Sentences with phrase «non-presidential election year»

Turnout is usually not too strong on what is called an «off - year,» or non-presidential election year, but area elections» officials are hoping that interest in some key races will still generate a decent turnout.

Sen. Annette Taddeo «s victory in a special election for Miami - Dade County's Senate District 40... is being taken as a sign by Democrats that they can compete in a non-presidential election year when Democratic turnout has historically lagged.

Cuomo last year did campaign with and endorse Democratic candidates, but his coattails were — as usual for any governor who runs in a non-presidential election year — strikingly short for down - ballot candidates.

It will be a tough election year for Democrats and getting out the vote, she said, with it being a non-presidential election year.

In a non-presidential election year, there's usually less of a Democratic turnout,» Silver told reporters after a cocktail party at the Condado Plaza Hilton.

In Oregon, only 36 percent of voters went to the polls in the 2014 primary, the last non-presidential election year.

Greenberg says Republicans, who are outnumbered in the state nearly two - to - one, have some advantages in non-presidential election years because fewer Democrats come out to vote.

The NC also offers workshops and activities for participants during non-presidential election years at the Annual National Meeting.

Two seats held by Democrats are vulnerable to Republican candidates in non-presidential election years, DeFrancisco said.

Not exact matches

By the way, he lost to her two years ago during a non-presidential election cycle.

The Jan. 27 ruling that New York must hold its non-presidential federal primary on June 26 set up the potential of having three party primaries this year: One on Sept. 11 for state elections and a third on April 24 for the GOP presidential primary, a costly consideration for local Boards of Election.

That lawsuit struck down the December (of the year before the election) deadline for non-presidential independent candidates.

Hannon is running for re-election in a Nassau County Senate district Democrats have long coveted, especially in presidential election years when his margins of victory are often smaller than in non-presidential cycles.

Voting was light at about 40 percent but typical of off - year (non-presidential or non-state) elections.

New York State Assemblymember Michael Cusick, a Democrat who represents part of Staten Island, introduced legislation earlier this year that would consolidate all non-presidential primaries to a single election day (Assembly bill A09108).

In subsequent even - numbered years, New York's non-presidential federal primary date shall be the fourth Tuesday of June, unless and until New York enacts legislation resetting the non-presidential federal primary election for a date that complies fully with all UOCAVA requirements, and is approved by this court.»