Sentences with phrase «failed gubernatorial primary»
Carl McCall weathered a failed gubernatorial primary challenge from Cuomo back in 2002 that almost cost the governor - elect his career.
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This is Koch's first campaign - like upstate swing since his failed 1982 gubernatorial bid during which his anti-upstate statements are now widely viwed as having cost him the primary race against Mario Cuomo.
The governor and lieutenant governor run separately in party primaries and their have been instances in which a gubernatorial candidate's preferred nominee for lieutenant governor fails to win the nomination.
Since Grisanti is the senator in Paladino's home base, it stands to reason that he would be the failed 2010 gubernatorial candidate's primary target.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino is reconsidering his decision not to run on a third party line of his own creation in the general election if he fails to win the GOP primary in September, a source familiar with the Buffalo businessman confirmed this morning.
The attorney general has worked hard to recover from his failed 2002 Democratic gubernatorial primary against H. Carl McCall, who was seeking to become the first black governor.
Cuomo was in the Democratic doghouse after his failed long - shot 2002 primary challenge to then - state Controller Carl McCall - at the time New York's highest - ranking black elected official and first black major party gubernatorial candidate.
«Based on the above, I wrote to notify the chairman of my protest and intention to withdraw from the 2017 gubernatorial primaries in Anambra if the party fails to address the issues presented.
Cuomo ran against McCall in a Democratic primary in 2002 during his first, failed gubernatorial run marred by an infamous gaffe aimed at Gov. George Pataki's handling of Sept. 11 and created strained tensions with the state's African - American community.
Cox's handpicked gubernatorial candidate, Democrat - turned - Republican Steve Levy, failed to muster the 50 percent of the weighted delegate votes needed to get him on a primary ballot, where he would have challenged the rank - and - file's top vote - getter, Rick Lazio.