Sentences with phrase «nomination contest held»

The Calgary - Montrose Tories had been involved a prolonged legal dispute with the provincial PC Party, in which the local Tories were suing the PC Party for more that $ 180,000 in legal fees amassed during a botched nomination contest held before to the 2004 election.

Not exact matches

With a rush of nomination contests being held in advance of a spring provincial election in Alberta, the member said «the entire process has gone straight to hell.»

If this scenario holds true, neither candidate will have the 2,383 delegates needed to secure the nomination, which means the Democrats are headed for a contested convention in July.

Six Democrats are battling for the party's nomination to run for the lower Manhattan Assembly seat once held by Silver, making it one of the most closely watched and unpredictable contests in Tuesday's slate of state legislative primaries.

[109] The Labour Party held a leadership election, in which Jeremy Corbyn, then a member of the Socialist Campaign Group, [110] was considered a fringe hopeful when the contest began, receiving nominations from just 36 MPs, one more than the minimum required to stand, and the support of just 16 MPs.

Congressional candidate Nan Hayworth appeared to hold a commanding lead over primary opponent Neil Di Carlo late Tuesday in their contest for the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Rep. John Hall for the 19th Congressional District in November.

This morning, de Blasio joined Bill Thompson and Governor Andrew Cuomo at a press conference in which Thompson effectively conceded and indicated that, even if a runoff is held, he will not contest de Blasio's nomination.

With the GOP nomination all but secured, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney spoke to supporters in Manchester, N.H., Tuesday night after declaring victory in the five primary contests being held.