Sentences with phrase «only congressional race»

It's the only congressional race with any intrigue this year.

Not exact matches

The vast majority of electoral races are foregone conclusions: Only 90 of the 435 congressional districts up for election in 2014 were considered «competitive,» and even these were decided by a vote margin up to 5 percent.

Romney isn't the only former presidential contender weighing in on upstate congressional races this week.

«This is the only Senate race or congressional race in which an incumbent was ousted in a very difficult year for Democrats,» said Queens Sen. Michael Gianaris.»

One final note: lest you think that these rules apply only to big campaigns with the resources to put out Obama's 1800 separate YouTube clips, Tom Rosenstiel noted that individual videos can actually matter MORE to a smaller campaign, for instance for a Congressional race or a local issue.

But strategists on both sides of the aisle suggest that such attacks may resonate more in closed congressional primaries that tend to draw only hardcore partisans than they did in the presidential race.

In fact, because congressional elections look likely to have a separate primary election date from other elections this year, Mr. Jeffries» election may very well be the only contested race on the ballot in the district.

The party will not only focus on the governor's race, but also on Cuomo's announced effort to target at least six state congressional Republicans in the effort to reclaim the House for the Democrats.

Democratic Party officials in Washington D.C. have set their sights on winning the race and defeating Grimm, the only Republican in New York City's congressional delegation, and are pumping money into Recchia's campaign.

The result is an essentially «stand - alone» primary as only four congressional districts in New York City have primaries, with only this race being competitive.

Cook's PVI is frequently cited in analyses of congressional races — though FairVote continues to rely on only one election as an effective predictor of outcomes.

The only way Elise Stefanik wins this Congressional race is if she's allowed to hid her Wash..

Perhaps the hottest congressional race this year is the seat held by Rep. Dan Donovan (R - Staten Island), the only Republican representing New York City in Congress.

WASHINGTON - Syracuse lawyer Rick Guy, saying he is the only candidate with proven conservative credentials, has joined a crowded race for the GOP nomination in the 24th Congressional District.

But there aren't expected to be many undecideds at the polls, since the congressional primary will be the only race on Tuesday's ballot.

Mr. Zeldin held a 15 - percentage point lead over Ms. Throne - Holst in a recent Newsday / Siena College poll, the only poll made public thus far in the congressional race.

Steve Greenberg, a political pollster at Siena College, says it's only recently that New York has seen truly competitive congressional races.

«Congratulations to Zephyr Teachout on a hard fought race that was closely watched not only by those living in the 19th Congressional District, but by people all over the nation.

(CNN)- Not only is the former Republican candidate in a special New York congressional election now supporting the Democrat in the race, she is actively campaigning for him.

He also hauled in $ 67,454 from Dec. 2 to Dec. 31 for the congressional race and has spent only $ 43, federal campaign filings show.

In other U.S. House races, Jim McDermott of Alaska's At - large (only) Congressional District received 11,051 votes, or 5 %, in a 4 - way race, which retained ballot access for the state.

Libertarian Muir Boda is seizing the opportunity to advance liberty as the only candidate on the ballot challenging entrenched incumbent Republican Andy Harris in Maryland's 1st District Congressional race.

Williams joins a crowded field that already includes Assemblyman Keith Wright, a longtime friend and ally of Rangel; State Senator Bill Perkins, whose district covers a significant portion of the congressional district; and likely candidates like State Senator Adriano Espaillat, who narrowly lost to Rangel in two close elections; Rev. Michael Walrond, a popular pastor with ties to Rev. Al Sharpton and Mayor Bill de Blasio; SuZan «Sujay» Johnson, the only woman in the race; and Adam Clayton Powell, IV, the former Council and Assembly member who is also the son of the legendary congressman whom Rangel deposed in 1970.

With their race for congress in the newly apportioned seven - county 19th Congressional District approaching what appears to be a close finish, candidates Chris Gibson and Julian Schreibman are focusing on the only record available, Gibson's two years as a member of the Republican majority.

But, should Rehberg jump to the Senate race, the GOP's only other winner of a statewide race, non-term-limited Secretary of State Brad Johnson, would likely jump into the congressional race and make contest of it.

The latest entrant in the 2016 race for the 19th Congressional District is only the second to declare, getting a jump on what has signs of becoming a crowded field.

The controversial mosque proposed near Ground Zero is becoming a factor in races all over New York and even the nation, popping up repeatedly not only in the governor's race here at home, but also in a South Carolina congressional contest and the battle for the governor's office in Florida.

In the only other Congressional primary stretching into Suffolk, former Nassau County executive Thomas Suozzi won a Democratic primary in a five - way race for the 3rd District nomination, according to Newsday.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who has snagged the only few labor union endorsements made so far in this year's mayoral race, has also won the first congressional nod from the New York City delegation — that of East Side Representative Carolyn Maloney.

While the DCCC is involved in the race, they aren't the only outside group trying to influence voters in the 24th Congressional District.

HACKENSACK, N.J. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- A former Clinton White House speechwriter and Microsoft executive knocked off a seven - term conservative stalwart in New Jersey's most closely watched congressional race and the only one lost by an incumbent Tuesday.

Super PACs and outside spending will only add to the airwaves clutter next fall as they shift their means to buy airtime for congressional races.

Of New York's 28 congressional seats up for grabs this fall, there are only 15 races featuring female candidates from both parties despite the fact that women make up more than half of the state's population.

The New York Times reports that only about 12 to 14 percent of the city's registered Democrats voted in the city's four big congressional races.

The only race state - wide is that for the at - large congressional seat held by incumbant Republican Denny Rheberg.

But NY - 27 Representative Chris Collins is not exactly the norm, as his speech at the 2008 Republican National Convention exemplified (he was the only County Executive in the nation to speak at the event), and the NY - 22 congressional race is a competitive race that caught national attention back in 2015.

(CNN)- With only two days until Election Day, campaign insiders offered up their predictions for how the general election and congressional races will unfold.