Sentences with phrase «primary against district»

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The GOP primary in the state's 16th district could also prove interesting: Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger has spoken out against Trump and as a result, could lose votes to pro-Trump businessman Jim Marter.

«We'll post everything online, so Diaz's opponents, the media, and voters in his district will be able to use the facts against him in the primary.»

The Democratic hopeful running in the primary against Sen. Simcha Felder said the state party's leadership is «late to the game» in trying to find a candidate to run in the 17th Senate district.

Elmont civic leader and NYPD Det. Carl Achille will run a Democratic primary challenge against Rep. Gregory Meeks, whose district includes parts of Queens and Nassau County.

Sources say Jessica Ramos, who currently works for Mayor Bill de Blasio, will run a primary challenge in her Queens Senate District next year against IDC member Jose Peralta.

Even though Democrats have pledged not to support primary challenges against members of the IDC, candidates in each of those districts are pushing forward anyway, including against IDC Leader Jeff Klein.

Turner has argued that his big win against Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin in Weiner's old Democrat - dominated Brooklyn / Queens district, which drew national attention and made him an overnight GOP sensation, afforded him more name recognition than his two primary opponents, attorney Wendy Long and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, and makes him a better general election challenger to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

Assemblymember Pamela Harris has notched a victory in her primary battle against challenger Kate Cucco, despite the money infused into the race on Cucco's behalf by a super PAC, New Yorkers for Independent Action, which has targeted a handful of sitting representatives in different districts.

, the independent expenditure arm of EMILY's List, has spent more than $ 700,000 in three primaries in Pennsylvania, boosting its candidates and spending against anti-abortion Democrat John Morganelli in the 7th District primary.

Under the group's plan, Sens. Toby Stavisky (D - Whitestone) and Tony Avella (D - Bayside) would have to run against each other in a primary in one district and Sens. Jose Peralta (D - Corona) and Michael Gianaris (D - Astoria) would face off in another contest.

In the 22nd Congressional District, Paladino has backed Michael Kicinski in the GOP primary against U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, R - Barneveld.

Former Rep. Paul Broun announced he's running for Congress in Georgia's 9th District, and he faces not just a primary against an incumbent fellow Republican but the haze of an ethics investigation dating back to his last term in the House.

With seven candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for the 19th Congressional District — and little ideological daylight between them — campaigns are touting their candidate's electability in the November battle against incumbent Republican John Faso as they head towards a June 26 primary to decide who'll get the party's line.

Grimm is running against Donovan in the Republican primary for New York's 11th District.

But the party balked at picking any of the seven candidates in the First District looking to run a Democratic primary for the nomination to run against GOP Rep. Lee Zeldin (R - Shirley).

It doesn't hurt, of course, that Teachout carried every county in the district against an unpopular Andrew Cuomo in the 2014 primary.

Two challengers will face off against the incumbent in Thursday's primary for New York's new 115th district.

Adem Bunkeddeko, a Democrat running against U.S. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D - Central Brooklyn) in a Democratic primary in Brooklyn's Ninth Congressional District, has released a five - point plan that he said will improve affordable housing in Central Brooklyn.

One of the races mentioned by Israel is the Republican primary in the 22nd Congressional District pitting incumbent U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna against Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Contested City Council Democratic primary races in three Bronx districts pose strongly pro-LGBTQ candidates against opponents who either have long anti-gay and anti-choice records or have aligned themselves with such politicians.

In primary elections for nominations for District 2 County Legislature, the parties choices, Democratic incumbent Chris Allen and Republican Joseph Maloney both easily won their primaries against write in challenges from the other.

Nassau GOP officials say they want Gurfein, a retired U.S. Marine lieutenant colonel and a former Great Neck High School football star, to run against Rice, of Garden City, instead of expending resources in what could become a divisive primary in the Third District.

In the 21st Congressional District in upstate New York, outside groups came to the rescue of former Bush administration aide Elise Stefanik, in her primary battle against investment fund manager Matt Doheny.

But Hunter dropped out of the race last week to assist Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney, who is mounting a primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, R - Barneveld, in the 22nd Congressional District.

In upper Manhattan's 13th Congressional district, one of the country's most competitive and closely watched Democratic primaries pits four - decade incumbent Rep. Charlie Rangel against upstart state Sen. Adriano Espaillat in a district that was recently redrawn to include a majority Latino population.

While he will end his campaign for Congress, he plans on assisting Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney with her Republican primary challenge against U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, R - Barneveld, in the 22nd Congressional District.

A woman in the 19th Congressional District, who picked up a lot of Upstate New York votes in a 2014 primary run against Andrew Cuomo, is now one step closer to a seat in Congress.

In 2010, Republican Tea Party candidate Anthony Mele defeated the local GOP machine in a primary and then ran against incumbent Democrat Eliot Engel for his 17th District Congressional seat.

In September, Behar will face off against three Democrats in the primary election, including Edward Braunstein, who works as a legislative assistant for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan); John Duane, a former assemblyman in the district and brother of Sen. Tom Duane (D - Manhattan); and Whitestone attorney Elio Forcina.

Andre Baker won in the Democratic primary against former state Sen. Ernest E. Newton II for the 23rd District state senate seat.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A raucous crowd cheered Colleen Deacon Tuesday night at a downtown Syracuse tavern after she declared victory in her 24th Congressional District primary race against two other Democrats.

Zephyr Teachout came out swinging against Republican John Faso after winning the 19th Congressional District's Democratic primary.

BY EVAN WECHMAN In 2010, Republican Tea Party candidate Anthony Mele defeated the local GOP machine in a primary and then ran against incumbent Democrat Eliot Engel for his 17th District Congressional seat.

Anna Throne - Holst received more votes in five of the 1st District's seven towns against Dave Calone during Tuesday's Democratic primary race, according to results released Wednesday by the Suffolk County Board of Elections.

After the decennial redistricting process, where a state body redraws political boundaries to accommodate for population change, her Beechhurst co-op was drawn into the same district as Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside), which would have pitted them against each other in a primary.

He is considered the frontrunner in a primary race against, among others, political newcomer Gustavo Rivera, who is supported by a wide range of politicians and others from outside his district.

At least one of those close races includes Democrat Zephyr Teachout in the 19th congressional district battleground who ran against Cuomo in a Democratic primary in 2014.

Diane DiDonato - Roth will not appeal a court decision that knocked her off the Sept. 13 primary ballot against fellow Republican Bob Cohen in the 37th Senate District race.

In the 60th Senatorial District, where GOP Sen. Mark Grisanti is fighting for his political life, CSEA went with Hamburg Democrat Michael Amodeo, who is facing off against former Erie County Legislator Chuck Swanick (who has the Conservative Party's nod) in the September primary.

40th District (Queens): We interviewed Elizabeth Crowley, who is unopposed in the primary and is running against the newly minted Republican incumbent, to whom she lost by a narrow margin in the recent special election.

District 2 — Town and Village of Saugerties: Incumbent Republican Robert Aiello faces a possible primary against incumbent Walter Frey.

There are less than three weeks to go until primary day, and Claudia Tenney, who is running for Congress in a Republican primary against 22nd Congressional District Republican Richard Hanna, continues to push for a debate with her opponent.

The bitter Democratic primary for the brownstone Brooklyn district pits Ms. Simon, a local Democratic district leader and attorney who earned a reputation for fighting the party establishment, against Mr. Sikora, the candidate chosen by Mr. de Blasio and the labor - backed Working Families Party to replace retiring Assemblywoman Joan Millman.

Ultimately whoever wins the Democratic primary will face a very tough fight in a highly contested district against an incumbent Tea Party Republican with unlimited funds.

Grimm, a former marine and FBI agent, is attempting a comeback by running in the Republican primary for his old congressional seat against Donovan, the former Staten Island district attorney, who succeeded him.

Kansas» 3rd district (D): State Rep. Kevin Yoder struggled against former state Rep. Patricia Lightner in last week's primary for the right to take on Stephene Moore (D) for the seat being vacated by her husband Dennis Moore (D).

Florida's 2nd district (D): Rep. Allen Boyd has spent heavily — $ 2.3 million — during his primary against state Sen. Al Lawson, but much of that money is actually targeted toward the general election.

Thomas and Dunn are squaring off against former U.S. Attorney Ken Sukhia in a heated North Florida Republican primary to replace U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, who is leaving her 2nd Congressional District seat after a 2014 redistricting decision led to radical changes to its political composition.

He ran an unsuccessful 2010 Democratic primary for the 20th Assembly District seat against then - incumbent Harvey Weisenberg.

On June 28, the Democratic Party in the 24th Congressional District will be holding a primary to determine who will run on the party line in November against Republican incumbent John Katko.