 percent of the vote, falling short of the majority required to avoid a runoff election.

Last night, Joe Lhota won the Republican primary for mayor, while Bill de Blasio led the field of Democrats (though it remains to be seen whether he'll face a runoff with rival Bill Thompson).

Handel finished second in the jungle primary and faced Ossoff in the runoff.

DeMarco and Palmer will now face off in the July 15 GOP primary runoff, which is likely to determine the next member of Congress from this heavily Republican district based in the conservative Birmingham suburbs.

Republicans are facing rebellions from Mississippi to Arizona that could imperil their grip on Congress, as Roy Moore's win in the Alabama U.S. Senate primary runoff over Trump - backed Luther Strange emboldens populist challengers.

Under the current system for the city's three citywide primaries — mayor, comptroller and public advocate races — if no candidate receives 40 percent of the vote, then the top two candidates face off in a runoff election, as mandated by state law.

If no candidate wins 40 percent of the vote in the primary, the top two will face off in a runoff election for the nomination.