Sentences with phrase «incumbent governors»

These days, Corbett is among the nation's most vulnerable incumbent governors and is likely to lose to his Democratic challenger, Tom Wolf, in the 2014 elections.

While six incumbent governors went down to defeat and eight open seats changed partisan hands, only a few states saw many incumbent legislators defeated.

And unlike incumbent governors in many states, his re-election never seemed in doubt.

Governor The governorship election petition tribunals in Enugu, Ebonyi, Delta and Kwara states have upheld the elections of the incumbent governors of the respective states.

He said he remained the best candidate of the party having defeated two incumbent governors in his state.

In it, he followed the typical State of the State game - plan for incumbent governors: he delivered his priorities for the 2014 legislative session, spending much of the time describing past accomplishments and bolstering an image for the election campaign.

The state - funded air fleet has provided reporters with a trove of stories over the years, not to mention a considerable amount of ammunition for critics of incumbent governors.

Tax «exemption» — meaning exclusion from the tax base — is one mode of insulating such groups from the tides of popular opinion and the caprice of incumbent governors.

Former Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons was the state's first incumbent governor to lose his party's primary in 2008; many believe his nasty divorce and allegations of infidelity may have had something to do with it.

As the regime of the incumbent governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko is set to expire on the 23rd of February, the All Progressives Congress in the State has warned that the governor has concluded plan to escape before the handing over day, the eagle report.

Indeed, the incumbent governor, Mr Ayo Fayose lost a senatorial election in 2011 to Senator Ojudu.

A former governor of Oyo State, Senator Rasidi Adewolu Ladoja, says he never received a gift of a plot of land from the incumbent Governor, Abiola Ajimobi.

It is an open fact thatWazobiaReporters is owned and operated by Lere Olayinka, the official spokesperson of incumbent Governor, Ayodele Fayose and as such, can never be a source of any credible information.

INEC had recently through its National Commissioner and Chairman Voter Education (IVEC), Prince Solomon Adedeji Soyebi, announced that the Ekiti governorship election will hold on July 14th, 2018, pointing out that the tenure of the incumbent governor, Ayodele Fayose will expire on October 15th.

DeFrancisc is more pugnacious and has reveled at times in annoying the incumbent governor.

And the incumbent governor assumed $ 1.1 billion in new revenue, $ 500 million of which is projected from taxing health insurers that convert from nonprofit to for - profit operations.

Marc Molinaro, the presumptive Republican candidate for governor, released his tax returns for 2017, but his opponent, incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo, raised the stakes, saying his GOP challenger should release ten years of tax returns.

The Democrat has never shied away from challenging her own party, including incumbent governor Andrew Cuomo.

The incumbent Governor is Roy Cooper, a Democrat.

Nixon said in addition to running in the Democratic Party primary, she's also competing with Cuomo to actively seek the nomination of the Working Families Party, a progressive group that gave Cuomo the nomination four years ago but has had its differences with the incumbent governor.

Surprisingly, the two agree on a number of key items as they make their case against the incumbent governor, including a laser - like focus on Cuomo's perceived weaknesses.

Polls show the two - time incumbent governor with a commanding lead over the novice candidate.

[71] In the concurrent gubernatorial primary, former Governor Michael Dukakis defeated incumbent Governor Edward J. King.

New York Democratic candidate for Governor Cynthia Nixon delivered a blistering speech against incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo and was immediately criticized by a Cuomo associate, who appeared to take a shot at Nixon's sexual orientation.

Teachout pulled roughly a third of the vote when she challenged the incumbent governor four years ago.

Brought to statewide attention because of her whistleblowing on ethical violations by state Republican Party leaders, [1] she won election in 2006 by first defeating the incumbent governor in the Republican primary, then a former Democratic Alaskan governor in the general election.

The number of vulnerable state chief executives this year is striking considering how hard it is to beat an incumbent governor: Since 1960, four out of five incumbents, on average, have won reelection.

After easily winning the Republican primary, Bush faced popular Democratic incumbent Governor Ann Richards.

Prim worked for Bill de Blasio's 2013 campaign and it's been reported that de Blasio could be behind Nixon's challenge to the incumbent governor.

The Poll finds that Democratic candidate for Governor Cynthia Nixon has gained sixteen points in her match up against the incumbent governor.

Few expect Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo this November — but that hasn't stopped the incumbent governor's campaign from sinking nearly $ 8 million into television ads in the race so far, according to a compilation of ad - buy figures provided to the Observer.

The little known and underfunded Republican challenger for Governor in New York has been getting a boost from incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo's troubles over alleged interference in an ethics panel.

Should Cuomo win his primary next month, but Wu defeat Hochul, the Democratic ticket would feature the incumbent governor and a running mate he doesn't prefer — an unusual, but not uncommon thing to happen in state politics.

But Cuomo could face a challenge from Cynthia Nixon, an actress and public education advocate who could present a formidable oppnent to the incumbent governor seeking a third term.

Newsmen report Okonkwo will contest against the likes of the incumbent Governor Willie Obiano of APGA and Dr Tony Owoye of APC.

The incumbent governor so far has publicly endorsed one Democratic challenger for the state Senate: Adrienne Esposito in Suffolk County.

Incumbent Governor Andrew Cuomo has supported the Common Core standards as a vehicle to improve educational outcomes in New York, but has been sharply critical of the state education department and the Board of Regents for the Common Core's flawed rollout in New York.

If Guiliani stays out of the race, Cuomo is said to be reluctant to challenge a black sitting incumbent Governor of his own party.

Filings for incumbent Governor Peter Shumlin, a Democrat, have not been posted on the Secretary of State website yet.

But the incumbent governor bested Nixon by far in every other demographic category.

President Barack Obama came to Connecticut on Sunday to support incumbent Governor Dannel Malloy at a boisterous rally in Bridgeport.

At Aguleri in Anambra East Local Government Area, the country home of incumbent Governor Willie Obiano, the governor said he was impressed by the massive turnout of voters.

While the incumbent governor was applauded several times during his speech, Astorino's remarks were met mainly with silence.

Nixon says in addition to running in the Democratic Party primary, she's also competing with Cuomo to actively seek the nomination of the Working Families Party, a progressive group that gave Cuomo the nomination four years ago but has had its differences with the incumbent governor.

The Senate majority leader, Joseph L. Bruno, the state's top Republican, said that the public did not care about campaign finance reform, and that the governor's plan favored the incumbent governor's party — in this case, the Democrats.

Afterward, Astorino blamed the seeming lack of enthusiasm for his speech on fear of his opponent, incumbent Governor Cuomo.

Steingraber says her group does not endorse candidates, but she notes that voters will go the polls in November, without knowing the incumbent governor's ultimate decision on fracking.

While the incumbent governor was applauded several times during his speech, Astorino's remarks were met with mainly with silence.

The poll, a copy of which was obtained by Capital, surveyed 550 likely Democratic and unaffiliated voters, between May 22 and May 25, and again on May 27, just a few days before delegates to the party's convention in Albany would have to decide whether to back the incumbent governor or gamble on a protest challenger.

And he points out that recent surveys show the satisfaction with the incumbent governor steadily dropping, and with Cuomo's job approval dropping below 50 %.