Sentences with phrase «field of candidates hoping»

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP)-- New York state voters will decide several state Senate primaries on Tuesday — including some races that attracted a crowded field of candidates hoping to succeed a departing lawmaker.

Also Tuesday, voters in the 7th Congressional District stretching from central to northern Wisconsin whittled down a field of candidates hoping to replace retiring Democratic Rep. David Obey.

Not exact matches

Cox insisted he hadn't encouraged Mermel to (the theory goes that he's trying to broaden the field in hopes of siphoning off support from Lazio to help Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, or perhaps make an argument that there are so many candidates everyone should simply be automatically allowed onto the ballot).

Though NYC GOP leader had hoped to avoid another bruising primary in this year's mayor's race, the field of candidates has grown.

After fielding a handful of on - topic questions, Nixon turned to go, but took one more query from Lutchi Gayot, who introduced himself as a candidate hoping to unseat Rep. Yvette Clarke in the neighboring 9th Congressional district.

The 23,000 - member union has a habit of getting in very early with candidates in hopes of maximizing its investment and gaining maneuvering power in a field dominated by bigger labor heavyweights like SEIU 1199, CSEA and the AFL - CIO.

Field nominated Jeremy Corbyn as a candidate in the Labour leadership election of 2015, [23] stating that while he did not think Corbyn could win a general election, he hoped his candidacy would force the party to confront its «deficit denial».

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- Republican state lawmaker Brian Kolb dropped out of the race for governor on Friday after only two months, leaving the GOP field with two candidates hoping to challenge Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the November election.

Nebraska voters on Tuesday will pick US Senate nominees for both parties out of crowded fields of candidates who hope to claim the seat held by incumbent Republican Deb Fischer.

Up to this point, the Democratic AG candidates have been releasing white papers on this or that issue, trying to differentiate themselves — or, as the case may be, out - liberal one another — in hopes of getting a toehold in the crowded field.

Republican state lawmaker Brian Kolb dropped out of the race for governor on Friday after only two months, leaving the GOP field with two candidates hoping to challenge Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the November election.

The Working Families Party is especially emboldened, and sources said the party is hoping to continue to expand its footprint, potentially fielding its own candidates independent of the Democratic Party and pushing to register new voters, like immigrants and fast food workers, to buoy causes.

Throughout the campaign, Schneiderman has hoped to position himself as the most progressive candidate in the field, and is betting that the unions and endorsements from people of color he has assembled will carry him to victory.

Labour MPs had been hoping to field one unity candidate against the Labour leader to maximise the chances of overcoming thousands of Corbynistas who have flooded into the party.

Co-founder of the Rural Educators Alliance (REA), master's candidate Carlye Sayler, hopes this week's events will help increase attention on a field that is often overlooked.

Spectre, told CNN «I hope folks will take this opportunity to learn more about the wide field of candidates out there.»

Choosing a licensed psychotherapist is not so different in that you will want to narrow the field of candidates, trust your gut instincts and hope for the best.