Sentences with phrase «heated election challenge»

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In a laborious and at times heated hearing Friday afternoon, Indiana's Election Commission voted not to uphold combined challenges to Rep. Todd Young's appearing on the GOP Senate primary ballot.

Election season has been heating up this summer in Queens as several political hopefuls announced their challenges against incumbents in the state Legislature.

In a race that is heating up in the weeks leading up to Election Day Nov. 6, City Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone) is up against state Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D - Flushing) for the central Queens seat, while five - term U.S. Rep. Steve Israel (D - Hauppauge) faces challenges from multiple parties: Stephen Labate on the Republican, Conservative and Tax Revolt party lines; Anthony Tolda on the Constitution Party line; and Michael McDermott on the Libertarian line.

97th Assembly District — Ellen Jaffee v. Joe Chabot v. Tom Gulla After a heated Democratic primary challenge in the 97th Assembly District from Bloc - backed candidate Thomas Gulla, Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee faced a general election challenge from Republican Joe Chabot, and Gulla, who remained on the ballot on the Working Families Party line.

However, holding this line during the coming weeks will be challenging in the heat of the election campaign in which one of the main dividing lines will be hard v soft Brexit and the risks to the economy of not getting a deal on access to the single market.