Sentences with phrase «primary election turnout»

What I know about Albany politics — primary election turnout is very low.

Not exact matches

But the most important lesson for those of us on the trailis that the primaries process itself has been hugely energising for Americans, a country with even worse turnout than Britain in recent elections.

That Paladino defeated Lazio in the primary was something of a surprise, but like the general election against Cuomo he managed to get high turnout in western New York.

Anyone who follows politics will tell you voter turnout in a primary election is typically low, but Thursday's 7.5 percent voter turnout in the Buffalo - area was among the lowest in recent memory.

Despite some Republican party activists asserting this is the most important presidential election since George Washington was elected (no, really), voter turnout in several cases was lower than in the 2008 Republican Primary.

It's a position that could play well in a low - turnout Republican primary, but potentially cause serious headaches in a general election match - up in an overwhelmingly blue state.

Second, these folks are properly focusing on the two elements critical to swinging primary and general elections: money and voter turnout.

And as we've seen in lower - turnout elections through the entire 2010 cycle, both special elections and primaries, national money can make a decisive difference: Lisa Murkowski and Mike Castle may be the latest victims, but Scott Brown's win back in January had already shown the way.

On turnout, as with a primary, special elections tend to bring out a more involved subset of voters, clouding any apples - to - apples prediction for the next general election.

It's not particularly surprising to see that seniors made up a disproportionate share of the turnout last year, as they historically represent a large share of the vote in low turnout elections, such as primary and special elections.

Tiffany Davenport's friend - to - friend email study, «Unsubscribe: The Effects of Peer - to - Peer Email on Voter Turnout; Results from a Field Experiment in the June 6, 2006, California Primary Election,» shows even stronger results.

A simultaneous Democratic primary for county clerk between Assemblyman Michael Kearns and Janique Curry may serve as a «proxy election» that could increase turnout and aid each mayoral candidate in his home turf.

But until polls are released suggesting otherwise, there's no reason to think Gipson will enjoy the turnout edge that Democrats typically benefit from in presidential election years: The district contains parts of Dutchess and Putnam counties, both of which went to Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary and overwhelmingly to Donald Trump in the GOP's contest.

But voter turnout in primaries, like the New York governor's race, is abysmally low, so the ideologues on the far left and far right — and the special interests who throw money at the elections — control the process.

Of course, even though New Yorkers cast their ballots on September 10, just two months from today, it is still relatively early in the election season and polls of low - turnout primaries are notoriously unreliable.

Because the primary is being held so early, it's more or less tantamount to a special election, which means turnout will be low and victory will likely go to whoever has the stronger GOTV operation.

In several state Senate and Assembly races across the city, Democratic primary winners were selected in fairly low voter turnout affairs and most will easily cruise to election in November - some won't even have a Republican opponent.

At some Harlem polling sites, there was tepid turnout among voters, site coordinators said, but also said that is to be expected in Congressional primary elections.

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The memo also says that the «astoundingly» low turnout in last week's Democratic primary for governor «demonstrates that there is very little intensity in this election among Democrats.»

Nevertheless, a TimesLedger check of turnout for recent elections in the same Assembly district showed that voting was higher in the September 2012 primary than the most recent primary election to date.

The April 19 date coincides with the presidential primary election in New York State and was chosen to both «maximize voter turnout and minimize the cost to taxpayers,» according to Gov. Cuomo.

But turnout is expected to be dismal in what is now the third primary of the election season.

Yet our city's voter turnout numbers, particularly in primary elections, are disappointing, dismal and unacceptable.

Low turnout is expected on primary day for an election among candidates still trying to build name recognition.

But with low turnout and multiple conservatives running in each primary, it would be a surprise if the disgraced former lawmakers advanced to the special general election in March.

In several state Senate and Assembly races across the city, Democratic primary winners were selected in fairly low voter turnout affairs and most will easily cruise to election in November - some won't even have

In a low - turnout primary election, retired Erie County Sheriff's Lieutenant Richard Dobson is about 600 votes ahead of Sheriff's Lieutenant Bert Dunn, the endorsed Democratic candidate.

While both parties have large enough bases of loyalists to ensure victories in low turnout primaries, Levy said that may not be enough in a countywide general election

With a voter turnout far above the usual for a primary election, Kennedy came out of the unofficial voting machine count 271 votes ahead of County Legislature Chair Betty Jean Grant.

There is just one mechanical hitch in the hope of a primary turnout fueling votes in the Senate special election: The presidential primary and state Senate special election will be on different ballots.

These are apples and oranges comparisons for obvious reasons: New York has more Democratic voters than Republican ones for starters, while turnout in primaries is a notoriously difficult to gage and draw deeper conclusion from for a general election.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo didn't seem all that bothered by this week's low turnout for primaries statewide, saying: «Some elections people turn out heavily, sometimes they turn out in less volume.

Democrats, good - government groups and some elections officials had wanted a June date, saying that an August primary would make for even lower voter turnout.

Barring total catastrophe, Mr. de Blasio could almost certainly count on muscular support from labor unions and county Democratic organizations that drive turnout in primary elections.

Pollster Greenberg admitted primaries are low turnout elections.

Long, a New York City attorney, defeated U.S. Representative Bob Turner and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos in a primary election Tuesday notable for low turnout.

«Everyone has anticipated a lower turnout than a usual primary simply because there's only one election, one position and also because of the first time in a long time this primary is being held in June,» Meng said, acknowledging the reality of the situation as she cast her vote early in the day.

Somehow I'm going to have to find a way to get total primary results for all 435 Congressional Districts, and the 35 Senate districts up for election, to compare partisan turnouts to general election votes.

Primaries are typically low - turnout elections, and Teachout is betting that the Democrats most likely to vote are the ones most likely to be following her campaign.

Given the fact that the June 26 primary is early, it could be viewed as a sort of hybrid special election, which means it will have low turnout and could turn on which candidate has the best GOTV operation.

But primary elections have notoriously low turnouts so every vote counts and the job won't be done till the last voting moment at 9PM Tuesday night!

Following the sparse turnout in the primary election in WNY, attention now turns to Nov. 3 and fears that the general election won't spark much excitement, either.

The date — which coincides with the presidential primary election in New York State — was chosen in order to both «maximize voter turnout and minimize the cost to taxpayers,» according to the governor.

If the turnout at the fourth District Council 25 candidate forum is any indication, the district's primary election could be one of the most exciting in the borough.

In the 2013 Democratic public advocate runoff election, turnout was seven percent, compared to 18 percent in the primary, according to data provided by FairVote, a nonpartisan group that pushes for electoral reforms.

The campaign's poll, however, isn't without its own red flags: A whopping 24 percent of the Democrats it deemed likely to show up to the polls didn't lean one way or another in the presidential primary held the same day as the Senate election (the comparable number in most recent polls has been below ten), suggesting it might have been overly generous in estimating Democratic turnout on April 19.

The new election date coincides with the presidential primary date which Cuomo chose hoping to maximize voter turnout and reduce the cost to taxpayers.

Trailing in the polls with less than a day until the primary election, Assemblyman David Weprin «s congressional campaign is pulling out all the stops and hopes to win the race on turnout, especially in the district's minority areas.

Krasner said the turnout, the highest among the borough's contested races, according to a TimesLedger analysis, was about average for a primary election, with 10 percent or less being a bad turnout and 20 percent being a good turnout.