Sentences with phrase «presidential than the incumbent»

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In more than a dozen states, House and Senate primary elections will happen on the same ballot with the presidential race — timing that could pose a challenge for incumbent candidates in intra-party battles.

Democrats also hope to make competitive races against longtime incumbents Kemp Hannon and Carl Marcellino, who have in previous presidential election cycles seen closer - than - expected races.

Cronin is facing Republican incumbent Kemp Hannon, whose seat Democrats have targeted in recent years, especially during presidential election cycles when his margins of victory have generally been lower than in gubernatorial years.

«At the federal level, presidential candidate Ross Perot remains the self - financing record holder, having poured more than $ 63.5 million of his own cash into a bid that earned him about 20 percent of the national popular vote, zero electoral votes and a third - place finish behind Democrat Bill Clinton and incumbent Republican President George H.W. Bush.»

Mrs. Tinubu, a current Senator had told a Lagos based tabloid recently that she will rather run as a Vice Presidential candidate than take over from incumbent Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State.