Sentences with phrase «margin over opponent»

AS FOR CLAY AIKEN, IT»S TOO CLOSE TOO CALL... The American - Idol star - turned congressional hopeful, holds a razor - thin margin over opponent Keith Crisco in North Carolina's Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat, but CNN and other news organizations have not yet projected a winner.

When Rudy Giuliani and Bloomberg were both first elected mayor, in 1993 and 2001 respectively, they each won the general contest as fusion Republicans with key margins over their opponents on Staten Island.

Not exact matches

In a foregone conclusion, the choice of the majority - party Democrats, the Honorable Jim Wright of Texas, is elected speaker by a 254 - 173 margin over his Republican opponent, the Honorable Robert Michel of Illinois.

However, stopping a Liverpool attack that has outscored opponents by a 13 - 3 margin over the last five league games is a tall task for anyone.

Democrat Madeline Singas won her bid for Nassau County district attorney by a wide margin over her GOP opponent.

In the 60th district near Buffalo, Mark Grisanti's margin over his Democratic opponent was 519 votes.

In the 55th district in Rochester, James Alesi's margin over his Democratic opponent was 6,862 votes, and Alesi enjoyed the support of the Conservative and Independence Parties.

[65] Rasmussen also found that Brewer's approval ratings as governor had shot up, going from 40 percent of likely voters before the signing to 56 percent after, and that her margin over prospective Democratic gubernatorial opponent, State Attorney General Terry Goddard (who opposes the law) had widened.

As the Times» David Chen and Megan Thee - Brenan put it, the latest survey «suggests that Mr. de Blasio could win the most sweeping victory in a mayor's race since 1985, when Edward I. Koch was re-elected to a third term with a crushing 68 - point margin of victory over his opponents.»

According to a Quinnipiac University survey of Ohio voters, Clinton remains in the lead over eight potential Republican opponents in hypothetical 2016 presidential election showdowns, but her margins have shrunk.

Essex County Sheriff's Office Deputy Major David Reynolds was endorsed by the Essex County Republican Committee in a 2 - to - 1 margin over his prospective primary opponent on Thursday.

Ward 4: Democrat incumbent Shirley Whitlock held a 148 - 92 margin over Republican opponent Frasier Sprague.