Sentences with phrase «primary election battles»

The race to succeed Adriano Espaillat in the state Senate and the fight for Sheldon Silver's old state Assembly seat will lead a slate of local primary election battles Tuesday.

Glen Oaks resident Bob Friedrich said he is banking on an anti-incumbent wave and a platform of reforming Albany in his Democratic primary election battle with state Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck).

Not exact matches

Akin, who won a tough primary battle this month, has apologized for his comments but also defied pressure to get out of the election.

Clinton may be headed for another loss in a Democratic primary battle in West Virginia today, though she believes she has already locked down the party's nomination and is focused on the general election and Trump.

A battle between Rep. Dan Donovan and his GOP primary opponent, former Rep. Michael Grimm, over the Reform Party line has been referred by the state Board of Elections to federal prosecutors.

Neither Woolf nor Funiciello faced competition in the primary election on June 24, 2014, while Stefanik battled with Matt Doheny for the Republican nomination.

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.

But they offered some insight into how they think the 2016 elections will unfold and downplayed suggestions that a highly contested GOP primary battle will hurt the party.

Now that the congressional primaries have passed and the general election battles are set, (for the most part), candidates in contested races across the state and their respective supporters have turned their attention to the opponents against whom they'll be facing off in November.

The Lazio spin on this is that he's announcing a «growing list of talent» that will aid his final push to the general election (note that he makes no mention of the September primary battle he faces against Carl Paladino).

If the intra-party warfare is still going on by the state's presidential primary date of April 19, it could be good for the GOP as it battles to retain former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» seat on Long Island in a special election that will also take place on that day.

Despite his primary opponent's desperate assertion to the contrary On Tuesday, Ohioans will head to the polls for their state's primary election, and the results will lay out a roadmap for a crucial election year in which the Republican and Democratic parties battle for control of the swing state — the first major contests since Donald -LSB-...]

Digging in for a potentially bruising primary battle, Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto kicked off his 2018 re-election campaign Thursday with a rally at which he called for an election about «respect and dignity... humility and service.»

Democratic state Senate candidate Marc Panepinto apparently has a strong preference as to which Republican he'll face in the November general election should he triumph in his own primary battle tomorrow.

The PAC plans to assist eight to 10 candidates in this election cycle, but the Hanna vs. Tenney fight is the only primary battle in which it is taking sides.

The GOP did not give Carl or even Joe DioGuardi a chance to even be on the battle but they went out got signatures and then won the Republican Primary because they had a message they will do the same in the general election kick ASS.

Now one of Owens» special election foes, Doug Hoffman, is battling newcomer Matt Doheny for the GOP line in a primary, but has pledged to remain in the race on the Conservative line even if he loses next Tuesday.

As the race for the governorship elections in Ekiti State gradually takes shape following the conclusion of parties» primaries, supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party have taken the battle for the Ekiti State Government House to the social media.

In the 2008 Presidential Election, Carson endorsed Senator Barack Obama in April 2008, and later won Obama's endorsement for his own May 2008 Democratic primary battle.

(CNN)- With just over two weeks until a special primary election to fill the late Sen. Ted Kennedy's seat, a new poll indicates that Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has a solid lead in a four - way battle for the Democratic nomination.

With the results still uncertain in Rep. Charlie Rangel's most difficult primary battle so far, attention has turned to the opening of absentee and affidavit ballots by the city Board of Election.

Mr. Maloney's total is made more notable by his relatively late entry in the race and his low burn rate — his campaign has $ 310,000 on hand as he moves forward to the June 26th primary, the winner of which will battle Hudson Valley Rep. Nan Hayworth in the general election.

After a pair of bruising primary battles, the race to the November election is expected to be fierce and expensive.

National Democrats are backing the ironworker Randy Bryce in a Wisconsin congressional primary battle for the right to challenge Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan in the November midterm elections.

Back in 2008, Barack Obama's success at recruiting an army of online small - dollar donors gave him a tremendous advantage in the long primary battle against Hillary Clinton, and his subsequent general election contests.

With the third primary of the year in the books for New York, the focus for battle of control of the Senate in Albany will turn toward the general election in November.

Barrett was one of four Democrats on Tuesday's primary ballot looking to unseat Walker in the June 5 general election that has become a nationally watched battle over union rights.

In addition, a GOP primary battle for a U.S. House seat in Alabama will be decided, along with 31 ballot measures in six states, and mayoral elections in Boston, Seattle, Detroit and Cleveland.

Whoever wins on Tuesday has four months to make their case against Senator Gillibrand, compared to the old system, where a September primary left about seven weeks for a new comer to wage a general election battle.

A post-election question is whether an expensive and lengthy primary battle for the Democratic nomination between Ms. Throne - Holst and Dave Calone had a negative effect on her general election run.

When Steve first ran for Suffolk County Executive, he was not his party's choice, but won in a tough primary battle and went on to win the general election, appealing to both Republicans and Independents in a famously Republican County.

Aides on Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump Jr. met with Gulf adviser who offered help to win election: report Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE's 2008 presidential campaign kept a detailed list of party colleagues who staffers believed had betrayed her during the long and bitter primary battle with President Obama, a new book reveals.

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.

Add on the Dems will have top ticket primary battles and this does not fortell much if the GOP loses this election.

He will also continue to be the main draw in a fund - raising campaign that has a goal of taking in at least $ 750 million by Election Day, which would match his 2008 figure even though he does not face the long primary battle that he did four years ago.

ARLINGTON, Virginia (CNN)- Longtime Clinton ally and former Democratic National Committee chairman Terry McAuliffe has conceded to state senator Creigh Deeds in the party's gubernatorial primary, calling on his supporters to back Deeds in his general election battle against Republican Bob McDonnell.

He explains his plan at a Web site, specterforthecure.com, that also urges visitors to contribute to his election campaign — he's facing a difficult primary battle to hold onto his seat in 2010.