Sentences with phrase «garner more votes»

The ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it will embark on a door - to - door campaign strategy to garner more votes ahead of the elections.

Republicans hope, in part, the added ballot line will help garner more votes, especially from disaffected Democrats and non-enrolled independents who are opposed to the standards.

«Many people thought it wouldn't be that close, but it was,» said Jackson, who noted that he garnered more votes than Espaillat in parts of the Senate district that did not overlap with the 72nd Assembly District, which Espaillat previously represented as an Assemblymember.

(Mickey Kearns garnered more votes eight years ago in losing to Brown in a landslide).

By contrast, when Eliot Spitzer was cross-endorsed by WFP in the 2006 gubernatorial race, he garnered more votes on the WFP line than the party's lower - level candidates.

It was selected by the gaming public to be turned into a two - week prototype, after garnering more votes than any other Amnesia Fortnight pitch.

Not exact matches

Research indicates, for instance, that companies with majority (rather than plurality) voting for directors are more apt to adopt shareholder proposals that garner majority support, and that many chief financial officers are willing to forgo investments in projects expected to be profitable in the longer term in order to meet analysts» quarterly earnings estimates.

The final vote will head to the Senate at an unspecified date where she is believed to garner the necessary 60... [Read more...]

The fact that every first world country has some form of social welfare implemented isn't stupid, it's brilliant; it's a sure fire way to garner votes from those that will always vote for whoever promises them more benefits.

Cahill garnered a little more than 41 percent of the vote, which many Republicans considered a success against the then - popular incumbent, who was a prodigious fundraiser and favorite among labor unions.

This is because the Tories have been promoting primaries for a good while, and not as far as I can see on the basis of any other argument except that they think it would be good to engage more of the public in party political democracy and because it makes them look more welcoming as a party which might garner votes in the long run.

Gounardes Challenged Golden back in 2012 and garnered 42 % of the vote to Golden's 57 %, losing by slightly more than 10,000 votes.

Tobin, who ran for California Secretary of State in 2010 — garnering more than 214,000 votes as the Libertarian nominee — had served as Ralph Nader's national ballot access coordinator during the 2008 presidential campaign, a year when the feisty consumer activist, seeking the brass ring for the final time, appeared on the ballot in 45 states and the District of Columbia.

De Blasio was announced the winner by local newscasts before 9:30 p.m., after early poll results showed him garnering over 61 percent of the vote with more than half of precincts reporting.

Despite his past losses, Hawkins garnered more than 100,000 votes in the 2014 New York gubernatorial race and put the Green Party on the fourth line of the ballot, according to Hawkins» press release.

Real - estate developers are more accustomed to cutting zoning and wage deals with City Hall than garnering votes.

In the recent United Kingdom local council elections, the UK Independence Party (UKIP) won 147 seats, an increase of 139 seats, garnering more than one million votes (around 23 %) across 35 local governments...

The rest of the field garners no more than 2 % of the vote as a first choice, including John Kasich (2 %), Chris Christie (1 %), George Pataki (< 1 %), Lindsey Graham (0 %), and Jim Gilmore (0 %).

In contrast, the majority party need only have 50 % of the vote, so there is little incentive for the majority to keep changing positions in order to garner «more than 50 %.»

They give 29 Republicans the edge needed to garner more than the 32 votes necessary to control the chamber, despite 32 enrolled Democrats in Senate seats, with another reliably Democratic seat temporarily vacant.

Podemos secured a surprise victory at the European elections in May, winning five MEP seats and garnering more than 1.2 million votes.

Meanwhile, veteran Stephen Simpson could garner the more moderate conservative vote.

In a lopsided victory, the incumbent Sampson — who is accused of with stealing more than $ 400,000 in home foreclosure sales and tampering with an FBI investigation, among other charges — garnered 3,000 votes more than his closest challenger to take 54.2 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary for the 19th Senate district.

The National Republican Congressional Committee listed McSally as part of its Patriot Program for members who could potentially be vulnerable in 2018 even though she garnered more than 57 percent of the vote in her 2016 faceoff with Democrat Matt Heinz.Hillary Clinton carried the district by nearly five points last November over President Donald Trump, according to calculations by Daily KOS Elections.

Almost five months after Governor Andrew Cuomo's Women's Equality Party garnered the more than 50,000 votes it needed to retain a ballot line in future elections, the party still has no formal leadership or bylaws, a spokesman for the state Board of Elections said.

State Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck) swept past Democratic challenger Bob Friedrich in Tuesday's primary, garnering more than 68 percent of the vote with 91 of 102 precincts counted by early Wednesday morning, according to unofficial election results.

Green Party gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins announced late last night that his 2014 fundraising has already surpassed the entire amount he raised for his 2012 bid, which garnered more than 50,000 votes and won his party automatic ballot status for four years.

Clinton is projected by that model to garner about 292 electoral college votes — 22 more than the necessary 270 votes.

He believes the part - time salary of more than $ 42,000 is too high but has not garnered support from his Democratic colleagues to vote to lower the salary.

Paladino garners the support of more than six in ten Republicans who are likely to vote — 63 %, but only 11 % of likely Democratic voters.

The swanky breakfast drew a host of other Democratic luminaries, including Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, Public Advcoate Letitia James, State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and even Zephyr Teachout, the law professor who garnered more than 30 percent of the vote against Gov. Andrew Cuomo last week.

In one of the country's more unusual systems, a candidate running for state - wide office in Utah must garner at least 60 percent of the delegates» votes if they are facing a challenger.

Mr. Latimer garnered about a total of 117,000 votes — or about 46 % more than the 2013 Democratic county executive candidate...

According to unofficial results from the city Board of Elections, the mayor captured more than 66 percent of the vote, with the GOP candidate garnering less than 28 percent.

Yuh - Line Niou, a former Assembly staffer, garnered 31 percent of the vote, which was more than enough to defeat her nearest rival, Jennifer Rajkumar, who tallied 19 percent.

During the brutal primary, Quinn painted de Blasio as a two - faced, ineffective politician who cared more about garnering votes than building a substantive record.

Rafelson edged out Federico Fellini for best director; Black overwhelmingly won best supporting actress, garnering more than twice the votes of her nearest rival, French actress Françoise Fabian (star of My Night at Maud's).

This year the Awards garnered more than twice the number of public votes received in 2014.

Only Nine More Votes Needed to Move Bill Forward The bill, which needed 60 votes to move forward, only garnered 51 votes of support, with 43 oppVotes Needed to Move Bill Forward The bill, which needed 60 votes to move forward, only garnered 51 votes of support, with 43 oppvotes to move forward, only garnered 51 votes of support, with 43 oppvotes of support, with 43 opposed.

An amendment to make the percentage 1 % instead of 1.5 % — to garner more support — failed in a tie, 5 to 5, vote on Feb. 17, 2014.

The show includes third - party online voting, with Season 2 pulling in votes from as far away as Australia and the U.K. With each season, the show gets better and garners more interest from businesses, mentors and possible contestants, he says.