Sentences with phrase «over challengers in»

Governor Cuomo already has a commanding lead over his challengers in the race for Governor this year.

This usually means supporting incumbents, since incumbents have a huge advantage over challengers in retaining their seats.

With 89 percent of districts reporting, Meng had a commanding lead over her challengers in her bid to succeed retiring Rep. Gary Ackerman, with 50.8 percent of the vote, compared to 28.3 percent for Assemblyman Rory Lancman and 15.8 percent for City Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a massive edge over his challenger in the upcoming gubernatorial race in November, a new poll says.

Not exact matches

President Obama's first debate In the run - up to the first presidential debate, President Obama enjoyed a comfortable lead over GOP challenger Mitt Romney.

Google's effort to offer high - speed Internet access to consumers at home has run into the same economic problem that bedeviled almost every challenger in the market over the last two decades.

With more than 750,000 bank accounts opened to date and over $ 2.5 billion in total transaction volume, Chime has emerged as the clear leader in the challenger banking segment.

Recent news that bailiffs were recently poised to seize the property of Smith's law firm over a defaulted loan worth nearly $ 25,000 could dampen the challenger's momentum in the final week of the campaign.

A lot can change over these next few weeks and so for no reason should we be worried of Arsenal not being amongst the challengers for the top four, it would just be nice to see the Gunners lead the line in the Premier League.

The Red Devils have spent over # 200million on the likes of Angel Di Maria and Ander Herrera since the Dutch boss replaced David Moyes at the helm last summer in an attempt to restore the club as genuine title challengers to the likes of Chelsea and fierce rivals Manchester City.

Having been Chelsea's main challengers for most of the season, just two wins in eight games in all competitions has seen them knocked out of the Champions League, and overtaken by Arsenal and Manchester United in the Premier League, whilst Liverpool's win over Newcastle has brought them right back into the equation.

As the first Cup challenger in 21 years sets sail, a noted British author looks her over and tells how she was born

The Formula 2 feature race at Spa - Francorchamps was won in dominant style by Charles Leclerc, who finished the race with a staggering 26 second lead over his nearest challenger.

Unfazed by an earlier loss to the unbeaten Broncos or by the raging football mania in Denver, Oakland ran over its uppity challenger for an easy 24 - 14 win

Southampton finish the evening in second place in group K with a three - point cushion over tonight's challengers Inter.

Since then, Honeyghan's demonic fury in the ring has been demonstrated twice more, in his round - and - a-bit demolition of Johnny Bumphus in February and two weeks ago during a unanimous decision over Maurice Blocker, the WBC's No. 1 challenger.

The Mexican had bulked up over the winter to better cope with the more physical nature of 2017's cars, but he has been asked by his Force India team to trim off some weight because its new challenger was too heavy in testing.

Day's scorched - earth policy, under which he has won four tour events in his last six starts by a combined 16 strokes over his closest challengers (six each in his last two), enters the season - ending Tour Championship on the strength of the first five - win campaign since 2013.

Barcelona can not afford to get complacent despite their strong position in all three fronts though and manager Luis Enrique will surely want his players to take advantage of the clash between closest title challengers Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid this weekend by claiming a victory over Sevilla at the Camp Nou.

They currently sit in seventh place in the Premier League, just a point behind Arsenal, but the North London club have two games in hand over their challengers for a place in a European competition next season.

As critical as pundits were of Manchester City's second - half capitulation away at Everton on Saturday, although no - one was more infuriated with the final score than their manager, City can wrap up fourth with victory over their nearest challenger at a ground which while it hasn't served them well in recent meetings with Tottenham, has been a fortress for them this season — where they've a record of W11 D4 L2; having scored 30 goals and conceded just 12, and where Joe Hart has kept no less than ten clean sheet.

Pep Guardiola's men seem destined to land the Premier League title as they hold a 13 - point lead and have a game in hand over closest challengers Manchester United.

Even their second - string were overwhelming good in midweek, when hammering a sorry Schalke 4 - 1 at Old Trafford, and with players like Ferdinand, Vidic, Carrick, Rooney and Hernandez fresher for their absence in Wednesday's second leg, United look a good bet on paper to finally end all the shenanigans and seal their record 19th English League title with victory over their one remaining challenger.

Homewood - Flossmoor, regarded as the top challenger to defending state champion Regina Dominican, put three players in the top six Wednesday for a whopping 99 - stroke win over runner - up Sandburg (474) in the Stagg regional.

In the other statewide races, Democratic AG Eric Schneiderman holds a 20 - point lead over his Republican challenger, John Cahill, 55 - 35.

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio appears poised to coast to re-election over Republican challenger Nicole Malliotakis in November, leading her 61 - 17, according to a new Quinnipiac Poll.

Cuomo has over the last several weeks pushed for a Democratic takeover of the state Senate, backing incumbents and challengers in a handful of races.

Over the weekend, the would - be Gillibrand challenger who has been in the running longest, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, received a mini boost when he was endorsed by his hometown GOP county chairman, Joe Mondello.

The Quinnipiac poll, which follows a recent Siena Poll showing Gillibrand with her highest approval and lowest disapproval numbers by Siena in 8 months, gives the Senator a more than 2 to 1 lead over her three potential Republican challengers.

Over the years, the government has dealt with and taken care of its most dangerous challengers, including Leopoldo López, Capriles, Ledezma and others, for instance, by throwing them in jail.

This effectively makes Felder the 32nd GOP vote in the chamber, assuming Long Island Sen. Carl Marcellino, who currently maintains a roughly 2,500 - vote lead over his Democratic challenger, James Gaughran, is officially declared the winner in that race.

At a campaign stop in the Capital Region this afternoon, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand did not have much to say about her slipping lead over her Republican challengers, according to the latest Siena Poll.

Over the weekend, Alexander, the beleaguered Lib Dem MP and Chief Secretary to the Treasury, openly urged Tory and Labour voters in his Highland's seat to support his bid to hold it against an insurgent Scottish National party challenger, Highlands council leader Drew Hendry.

Left - leaning activists rallying in Manhattan called Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo «a demon,» «a thief,» «Albany's top thug» and «phony as a three - dollar bill» over his alleged threat to defund members of a political party that endorsed his challenger.

A new Siena College poll suggests New Yorkers still prefer Governor Andrew Cuomo over the Democrat's current challengers in this year's election.

The poll also found that Cuomo is still as popular as ever, with a 69 percent approval rating and a 2 - to - 1 lead over either Republican challenger in his race for Governor.

That year, he supported then - incumbent District Attorney Charles Hynes over Thompson in the Democratic primary, then switched his allegiance to Thompson after the challenger triumphed in September and Hynes carried on his campaign on the Republican line.

In the 50th AD, Joseph R. Lentol held a wide margin over challenger William S. Davidson, Jr..

As discussed above, in Brooklyn's 22nd Senatorial District, Republican Martin J. Golden held onto his seat over challenger Dem James T. Kemmerer.

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But at this point in 2010, on our then - Democratic House battleground survey, Republican challengers held a 5 - point advantage over Democratic incumbents (42 to 47).

In just over two weeks of campaigning, Nixon has shown herself to be a feisty challenger.

However, a series of missteps by the challenger, including stumbling over the definition of a trade agreement during an on - camera interview on NY1 and then bragging at a press conference that organizing a student exchange program in Japan gave him the necessary credentials to deal with important international issues, appeared to have hurt his chances.

In their first public break since they made amends after Greenfield's landslide victory over the Hikind - backed / funded / inspired Joe Lazar, Assemblyman Dov Hikind has decided to endorse a Republican challenger to defeat centrist Democratic Congressman Mike McMahon.

Democrat Andrew Cuomo still holds a double - digit lead over Republican challenger Carl Paladino in Rasmussen Reports» first post-primary survey of the New York governor's race.

Collins finally has a Democratic opponent for 2018, and if resumes win votes, she could be a serious challenger: Erin Cole of Lockport, an Army veteran who has worked all over the world as well as in trade development in Washington and Western New York.

De Blasio continues to maintain a sizable financial advantage over all his likely challengers as he runs for re-election in New York, having brought in $ 414,123 in contributions and spent nearly as much over the last two months, according to a campaign fund - raising report filed yesterday.

The family of the late NYPD Officer Miosotis Familia has been thrust into a political squabble over whom they will march with — de Blasio or one of his challengers in the fall election, Bo Dietl — in the Dominican Day Parade on Sunday.

City Councilwoman Helen Sears (D - Jackson Heights) earned what her staff called a key endorsement in her bid for re-election as the 50,000 - member New York City Building Service Employees Union 32BJ backed her over challengers Daniel Dromm and Stanley Kalathara.

(CNN)- Two days after primary day, it's finally all over in the bitter battle between longtime Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel of New York and his main primary challenger.