Sentences with phrase «larger vote margins»

And the New York Times reported that Sanders» statewide victories have been «fueled by his large vote margins among independents,» who may be restricted from voting in closed primaries.

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Indiana is the latest Midwestern state where Republicans have pushed labor legislation with safe voting margins even as the efforts have drawn large protests by union backers and spawned recall efforts.

The area had been expected to vote out, but not by such a large margin.

Schmidt was elected in 2015 with 68.9 percent of the vote and his crushing 11,205 vote margin of victory, the largest in any district in that election, earned him the nickname «Hurricane Marlin.»

He lost during the last presidential voting year in a district that was gerrymandered for him and he has contributed nothing since then... get a real opponent and he will lose by a large margin.

This doesn't apply in Russia where Putin has won by a large margin, even if you discount all the votes that have been allegedly falsified.

«Demented fury» is not the kind of language I would use but if Wales and Scotland does vote «Yes» by a large enough margin to overwhelm an English «no» it would certainly vindicate those MPs who said that the referendum should not take place on the same day as the elections to Holyrood and the Cardiff Assembly.

His plan would doubtless lose Labour large amounts of support in the Midlands and North, where the party's former industrial heartlands voted by large margins to leave the EU in June.

If by liberal and progressive you imply in the use that they tend to vote Democrat, the answer should be yes, but not by as large a margin as is usually implied / guessed.

And while Eachus had his largest percentage defeat in Ulster County, with Larkin winning by more than 16 percentage points, the margin was only about 1,200 votes.

In the 2014 European Parliament election, the Danish People's Party came first by a large margin with 26.6 % of the vote, gaining 2 extra seats for a total of 4 MEPs.

The Republican candidates were falling short in Montauk districts, Mr. Cantwell explained, where experience has shown that they would need to win the vote by large margins to ultimately succeed townwide.

Combine that with the fact that this candidate is a relatively moderate republican and he endorsed Jeb it isn't too surprising to see some dems vote across the isle, but I agree that those are some oddly large margins

One example where this was particularly obvious was the 2016 Presidential election, where one candidate won one large state by such a massive margin, and lost many smaller states by slivers of margins, that one single state by itself caused the electoral college result to differ from the popular vote (the state was California - if add up the remaining 49 states and DC, the other candidate comfortably won the popular vote as well as the electoral college).

Kennedy's defenders, such as his speechwriter and special assistant Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr., have argued that Kennedy's margin in Texas (46,000 votes) was simply too large for vote fraud to have been a decisive factor.

«Don't have exactly all the numbers in but it appears to be the largest vote total and margin of victory ever for a Democratic candidate, so I want to thank the people of Erie County, sending me back into office saying we like what you do and we know you can do more,» Poloncarz said.

Hillary Clinton has actually won by much larger margins than the vote totals showed.

Today, he expressed gratitude to those who voted to re-elect him by increasingly large margins in 2012 and 2014.

The Scottish parliament has voted against Theresa May's Brexit legislation by a large margin, putting the UK on the brink of a major constitutional dispute.

Killian will have to get high vote totals in Republican - rich areas like Eastchester and Harrison to make up for what will be a large margin of victory for Mayer in her home City of Yonkers.

Redwood supporters obviously did not approve and Hague won, by what was in these terms, a large margin of 22 votes.

Pro-gay-marriage Republican senators had required that nearly the entire Democratic caucus vote for the legislation, ensuring that it passes by a large margin and no one particular GOPer will be held responsible.

President Obama narrowly carried the district with 51 percent of the vote last year, but the GOP holds a 70,000 voter registration advantage — the largest GOP margin in all of New York.

Cuomo's large margin of victory overshadows the fact that Astorino tallied nearly 3,000 more votes than Cuomo in Monroe County.

In the Bronx, Ms. Mark - Viverito eked out a reed - thin 11 - vote win over runner - up Ralina Cardona while fending off challengers by larger, but still uncomfortable, margins in Manhattan.

To win elections, it is best to win individual seats by small rather than large margins, and to lose by large ones: to do the opposite is inefficient, as it makes it more likely that a party will lose an election even if they win the most votes.

In the Town of Chester, incumbent town board members won the Republican line by a large margin — Michael G. Packer received 263 votes and Michael G. Packer won 248 votes while political newcomer Ava Ashendorff, got 107, and is knocked out for November, when Lauren Pereau joins this race as an independent.

George Galloway of the Respect Party won the seat in the Bradford West by - election, 2012 with 55.9 % of the votes cast; his 30.9 % majority was at the time the largest majority in the history of the modern constituency, but he lost the seat in 2015 to the new Labour candidate Naz Shah by a substantial (28.3 %) margin.

The larger and more comprehensive COMPETES bill passed last year by a margin of 217 to 205, with 23 Republicans voting against it and no Democrats in favor.

Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea) remains an immovable force at # 1 by a large margin, receiving # 1 votes from 8/10 Gold Rush Gang members.

The vote for full recognition was defeated by a large margin each time it was put to the membership, although Miscellaneous status was retained for obedience enthusiasts.

Now, it may not seem particularly much, and some may say this is like a politician winning while not getting most votes since his competitors didn't get enough people voting for them individually, but Mario did win by a large margin.

Law Society of Upper Canada benchers voted by a large margin on Thursday to limit parental leave benefits to lawyers with to low - net practice income.