Sentences with phrase «mayoral race in favor»

Turnout was pegged at 26 percent for the City of Buffalo, a result that was considered relatively strong because the September Democratic primary all but settled the mayoral race in favor of incumbent Democrat Byron W. Brown.

Not exact matches

With the mayoral contest leaning in favor of de Blasio, political eyes have swung to the biggest contested race in town: the NYC Council speaker.

They seized county executive offices in Westchester and Nassau Counties, N.Y., and carried bellwether mayoral elections in St. Petersburg, Fla., and Manchester, N.H., all races that appeared to favor Republicans only months ago.

A hodgepodge group of challengers has entered the New York City mayoral race, potentially shaking up a contest largely stacked in Bill de Blasio's favor.

Myrick's first victory in this year's mayoral race came in the spring, when the Tompkins County Democratic Committee didn't pick a favored candidate.

Massey and Malliotakis are the only two Republicans left vying for the mayoral seat after Harlem Rev. Michel Faulkner pulled out of the race Sunday in favor of running against Comptroller Scott Stringer.

Mr. Green was favored to defeat Michael Bloomberg in the 2001 mayoral race, but a strong endorsement from then - Mayor Rudolph Giuliani in the aftermath of 9/11 is believed to have lifted Mr. Bloomberg to victory.