Sentences with phrase «open seats»

Neither the NRCC nor the DCCC has put money into the open seats of Senate candidate Rep. Charlie Melancon (D - La.)

And as every political junkie knows, open seats are much more likely to change party control than districts held by an incumbent.

A new poll conducted for wealthy businessman Mike Whalen's (R) campaign sheds some light on the state of play in eastern Iowa's 1st U.S. House district — one of the most competitive open seats in the country.

While I believe that open seats should be open to all potential candidates and that this better serves the interest of the Party — this position has found some disagreement.»

The overwhelming majority of our endorsed candidates in open seats won: Rosie Mendez, Daniel Garodnick, Jessica Lappin, and Inez Dickens in Manhattan and Jimmy Vacca in the Bronx.

Aside from backing zero Senate Republicans, CSEA has thrown its support to Democratic candidates in two races for open seats — Ricardo Montano, who is running against GOP Assemblyman Phil Boyle for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Owen Johnson; and Ted O'Brien, who's facing off against Assemblyman Sean Hanna for retiring Sen. Jim Alesi's seat.

There are two open seats — the at - large position being left by chancellor Merryl Tisch and the seat held by vice chancellor Tony Bottar, who represents the 5th Judicial District, which includes the Mohawk Valley.

The College Democrats of New York are calling on the state Legislature to elect a millennial for one of the three open seats coming to the New York State Board of Regents.

So she announced her candidacy this week to fill one of two open seats on Onondaga County Court, which handles felony criminal cases countywide.

With the legislative session over, attention will turn to the state's congressional primaries later this month, with four open seats up for grabs.

The conference is also trying to play some offense, including open seats in Suffolk and Westchester counties as well as trying to knock off GOP incumbent Jack Martins.

-- Win battles for four open seats currently or previously held by Republicans — Maziarz, Greg Ball (Hudson Valley, retiring), Chuck Fuschillo (Long Island, retired) and Lee Zeldin (Long Island, running for Congress).

In two open seats on Long Island, PEF backed the Democratic candidates, choosing environmental activist Adrienne Esposito in the battle for GOP Sen. Lee Zeldin's district (he's running for Congress), and Dave Denenberg for ex-Sen.

The Hudson Valley Senate seat is one of several open seats this fall following the retirement of Sen. Greg Ball.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP)- Pennsylvania's perfect storm of new district boundaries, the most open seats in decades and Democrats» passionate anti-Trump fever has propelled a tidal wave of candidates into congressional primaries.

CARTHAGE — Three lifetime members of the Carthage area are vying for two open seats on the Carthage Central School District Board of Education.

A special election Tuesday in New York decided the fates of 11 open seats in the state legislature — including two key Democratic victories in the state Senate.

Should Democrats win two open seats in the chamber on April 24 in special elections, the pressure will be on Sen. Simcha Felder to switch sides, giving the party a working majority.

Of those 27 open seats, 19 were caused by term limits.

Preliminary results from the Suffolk County Board of Elections show Democrats likely won all three open seats to maintain a 12 - 6 majority in the Legislature.

In last year's town board elections, which featured three open seats including that of the mayor, the Republican candidates swept the Democrats, each gaining at least 65 percent of the vote.

And the inability to serve all parents looking to send their children to a Success Academy school — there are currently 19,000 applicants for 2,688 open seats this fall, which translates to seven applicants for every open seat — she dubbed a «tragedy» that leaves thousands of families disappointed, left to seek out supplementary schooling options in their zoned district.

With 65,000 open seats, there's no excuse for this delay.»

Four candidates are running for two open seats on the Watervliet Board of Education.

Ten open seats on the City Council will be up for grabs come November, and new leadership, including a council speaker and a chair of the powerful Land Use Committee, will take over.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — There will be three new faces on the board of Buffalo Public Schools following school board elections on Tuesday, when 10 candidates went to the ballot box to compete for six open seats.

With Mayer, Democrats will look to increase their edge in the state Senate where Republicans currently hold a one - person majority, 31 - 30, with two open seats.

With 44 city lawmakers up for re-election and seven open seats, the PBA hopes to shift the council away from the far left.

In each of the three primaries for open seats that the GOP has a chance of winning, the candidates backed by party officials seem to have won.

This November, four candidates will vie for two open seats on the Lloyd Town Board.

Democratic challengers Geoffrey Wells, Joseph Finora and William Funke are opposing incumbent Republican Town Trustees John Bredemeyer and Mike Domino and Republican challenger Charles Sanders for three open seats on the board.

Democrats will have to defend five open seats in November, as Roland Burris of Illinois and Ted Kaufman of Delaware have said they will not run for their own six - year terms.

Democrats will also be defending open seats in Iowa, Michigan and New Jersey, where the playing field is better for the party.

The seat is one of two open seats in the state Senate and the winners will face a quick re-election turn around in November when state legislators will run for a new two - year term.

Two Democrat and two Republican candidates have stepped up to the plate and are vying for two open seats on

But overall too few women apply for seats, especially open seats, and the equalities committee agreed that the arguments for AWS, policy for over 15 years, have to be re-fought and re-won within the party.

The board race was Hartford's only municipal election this year — a quiet affair with just five candidates competing for four open seats.

For open seats or seats being vacated, winners include Marisol Alcantara in Senate District 31; Jamaal Bailey in Senate District 36; Clyde Vanel in Assembly District 33; Robert Carroll in Assembly District 44; and Tremaine Wright in Assembly District 56.

SCHROON LAKE Two ballot candidates and one write - in challenger are after two open seats on the Schroon Town Board.

Seeking to fill open seats is an eclectic batch of political newcomers who will be tasked with shaping city policy alongside a new mayoral administration.

Niagara County officials believe up to eleven candidates, Republican and Democrat, could be vying for three open seats on the Niagara Falls City Council.

A total of 16 incumbent senators were paired together and there will be eight open seats with no incumbent.

The open seats include two on Long Island — one vacated by ex-Sen.

Recent Siena polls show their candidates trailing behind Republicans in two open seats, and three of their upstate incumbents in trouble as well.

Overall turnover, including defeated incumbents and retirements, and the total number of open seats heading into the general election.

Safe Open Seats Colorado's 4th District In the race to replace Republican Rep. Cory Gardner, who is running for Senate, Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck far outpaces the GOP crowd financially.

Of 325 open seats, 306 have been filled and runoffs for six seats will conclude this week.

[1] Elections immediately following redistricting historically demonstrate a higher number of open seats and a higher rate of new legislators than in typical election years.

All three aspects of Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Index — the number of open seats, incumbents facing primary opposition and general elections between partisan candidates — showed poor results compared to the prior election cycle.

Eleven Republicans running in open seats or against Democratic incumbents were named «Contender» candidates, elevating them from the initial enrollment and «On the Radar» steps.