Sentences with phrase «primary voted for governor»

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«In a campaign cycle that has been nothing but a race to the bottom — at such a critical moment for our nation — and with so many who have tried to be respectful of a record primary vote, the time has come for Governor Pence to lead the ticket,» Huntsman told the Salt Lake Tribune.

Whitman, a lifelong Republican who had backed New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in the primaries, subsequently rejected the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, and said she will vote for, support, and raise money for Clinton instead.

The governor insisted that it was Grisanti's vote for the same - sex marriage law that cost him the primary, though the Buffalo Republican survived a challenge from Stocker in 2012 as well.

The Democratic primary for governor may be less than a week old but the battle between Cuomo and Nixon for the African - American vote is already underway, underscoring the importance of a voting bloc where Nixon's own advisers acknowledge she must make inroads to have any chance at victory.

New York Democratic Party activists who backed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president in 2016 — and now support Cynthia Nixon for governor over Cuomo — have drafted a resolution to force the state Democratic Committee to pass a rule allowing independent or «nonaligned» registered voters to vote in the 2018 Democratic primary for governor, on Sept. 13.

The New York State Democratic Party plans on blocking a proposed resolution at its May 23 - 24 convention that would allow independent or «unaffiliated» voters to vote in this year's Democratic primary for governor.

As predicted, the Queens GOP has officially voted to rescind its endorsement of Rick Lazio for governor and back his primary challenger, Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, instead, Levy's campaign announced this morning.

Adeyeye condemned Fayose for standing up at a stage during the primary to monitor how delegates voted adding that he complained on the matter to the Chairman of the Electoral Panel, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa.

Stewart's campaign for lieutenant governor did not win her party's endorsement but did win enough votes to compete in the primary against Joe Markley.

BY NATHAN RILEY Right in Cynthia Nixon's backyard, just weeks after the actor and activist announced her Democratic primary challenge to Andrew Cuomo, the Hell's Kitchen Democrats — a progressive newcomer on the local political club scene — voted Thursday night to endorse the two - term governor for reelection.

He needs 15 percent of the delegate vote to force an August primary for governor against fellow Democrat Ned Lamont.

The Albany County GOP, whose chairman, John Graziano, initially supported Suffolk County Steve Levy for governor and voted in favor of a primary at the convention last week, will feature gubernatorial designee Rick Lazio at a «meet the candidates» fundraiser later this month.

After a light hearted beginning, question topics included his expectations concerning Kathy Hochul's separate primary, where he expects votes to come from, his «position» in the John Liu / Tony Avella senate primary, reports of pressure from Cuomo's staff and allies on Democrats to refrain from endorsing Zephyr Teachout, Teachout's comment that her qualifications include «not under federal investigation», whether Teachout is qualified to be governor, whether votes for Teachout are an anti-Cuomo protest, his encounter with Teachout at the Labor Day Parade and Tim Wu's related comment that Cuomo «failed a basic test of decency and civility».

In a statement, Zephyr Teachout, who is running against Cuomo in a Democratic primary, faulted the governor for working with Senate Republicans, who have refused to hold a vote on the abortion plank, which none of their members publicly support, but twice passed the nine other women's equality items as separate bills.

But in 2014, something changed: A little - known, poorly funded Constitutional law professor named Zephyr Teachout ran against Cuomo in the Democratic primary and captured a third of the vote, proof that not only was a restive progressivism already brewing in the pre-Trump, pre-Sanders era, but that the party's liberals didn't care much for their governor.

According to the New York Post, the Progressive Action Network is circulating a resolution that would force the New York State Democratic Committee to allow independents to vote in the Democratic primary for governor on September 13.

In 2016, Maine voters approved the Maine Ranked Choice Voting Initiative, which provided for the use of ranked - choice voting in both primary and general elections for United States Senators, United States Representatives, the governor, state senators, and state representatives.

On May 8, Republican voters should unquestionably vote for Mike DeWine in the Republican primary for governor.

On November 8, 2016, voters approved the Maine Ranked Choice Voting Initiative, which provided for the use of ranked - choice voting in both primary and general elections for United States Senators, United States Representatives, the governor, state senators, and state representatives.

Comer ran for governor of Kentucky last year and lost the Republican primary by a scant 83 votes.

When Mario Cuomo beat Koch in the Dem gubernatorial primary, Mario's son, our next governor, reportedly organized sound trucks to drive around the outer boroughs saying loudly «Vote for Cuomo, not the homo.»

The County Committee shall be constituted by the election biennially in each Election District in the County of New York, at the Primary Election held in each odd - numbered year, of two members of the County Committee plus an additional member if 300 or more votes and less than 451 votes were cast in such Election District for governor under the Party emblem at the last preceding gubernatorial election, and an additional member if 451 or more votes were cast in such Election District at said time.

He sought the Democratic nomination for governor in 2006, but got just 18 percent of the vote against Eliot Spitzer in the primary.

The Governor's message was astutely deferential to Upstate's need for economic growth, meanwhile Cuomo also avoided triggering the tripwires of controversy on education and the environment (which provided Zephyr Teachout with opening to garner a third of the 2014 Democratic primary vote); Cuomo advanced strong measures around election law reform and on the criminal justice front vis a vis Bail reform, as well as the Dream Act and MWBE all of which registered positively with minority voters.

New York Democratic Party activists who backed Bernie Sanders for president in 2016 — and now support Cynthia Nixon for governor over Gov. Cuomo — have drafted a resolution to force the state Democratic Committee to pass a rule allowing independent or «nonaligned» registered voters to vote in the 2018 Democratic primary for governor, on Sept. 13.

SB 69 increased their primary petitions from 1 percent of the last vote for their party nominee for governor to 1 percent of the registered voters in that party.»

«Hi, this is Hillary Clinton, and I'm calling to urge you to vote for Andrew Cuomo for Governor and his running mate, Kathy Hochul, for Lieutenant Governor in Tuesday's Democratic primary.

He is in some ways similar to the Robert Redford politician in «The Candidate» Like most viewers, I would vote for him against Royce in the primary (though we don't see much of the third candidate) but he is a pretty awful Mayor, focused only on becoming Governor.

In another potent quip, Nixon encouraged New Yorkers to «vote for the homo not for the Cuomo,» a tongue - in - cheek reference to an ugly smear campaign targeting New York City Mayor Ed Koch during his 1977 mayoral primary with the governor's father, Mario Cuomo.

Pittenger won the Republican primary on May 6, 2008, to become his party's nominee for Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina with 59 % of the vote, defeating three other candidates.

Randy Credico, a comedian and perennial protest candidate who recently received 3.6 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary for governor, told New York Post Capitol bureau chief Fred Dicker that he saw Schneiderman using drugs at the event.

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Mother's Day — 2; Deadpool 2 release — 7; Solo: A Star Wars Story premier — 14; Memorial Day — 17; Democratic gubernatorial candidates debate in St. Petersburg — 29; Democratic gubernatorial candidates debate in Miramar — 31; Time Warner / AT & T merger ruling — 32; Father's Day — 37; Close of candidate qualifying for statewide office — 42; Florida GOP Sunshine Summit starts — 48; Democratic gubernatorial candidates debate in Fort Myers — 58; MLB All - Star Game — 67; Deadline for filing claim bills — 82; «The Race for Governor» Republican gubernatorial debate — 81; «The Race for Governor» Democratic gubernatorial debate in Miami — 83; Start of the U.S. Open — 108; Primary Election Day — 109; College Football opening weekend — 111; NFL season starts — 118; Future of Florida Forum — 138; «Before You Vote» Florida U.S. Senate debate — 165; «Before You Vote» Florida Governor debate — 166; General Election Day — 179; «Hamilton» comes to the Straz Center — 279; 2019 Legislative Session starts — 298.

NEW YORK — Republican Rick Lazio said Thursday he is confident he will be the party's nominee for governor, and he bristled at the notion that delegates to the state GOP convention might allow a contested primary by voting to place rival Steve Levy on the ballot as well.

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«We encourage progressives to support Governor Cuomo in the Democratic primary and vote for him on the Working Families line in November,» Lipton said.

One of the more - interested observers of last Tuesday's election results was Zephyr Teachout, who helped crystallize the voter discontent with Governor Cuomo during her Democratic primary run that contributed to Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins — who got even less exposure to the electorate than she did — capturing 5 percent of the ballots for Governor, tripling his vote total from four years earlier.

Any candidate who receives more than 25 percent of the weighted vote would be automatically eligible under New York election law to appear on the Republican primary ballot for governor.

Fortunately, after the primary, many of them backed Howie Hawkins's Green Party bid (I was the candidate for lieutenant governor), which pushed the campaign to a historic 5 percent of the overall vote.

The Democratic primary for governor may be less than a week old but the battle between Mr. Cuomo and Ms. Nixon for the African - American vote is already underway, underscoring the importance of a voting bloc where Ms. Nixon's own advisers acknowledge she must make inroads to have any chance at victory.

Ms. Teachout and her running mate for lieutenant governor, Tim Wu, a Columbia University law professor, talked about winning over the small number of Democrats who actually vote in primaries.

For her part, Cuomo's Democratic primary opponent Zephyr Teachout accused the governor of «trying to buy women's votes by cynically creating a new party to advertise values he hasn't fought for in office.&raqFor her part, Cuomo's Democratic primary opponent Zephyr Teachout accused the governor of «trying to buy women's votes by cynically creating a new party to advertise values he hasn't fought for in office.&raqfor in office.»

In 2014 many fracking opponents voted for Zephyr Teachout against Governor Cuomo in the Democratic primary, and Teachout won several upstate counties where fracking had been proposed.

When actor and activist Cynthia Nixon recently launched her gubernatorial campaign, she said that in 2010 she voted for Andrew Cuomo, the man she is now running to unseat in this year's Democratic primary, but that she became disillusioned with the governor as his approach to governance took shape.

The governor offered to endorse a Republican Senator, Roy McDonald, who lost a GOP primary after voting for same sex marriage, but McDonald decided to drop out of the race.

Chairman PDP primary election committee for Ondo State and governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson said Eyitayo won the primary by polling a total of 760 votes while his opponent, Saka Lawal polled a total of 22 votes.

There's also the possibility, he noted, that Cuomo will lose votes in the general to third party candidates — Nixon won the endorsement of the Working Families Party, which would allow her to be on the general election ballot even if she loses the Democratic primary; and Howie Hawkins is running for governor for a third time on the Green Party line, on which he came in third with more than 180,000 votes in 2014.

If you're a registered Democrat in New York you can do that by voting for Zephyr Teachout for Governor and Tim Wu for Lieutenant Governor in the primary election TODAY.»