Sentences with phrase «losing close races»

Republican Matt Doheny, an investment manager from Watertown, failed twice to take the seat, losing close races in 2010 and 2012.

Even outside the district he served, his name's been on the ballot enough to rack up some name ID — he left his Assembly seat to run for State Comptroller in 2002, losing a close race to now - disgraced Alan Hevesi and then in 2006 won the GOP nomination for governor, where he lost in a W - fatigue landslide to now - disgraced Eliot Spitzer.

After winning four - way special eleciton she lost a close race in 2012 to former Erie County Executive Chris Collins.

He added that it is «no secret» that many top Democrats were urging his lieutenant governor to leave the statewide ticket and challenge Collins, to whom she lost a close race in the heavily Republican district in 2012.

The 58 year old Assini lost a close race against Slaughter four years ago, and he lost by a larger margin when he ran again in 2016.

He lost a close race for county clerk in 2012 against Republican Sandy Schepp, who won by 2 percent of the vote, 94,735 to 90,365.

Board member Phyllis Landrieu, who is white (and the aunt of U.S. senator Mary Landrieu and Louisiana lieutenant governor Mitch Landrieu, who would lose a close race for mayor in the spring of 2006), proposed replacing acting district superintendent Ora Watson, who took over from Amato and is black, with Bill Roberti, who is the head of Alvarez & Marsal in New Orleans and white.

Though he lost a close race for the governorship to incumbent Lawton Chiles in 1994 (the same year brother George won the Texas gubernatorial bid), Bush set up a nonprofit, the Foundation for Florida's Future, which would keep him focused on public policy and education until the next election, in 1998, which he won handily.

The District 6 seat has one announced candidate, Matthew Stewart, who lost a close race in 2016 for an at - large seat.

Not exact matches

In Europe, opinion polls show that the race to elect the next French president is too close to call with both leading candidates losing momentum ahead of Sunday's first - round vote.

For now many analysts say it's Bristol's race to lose — though Merck, which may have an edge in getting a PD - 1 drug on the market, is close behind.

Working behind the scenes, members of the old establishment, some of them close to Mr. Mubarak and the country's top generals, also helped finance, advise and organize those determined to topple the Islamist leadership, including Naguib Sawiris, a billionaire and an outspoken foe of the Brotherhood; Tahani el - Gebali, a former judge on the Supreme Constitutional Court who is close to the ruling generals; and Shawki al - Sayed, a legal adviser to Ahmed Shafik, Mr. Mubarak's last prime minister, who lost the presidential race to Mr. Morsi.

He looked incredibly glum after the race, not just because he lost what was looking like a comfortable win, but because despite giving his car full beans he couldn't get close enough to even attempt a move on Sebastian Vettel.

The Gunners have always got through those play - off games even though it was sometimes a close call, but for the first time in two decades the Gunners will not be involved with the elite of Europe and Arsene Wenger has admitted that this is not good, in a report by The Mirror, but he also played it down a little bit by claiming that the English Premier League and the title race is now more important and more of interest to fans than the UCL and maybe the fact that Arsenal have not looked remotely like winning it since we lost to Barcelona in the final makes that true.

Lost in the bedlam that was the closing laps of the Goody's Fast Relief 500 was the fact that AJ Allmendinger finished second — a career - best finish for the Penske Racing driver.

Our win this weekend closed the gap between fourth and seventh to only one point, with Tottenham, Liverpool and Burnley joining us currently in the battle for the European places, although many of us will still be hoping to join the race for the title, which currently looks like Manchester City's to lose.

Fernando Alonso held P10 for most of the race but he lost two places in one straight when Esteban Ocon and Hulkenberg attacked — things got VERY close!

Barcelona closed in on the La Liga title by thrashing local rivals Espanyol 5 - 0 on Sunday as Atletico Madrid dropped out of the race after losing 2 - 1 -LRB-...)

Also worth noting: Gov. Andrew Cuomo didn't lift a finger to assist Fidler and the Senate Dems, while he did record robos for two of the Assembly Democratic candidates — Chris Fahey (who lost) and Didi Barrett (locked in a too - close - to - call race).

We have entered the final days of this campaign where close races are won or lost depending on what actions we take right now,» Maloney wrote.

With votes still to be tallied in a close race, Foley said he more than likely lost to incumbent Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy in the general election, but would not concede the race until all the votes were counted.

There were some definitive races won and lost in the Town of Lloyd and others that were too close to

In New York, both Dan Donovan, the Republican candidate for attorney general, and Harry Wilson, the GOP's nominee for comptroller, lost to their Democratic rivals in close races.

«This write in candidate who claims to be running on campaign finance reform took close to half of his contributions from lawyers and was the only candidate not considered qualified by the New York Bar Association in the race he lost for DA last month in Brooklyn, where he lives,» the campaign said.

Although she lost to Collins in 2012, she came much closer to beating him in that race than any of the incumbent's challengers have since.

The downside is that she lost a close special election to Democratic Rep. Kathy Hochul and never really found her footing in a race that hinged on Paul Ryan's austerity budget plan.

Obenshain lost by 165 votes out of 2.2 million, marking the closest statewide race in Virginia's history.

Among other results, Lord Ashcroft's polls suggested that the growth in SNP support would translate into more than 50 seats; [124] that there was little overall pattern in Labour and Conservative Party marginals; [125] that the Green Party MP Caroline Lucas would retain her seat; [126] that both Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and UKIP leader Nigel Farage would face very close races to be elected in their own constituencies; [127] and that Liberal Democrat MPs would enjoy an incumbency effect that would lose fewer MPs than their national polling implied.

Louisiana isn't anywhere close to belonging on a list of swing states, yet Republican David Vitter is at risk of losing not only his gubernatorial race this month, but also his Senate seat next year.

Williams joins a crowded field that already includes Assemblyman Keith Wright, a longtime friend and ally of Rangel; State Senator Bill Perkins, whose district covers a significant portion of the congressional district; and likely candidates like State Senator Adriano Espaillat, who narrowly lost to Rangel in two close elections; Rev. Michael Walrond, a popular pastor with ties to Rev. Al Sharpton and Mayor Bill de Blasio; SuZan «Sujay» Johnson, the only woman in the race; and Adam Clayton Powell, IV, the former Council and Assembly member who is also the son of the legendary congressman whom Rangel deposed in 1970.

Other candidates who have looked at the race previously, and may do so again, include Joyce Johnson, whom the New York Times endorsed; Assemblyman Keith Wright, the chairman of the Manhattan Democratic organization, who is close to Rangel and could be a leading candidate to replace him should Rangel step down or not seek re-election, as is often rumored to be the case; Adriano Espaillat, a newly elected state senator who could appeal to the growing Hispanic population in the district, depending on what happens with redistricting; and Adam Clayton Powell IV, the former assemblyman and the son of the legendary congressman whom Rangel unseated 40 years ago, who has run and lost against Rangel twice in the past.

«It was a very close race the last time and he was shocked when he lost and I think he has kind of a big ego and he would probably want to run again,» said another woman.

We know Penn already has an Oscar, which definitely matters in a year where an acting race is this close, but whatever votes Penn will lose because of this will be countered by any ones he'll inevitably get from those guilt - tripped into thinking by the shrill Brokeback Mountain cult that a vote for Crash a few years ago was one against gay rights.

When you lose yourself in that trance - like rhythm, nowhere else comes close to racing at the Nordschleife.

This model is as close as you can get to a race car without losing the roadworthiness certification,» Preuninger says.

The track version has bespoke racing suspension and has been on a strict diet, losing practically all interior trim from the dashboard back to shave close to 400 kg from the kerb weight.

It's frustrating to be in the lead of a close race and then lose at the last minute because you crossed the line by a hair and got thrown in the dirt.