Sentences with phrase «heated gubernatorial»

A politician, he is engaged in a heated gubernatorial race with the feisty Governor Tracy (Christine Ebersole), a tough old bird who doesn't hesitate to play hardball with opponents.

In 2010 — the last year in which there was a heated gubernatorial primary at the top of the ticket — just 15 percent of eligible voters showed up at the polls.

Ralph Northam, a folksy Democrat from the Eastern Shore, beat out Ed Gillespie, former chairman of the Republican National Committee, in Virginia's heated gubernatorial race.

Not exact matches

Today's Siena poll finds GOP gubernatorial primary opponents Rick Lazio and Carl Paladino locked in a statistical dead heat (43 - 42), while Sen. Eric Schniederman and Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice are battling it out (25 - 23) in the five - way Democratic AG primary, with 29 percent of voters still undecided just three days before heading to the polls.

Two gubernatorial hopefuls marched with more than 1,000 climate change protesters to call on the Cuomo administration to implement more environmentally friendly policies, starting with a new microgrid project that heats and cools the Empire State Plaza.

The state Democratic Party is keeping the heat on GOP gubernatorial Rick Lazio for the $ 1.3 million bonus he received from JP Morgan, releasing a new Web ad that features a crying cartoon baby (who sort of reminds me of Baby Herman) and a call to supporters to «tell Rick to stop being a baby» and return the cash.

In another dead - heat race, Malloy defeated Foley by less than 1 percentage point in 2010 in the closest gubernatorial election in Connecticut in more than 50 years.

NY1's Bobby Cuza is on Andrew Cuomo duty today and said the Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner hedged during a post-GOTV rally Q&A with reporters on the subject of state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who, according to this morning's Siena poll, is in a dead heat with his GOP opponent, Harry Wilson.

On the heels of news a Senate Republican ad hired Philadelphia - based actors to portray «hicky, blue collar» West Virginians, Ohio GOP gubernatorial candidate John Kasich is facing increasing heat for a recent spot that uses a fake, disgruntled steelworker.

Massachusetts Republican gubernatorial candidate Charlie Baker is facing heat from social conservatives within his own party after his running mate, Karyn Polito, endorsed gay marriage this week.

New York gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino ripped New Jersey Gov. and fellow GOPer Chris Christie Wednesday for appearing with rival Democratic Gov. Cuomo at a joint bistate security press conference at 7 World Trade Center — in the heat of an election campaign.

Greenwich business executive Tom Foley roared to victory Tuesday night in a low - turnout Republican gubernatorial primary, setting up a potentially contentious rematch with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy this fall that polls show will start off as a dead heat.

Five Republican candidates for Georgia governor battled it out in a heated debate; current lieutenant governor and gubernatorial candidate Casey Cagle discusses his platform on»...

Texas Governor and current Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Perry is taking some heat in the local press for publishing a public schedule that's both sparse and incomplete:

Malloy won by less than 1 percentage point four years ago in the closest Connecticut gubernatorial election in more than 50 years, and previous Quinnipiac University polls this year have shown the two combatants are in a dead heat.

In an interview with POLITICO in the heat of the gubernatorial election, Murphy threatened to stymie Cuomo's own Port Authority projects should the New York governor not acquiesce.

Carl Paladino During a heated altercation on the campaign trail, 2010 tea - party gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino threatened a New York Post editor by saying «I'll take you out.»

«I think the intensity has increased because the mainline Democrats know there's a gubernatorial election and are hoping to put the heat on (Cuomo) in order to make this happen,» he said.

Cuomo has taken heat from Republicans, including his gubernatorial challenger, Rob Astorino, for releasing and promoting his book just weeks before the election.