Sentences with phrase «in the general election»

A candidate would have needed to receive over 50 percent of the vote in the general election in order to avoid a runoff election.

Candidates from both major parties faced off in the general election in 27 of the 40 districts up for election.

These delegates cast their votes in the general election for president and almost always vote the way their state voted.

We took a look at each of the 46 states to see how many state legislative districts had only one major party candidate running in the general election.

She urges viewers to support candidates in the general election who would vote «yes» on marriage.

The media are making it impossible for politicians in this general election campaign.

# 100,000 per candidate, rather than the usual limit these days for seats in a general election of around # 12,000 - # 13,000.

Or can you vote for the other party in the general election?

The two candidates are seeking a town board seat, with the winner then carrying the Democratic line in the general election.

And it said to the electorate that there are three choices in the general election of 2010.

Of course, your victory in the primary will guarantee a Republican win in the general election, so think carefully.

But is she ready to take on a Republican in a general election?

Failure to get the required number of valid Democratic signatures means that the candidate won't be on the ballot in the general election.

Yet it's even longer since the last time the Conservative party won an overall majority in a general election.

There are other reasons besides why small parties do less well in general elections.

He's already pitching his likely candidacy as one that can bring broader support in a general election.

Only 55 incumbents have lost in the general elections held over the past thirty years.

The district is heavily black and Democratic, and the Democratic nominee is all but assured of victory in the general election.

He faces no opposition in the primary, but will have a strong Republican opponent in the general election.

Voters in general elections are familiar with candidates as part of their regular news intake.

I'm running period, even if it's detrimental to our chances in the general election.

That would be the party's worst performance in a general election since the 1930s.

This aspect of the president's job had been all but ignored in the primaries, although it was certain to become an issue in the general election.

It's a position that could play well in a low - turnout Republican primary, but potentially cause serious headaches in a general election match - up in an overwhelmingly blue state.

Then, the single candidate with the most votes from each political party will be that party's nominee in the general election.

Although he filed to run as an independent in the general election, he said he was not slated on the ballot after issues were raised about forms he submitted.

Independent candidates may run only in the general election.

Did you take part in the general election campaign?

While there are of course other factors in play in a general election, the Conservatives need to inject a sense of urgency into the campaign.

... In our own campaign, polling was just one way we viewed how we were doing in a state in the general election.

Not only that, but plans are already being drawn up for him to play a significant cheer - leading role in the general election campaign.

That would be a big result in a general election.

Candidates appearing in the general election will be listed below with colored dots corresponding to any party they will represent on the ballot.

She got the nomination, then lost by about nine points in the general election.

This system often results in two candidates of the same party opposing each other in the general election.

It simply allows you to ask your party to nominate a particular candidate to put forward in a general election.

Previously, a political party was required to meet this requirement in each general election cycle.

Initially it was only for the Scottish general election, but we soon realised that they were a threat in the general election also, so our aims changed to target both elections.

I think that's why we did better than expected in the general election.

He can use his remaining money in the general election.

You make no choices regarding the physical ballot you receive in a general election.

The graphs below show how changes in the shares of council seats won by each party are strongly correlated with changes in general election vote intentions.

Many tea party movement candidates will rely on the conventional Republican apparatus for assistance in fundraising, tactics and strategy in the general election.

She said she'll support whoever wins the Democratic primary in the general election.

He has not yet put out a single television ad in the general election.

There are reasons to believe that youth turnout will finally increase in this general election.

Most protest votes will go back to their natural homes in the general election.

While that may play well to some of the more extreme members of the Republican party in the primaries, political experts don't see such talk surviving in a general election campaign.

That can, of course, be less true in a general election.

That strategy, of course, was a huge failure in the general election.