Sentences with phrase «minutes after the polls»

Sen. Charles Schumer, who is expected to win his re-election bid by a wide margin, took the stage about 30 minutes after the polls closed, saying it's a «sacred opportunity» to serve another six - year term in the US Senate.

Less than 25 minutes after the polls closed, journalists and O'Leary supporters started reporting an O'Leary victory.

Rashid Hussain, who is standing in the Pollock ward of Glasgow, found out his wife had given birth to a boy just minutes after polls closed.

The palpable tension in the room erupted into a roar of mixed jubilation and relief about 45 minutes after the polls closed, as Rosendale Democratic Committee chair John Schwartz burst through the door after monitoring the vote tally at the Recreation Center to announce that Hughes had prevailed: «We won!

a buoyant Rangel declared in the ballroom at the Uptown Grand, about 40 minutes after the polls closed in New York and long before the problem - plagued electronic voting machines were downloaded for tallies.

Rose Clouston, a national coordinator for the Washington, D.C. - based Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, said their «Election Protection» hotline — 1 (866) OUR VOTE — will be up and running 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after the polls open and close on Election Day.

Not exact matches

After some last - minute speculation that the polling day might be moved forward politicians from all parties are working towards the date originally predicted by politics.co.uk on November 6th last year.

The primary results came after a day marred by problems with the old lever voting machines and other issues including last - minute changes to polling sites and voters» names not appearing on official rolls.

About 15 minutes after Rivera had arrived at her first campaign stop of the day, near a 1st Avenue polling station, she was blending campaigning and constituent services — 52 - year - old Robyn Bolden asked Rivera about her problems with receiving disability.

After arriving at 6.10 pm — ten minutes late — at committee room 14, Harman began by telling the meeting that as soon as the exit poll was published on election night, she knew that her constituents would «take a thumping» under the Tory government.

The Democratic primary was called for Clinton just 40 minutes after the state's polls closed at 9 p.m..

Plus: Herman Cain's 15 minutes after winning the Florida straw poll lasts only five.