Sentences with phrase «on election night by»

I was disgusted on election night by the comments of some of the people justifying why they wouldn't vote, or the one lady who said she had no idea who to vote for, but would close her eyes and mark an X beside one of the names.

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And their desire to break from the liberal orthodoxy is evidenced by Conor Lamb's upset victory in the special congressional election in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night.

A 510 - page filing with the Federal Election Commission, reported on by the Washington Post last night, lists Los Angeles - based Wings of Time, LLC as donating the money on Jan. 4, 2017.

Klein declared «miracle on the Prairies» on election night in 1993, after he secured the Alberta Progressive Conservative dynasty's seventh straight majority despite a bruising provincial deficit and a strong challenge (and erstwhile poll lead) by the Alberta Liberals.

The legalization of marijuana across much of the U.S. — spurred by election - night victories on Tuesday — is creating a huge new market for legal weed.

Rakhuba was in the Ukrainian capital, Kiev, on America's election night; he said Ukrainians, including Ukrainian evangelicals living in Russia, were more likely to oppose Trump — in part because of his characterization of Crimea, the territory taken over by Russia a few years ago.

The news that the Tories will not contest the by - election was confirmed at 1 pm on Friday - some hours after a call on Thursday night by former Tory chairman Grant Shapps.

Election campaigns are meant to build up to the messy climax of election night, when voters set the country on a decisive course by clearly indicating their will to poliElection campaigns are meant to build up to the messy climax of election night, when voters set the country on a decisive course by clearly indicating their will to polielection night, when voters set the country on a decisive course by clearly indicating their will to politicians.

Traditionally the first to declare, Houghton and Sunderland South must get the result by 10.41 pm if they are to beat their own record for the fastest declaration on election night.

The most chilling moment on election night was hearing Theresa May, when asked what she now wanted a Conservative government to do that it had been prevented from doing by having to work with the Lib Dems in coalition, answer that her first priority was to pass legislation that would empower the security forces and the police to conduct surveillance on the scale needed to keep the country safe.

On election night, Clinton, buoyant in the hopes of a much - predicted win embellished by the major pollsters, political pundits and social media soothsayers, chose to hold her victory celebrations at Manhattan's Jacob Javits Centre where there is a gigantic, transparent ceiling — a dramatic way to consummate her victory.

House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was in critical condition last night after being struck by bullets fired by a lone gunman said to be distraught over President Trump's election opened fire on members of the Republican congressional baseball team at a practice field in this Washington suburb.

As the night wore on it became increasingly clear Labour were not winning the seats it needed to capture to form the largest party, and by the morning the impossible had happened: David Cameron had pulled the irons of an overall majority from the election fire.

I watched us beating the Tories by 3 or 4 points on local and European election nights, and poured scorn on the psephologists who said the gains weren't really enough for Labour to hope to win.

Indeed, Jerry Goldfeder, an election law guru, went on Inside City Hall night as well, explaining the lack of anything in state law compelling the board to count votes by hand on Electelection law guru, went on Inside City Hall night as well, explaining the lack of anything in state law compelling the board to count votes by hand on ElectionElection Day.

Some are so bruised by the experience of coalition government with the Conservatives that they claim to get down on their knees every night «and pray that the next election doesn't produce a hung parliament».

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — John Nonna's appointment as Westchester County Attorney was confirmed Monday night by the Board of Legislators.Nonna, who previously served on the Board of Legislators and as mayor of Pleasantville was nominated by County Executive George Latimer in December.After his election, Latimer appointed Nonna to help lead his transition team.

Although Mr. Losquadro's margin of victory grew in subsequent weeks, on Election Night the two were separated by only 40 votes.

The Labour conference will be dominated by the election of a new leader, the winner to be announced on the Saturday night.

By 1997, although still at the Daily Express, I was well into moonlighting for TV companies and spent the morning after election night in Downing Street — working for a broadcaster - covering the grand entrance of Tony and Cherie Blair, cheered on by all those adoring Labour activistBy 1997, although still at the Daily Express, I was well into moonlighting for TV companies and spent the morning after election night in Downing Street — working for a broadcaster - covering the grand entrance of Tony and Cherie Blair, cheered on by all those adoring Labour activistby all those adoring Labour activists.

[7] All of the chambers mentioned above were won by Republicans on election night — some of which my huge margins, including Texas and Tennessee.

On a night when the GOP retained a congressional seat in an Arizona special election, the race in Western New York was also being watched and trumpeted by Republicans looking for signs of momentum heading into November.

But even Karl Rove — the GOP's preeminent mega-donor schmoozer who helped raise $ 325 million in massive super PAC checks for 2012 by projecting a poll - defying optimism that was laid bare on election night — has altered his approach this time around.

AV IS EXPENSIVE: Under AV we won't be able to count ballot papers by hand on election night if we want a quick, decisive election result.

On election night, unofficial results showed the former Queens NYC councilman leading the Republican lawmaker by some 3,000 votes — 25,864 to 22,781 votes — with 100 percent of the precincts counted.

http://ghanapoliticsonline.com Rev. Owusu Bempah who is of the firm belief that he had predicted these deaths to his congregation on 31st All Night service in 2015 indicated that the 2016 general elections would be characterized by violence and bloodshed if Ghanaians do not pray ceaselessly ahead of the polls.

Labour dramatically overturned the Scottish National party's (SNP) majority in the Dunfermline by - election last night, in a move which casts further doubt on Alex Salmond's ability to win the Scottish independence referendum next year.

ICYMI: Assemblyman Joe Morelle told me on CapTon last night that passing the same - sex marriage bill in his house will be «more challenging» this year due to vacancies and gains by the Republican minority in the 2010 elections, although he does believe the measure will ultimately pass a fourth time in the Democrat - dominated chamber.

The voters sent a clear message on election night that they want the Senate led by a Democratic Majority.

A defection is pretty quickly forgotten though, the real kicker from the Carswell defection is the by - election that comes with it, if UKIP win that by anything like last night's Survation poll suggests expect a much more concrete impact on the polls.

«The voters sent a clear message on election night that they want the Senate led by a Democratic majority,» a spokesman for the Senate Democrats, Mike Murphy, said, adding, «We look forward to working with Governor Cuomo to achieve the progressive agenda he has laid out.»

Three of the four Republican mayoral candidates appeared together Thursday night, with Bo Dietl seeking to address the contretemps generated by his Wednesday night comment equating two African - American women, Chirlane McCray, Mayor Bill de Blasio's wife, and a judge hearing Dietl's election related lawsuit, based on their physical appearance.

On election night, she lost by a wide margin.

«Our candidacy would be a long shot — but as a chair in a red county that's increased membership by over 300 % this year, knocked the most doors of any DEC in Florida, improved fundraising by focusing on small donors, and won three elections with a whole lot of heart and about $ 6000 — I've learned to believe in the power of US,» Patel declared on Tuesday night.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER On an off - year election night, a wave of revulsion at the radical and chaotic presidency of Donald Trump meant big wins for Democrats and the election of LGBTQ candidates — including eight who are transgender — and their allies in local races nationwide.

Behind by nearly a thousand votes on the night of the election, Smyth said she was going to wait for the absentee ballots to be counted.

Cunningham had been upstaged by the OMRLP on the night of her victory at the ill - tempered Perth & Kinross by - election due to the death of Sir Nicholas Fairbairn.

Ukip leader Paul Nuttall was humiliated last night as Labour held on to win the crunch Stoke - on - Trent Central by - election.

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.

Jack Thorne's recent play set on 1997's election night, 2nd May 1997, contains a touching first act in which a perfectly decent Tory MP, about to be swept out of office by electoral forces beyond his control, wonders what it has all been for.

Krueger came close to unseating Goodman in 2000, and initially came out ahead by several hundred vote on election night.

PoliticsHome revealed last night that Labour bosses plan to hold the ballot, and a separate by - election in Stoke, on the same day next month.

Nick Spano, in 2004, but actually trailed by 1,600 votes on election night.

Trump was not amused by the latest sketches about the presidential election on «Saturday Night Live,» taking to Twitter early this morning to attack the NBC comedy show, which he called «boring and unfunny.»

That rebellion was launched on Sky News at the unlikely hour of 3 am on Friday — election night — and the flag of opposition was unfurled by the unlikely figure of the former home secretary David Blunkett, normally a loyalist.

On Election Night Tuesday, Espaillat was down by about 1,800 votes — but said the race was «too close to call» and vowed he'd wait until every paper ballot was counted before making a move.

Just a day after she «chafed at the decision by California Republican Party Chair Jim Brulte to target Democratic Assemblyman Adam Gray of Merced,» Assembly GOP leader Kristin Olsen turned her fire on the caucus staff who helped her pick up three seats on election night.

In an interview that will air on CapTon this evening, Sen. Roy McDonald seemed unconcerned about a potential primary challenge from his fellow Republican, Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, who was endorsed last night by the GOP of Wilton — the town where McDonald served as supervisor for more than two decades prior to his election to former Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno's old seat in 2008.

The leadership embarked on a rethink at the weekend, resulting in a hastily filmed personal statement by Cameron for an election broadcast on Monday night, when the Lib Dems surged in the polls.

Unofficial numbers posted by the Ulster County Board of Elections shortly after polls closed on Tuesday night showed Turco - Levin, who carried the party's official endorsement, leading the four - way primary with 228 votes.