Sentences with phrase «percent of the runoff»

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While this places the PLN candidate far ahead of his electoral rivals, it falls well shy of the 40 percent threshold required to avoid a second - round runoff election.

Yesterday's runoff vote was also too close to call, with Gaines receiving 49.96 percent of the votes and Greear receiving 47.8 percent.

The pro-Bill de Blasio drumbeat continues, with the labor - backed Working Families Party announcing its full support of the public advocate's candidacy — yet another development that will make it increasingly difficult for Bill Thompson to remain in the runoff, should the tallying of paper ballots push de Blasio below the magic 40 percent mark.

Republicans were served another reminder of President Donald Trump's unpopularity as Democrat Jon Ossoff nearly captured a House seat in a region that for decades has been a conservative stronghold, though he fell just short of the percent needed to avoid a runoff.

Some argue that direct election of the president would fragment the party system because there would be a runoff if no candidate received, say, 40 percent of the vote.

He faced five challengers in the Republican primary and received 45.4 percent of the vote, falling short of the majority required to avoid a runoff election.

Thompson wanted to know if he had their support to challenge the results, since 40 percent of the vote is needed in order to avoid a runoff.

The state senator secured the Republican nomination with 84 percent of votes; the Democratic nomination moved to a runoff.

If he does, his first contribution could be to the New York City budget — saving the expense of a runoff election,» Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said in a statement, referring to the runoff election that will take place in October if no candidate gets 40 percent of the primary vote on Sept. 10.

Results showed Bill de Blasio within a razor's edge of winning the 40 percent needed to avoid a runoff.

The 2013 Democratic primary runoff for public advocate, for instance, cost the city $ 13 million and only drew 6.9 percent of eligible voters, according to FairVote.

Conventional wisdom, Muzzio has said, is that, as the only black candidate in the race, Thompson has an automatic base of 25 to 30 percent, which at least guarantees that he makes it into a runoff.

In the primary election on April 18, 2017, Kremer received 351 votes, or 0.18 percent of the total vote tally, and so did not advance to the runoff election.

If de Blasio or any other candidate fails to secure 40 percent of the Democratic vote, then they'll face the second - place finisher in an Oct. 1 runoff election.

On the Democratic side, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has so far counted a little over 40 percent of the primary vote, seemingly enough to avoid a runoff with the second place candidate, former Comptroller William Thompson.

[13] Since none of the candidates received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote - getters in the special election, Missy Warren McGee and Kathryn Rehner, faced off in the runoff election, which McGee won.

[15] Since none of the candidates received more than 50 percent of the vote, the top two vote - getters in the special election, Gipson and Whaley, faced off in the runoff election.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, whose unofficial vote tally at 40 percent could free him from facing second - place finisher Bill Thompson, the former city comptroller, in a runoff, earned 47 percent of the lesbian, gay, and bisexual vote.

A FairVote analysis of the 2013 public advocate runoff also showed that the Democratic primary runoff electorate was older, whiter, and wealthier than Democrats overall, and only reflected a 7 percent turnout.

Runoffs are currently only required in the three citywide races, for Mayor, Public Advocate, and Comptroller, and occur among the top two vote - getters if no candidate hits 40 percent in the first round of the primary.

He received more than 50 percent of the 129,095 weighted votes cast to avoid a runoff election and become the party's designee.

Since none of the candidates received 50 percent of the vote, all four faced off in a runoff election held August 17.

Neither candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote in the June 4 primary, prompting a runoff election that drew millions of dollars in outside spending.

It's still unclear whether Bill de Blasio will be able to stave off a runoff tonight, but in the race for public advocate — an almost entirely powerless position that is nevertheless first in the line of succession for the mayoralty, for some reason — state Senator Daniel Squadron and city Councilwoman Letitia James are locked in at around 33 percent to 35 percent each, and will face each other for the championship on October 1, according to the AP.

The election for District 4 advanced to a runoff election on December 17, 2016, because no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote in the general election.

Carroll also said the addition of Weiner to the race could result in a runoff, as it would be difficult for any candidate to reach the magic 40 - percent number needed to avoid a second round of voting.

Republicans, meanwhile, are headed to a July 15 runoff, as heavily favored Wayne Parker, who ran unsuccessfully against Cramer in 1994 and 1996, came up just short of the 50 percent needed to win the nomination outright.

Without that reliably Democratic vote, Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) won without a runoff in 2007 — a major boost for Republicans» hopes against Landrieu who has never won with more than 52 percent of the vote.

While repeating his criticism of Mayor Bloomberg's New York as «a tale of two cities,» and slamming the NYPD's controversial stop - and - frisk tactic, de Blasio soared past his rivals, securing 40.8 percent of the vote in the September primary and avoiding a runoff with Thompson.

In Alabama, Shelby won his primary decisively with 64 percent of the vote, with 63 percent of precincts reporting, according to the Associated Press, allowing him to avoid a runoff.

The latest Quinnipiac University poll of likely Democratic voters shows de Blasio at 43 percent, which would be enough to avoid a runoff election.

She had dominated the early polls of the race — at one point approaching the 40 percent needed to avoid a runoff.

A candidate would have to win 40 percent of the vote on Sept. 10 to avoid a two - candidate runoff three weeks later.

For citywide offices, a runoff is called for if no candidate receives at least 40 percent of the vote.

The survey indicated Quinn would best Weiner 48 percent to 33 percent in a runoff ballot, with 18 percent of voters undecided.

The state Nutrient Runoff Law sets up protocols for the sale of any fertilizer containing more than 0.67 percent phosphate.

Under the current system for the city's three citywide primaries — mayor, comptroller and public advocate races — if no candidate receives 40 percent of the vote, then the top two candidates face off in a runoff election, as mandated by state law.

A Quinnipiac University poll released Tuesday shows de Blasio is the choice of 43 percent of likely Democratic voters, surging past the 40 percent mark, which would allow him to avoid a runoff.

If no candidate receives more than 40 percent of the vote in the primary, a runoff will be held.

Jindal was staging a rematch of the 2003 runoff when Democrat Kathleen Blanco beat him by a 52 - 48 percent margin.

In the Democratic U.S. Senate race, Secretary of State Elaine Marshall fell just short of the 40 percent needed to avoid a runoff.

The Marist poll also included questions about a potential runoff election, in the event none of the candidates garner the necessary 40 percent of the vote to win the primary.

Under instant runoff voting in New York City, if no candidate receives 50 percent of first - choice votes, then the candidate who gets the least number of first - choice votes is eliminated.

Polling has shown Busby between 40 and 45 percent of the vote — within sight of capturing the 50 percent she would need in the open primary to avoid a June 6 runoff with the top Republican vote getter.

The outcome was a stunning blow for Ms. Quinn, who spent the first months of the race as the undisputed front - runner, nearly approaching the crucial 40 percent that she would have needed to win without a runoff.

That result triggered a Dec. 10 runoff since no candidate received more than 50 percent of the vote.

There may not be a primary battle for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but the mayoral runoff election in Chicago - triggered Tuesday by incumbent Rahm Emanuel's failure to get 50 percent of the vote - looks like it is going to serve as a proxy, with netroots progressives and unions on one side backing Emanuel's challenger Chuy Garcia, and high finance and the Democratic establishment backing Emanuel.

If he pulls 75 to 80 percent of the black vote, as many assume he will, it's difficult to see how Thompson doesn't at least come in second — enough to get into a likely runoff in a multi-candidate race.

De Blasio is leading the Democratic pack with 36 percent of likely voters, near the 40 percent that would be needed to avoid a runoff.

If no candidate wins 40 percent of the vote in the primary, the top two will face off in a runoff election for the nomination.