Sentences with phrase «key contested races»

Twenty - nine of 31 UFT - endorsed candidates scored victories in the Sept. 14 Democratic Party primaries, and UFT volunteers were heavily involved in key contested races.

Not exact matches

JFK understood that the space race with the Soviets was a key part of a military contest that we were stuck with taking with dead seriousness.

He would come back to the BTCC to contest three rounds in 1998 and it was again at Donington in which he was a key protagonist in a chaotic race in which, after coming through the pack, he led until the final corner, out - braked himself and handed victory to the pursuing Vauxhall of John Cleland.

The recent AW cover star hopes to double up and contest both the 1500m and 3000m in Belgrade and, having only raced longer distances so far this year, Muir will be using Saturday's 1000m as a key part of her preparations.

The race for the 40th Senate district is typically a battleground district, one of a handful of key contests for deciding control of the chamber, currently led by Republicans.

The race is one of a half - dozen key contests around the state this year that could determine control of the Senate, narrowly led by Republicans.

Senate races will still be overshadowed by their presidential counterpart in the general election, especially when so many Senate battlegrounds — like those in New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Florida — double as key contests in the presidential race.

Renee and guest Ronnie Ellis with CNHI News Service run down the key state legislative races in this year's primary contest, the top - tier candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in the 6th congressional district, the impact of recent educator activism in response to pension legislation and education funding, and more.

Continuing our review of key races, City Council Watch spoke with Jimmy van Bramer, who is running for the hotly contested 26th Council seat in Queens.

We're still tracking results from last night's party primaries for key congressional races, including a pivotal contests on Long Island and in New York City.

The Hudson Valley House race is considered one of the key battleground contests in New York this fall.

While the mayor was a key player in the party's development, WFP was nowhere to be found in the primary (where the early favorite was the relatively moderate Christine Quinn), choosing to back no one in the contest that decided the race.

The powerhouse health care workers union 1199 SEIU formally announced its endorsement decisions in five key upcoming House races, opting to shore up two veteran incumbents facing potential tough primary challenges and play favorites with two challengers in crowded primary contests.

Down the ballot in the Granite State, GOP primaries in House races will determine nominees in two key contests.

This included not running in key contested state races to ensure Democratic wins, and running most of their candidates on Democrat / Progressive fusion tickets.

Incumbents on both sides of the aisle prevailed in their contested races, as Tuesday's Illinois primaries set the stage for competitive House and gubernatorial races this fall that could be key to Democratic comeback efforts in 2018.

Diane Abbott's presence in the race electrifies the contest not because she is a black woman (though that is not unimportant) but because she has held a very different position on a number of key policies from the New Labour government of which the four men were members.

Republican state Assemblyman Jim Tedisco conceded the New York special election this afternoon to Democratic businessman Scott Murphy, giving the Democrats a key off - year victory in a race that both parties aggressively contested.

City Council candidate Jacques Leandre's association with a controversial religious group may have cost him a key endorsement for his race against Councilman James Sanders (D - Laurelton), a source close to the contest said.

This election saw hotly contested races that were considered key in the Republican Party's attempt to regain control of the Senate from the Democrats — an advantage that, until 2008, it had enjoyed for 43 years.

Florida Education Empowerment PAC manned a live call center making over 36,000 calls to scholarship parents in seven key Senate races and 15 highly contested House races.

Marshall came from behind to win a contested race in which the Dallas school district's new teacher evaluation system played a key role.