Sentences with phrase «special election contest»

Interestingly, in chalking up Assembly GOP victories from the Tuesday special election contests across the state, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox did not cite Bohen's victory in Erie County for a district that represents part of Buffalo, part of Lackawanna and all of Orchard Park and West Seneca.

The seat, vacated by George Latimer when he was elected county executive, will be contested later this year in a special election

In fact, Mayer was so popular that she may have provided some coattails in the other special election contest Tuesday night for County Legislator in the 11th District representing New Rochelle and Pelham where Democrat Terry Clements narrowly defeated republican James Freeman in a district that was represented by republican Jim Maisano for twenty years.

, who shocked the political establishment by succeeding the late Sen. Ted Kennedy after a 2010 special election contest following Kennedy's death.

The union's support came as part of more than a dozen endorsements announced in City Council and state - level special election contests.

In the other special election contest, Democrat Terry Clements defeated Republican Jim Freeman by a 54 to 46 percent margin in the 11th County Legislative District, representing parts of New Rochelle and Pelham.

The political action committee that is pushing a bill that would make it easier for the survivors of sexual abuse to file lawsuits was two - for - two in last night's special election contests.

Bohen was denied the backing of Erie County Democrats for the special election contest that filled a vacancy in the district represented until December by Erie County Clerk Michael Kearns.

(CNN)- As the race in New York's 20th congressional district continues to tighten, the Republican National Committee is sending another $ 100,000 to the state party in New York - the second time in less than a week it's spent that sum on the special election contest there.

(CNN)- The Republican National Committee said Thursday it is pumping more cash into the March 31 special election contest in New York's 20th congressional district, transferring $ 100,000 to the New York State Republican Committee, as a new poll shows sliding support for the GOP candidate in that race.

* If the Democrats win two special election contests on April 24, it would bring their ranks to 32 — a majority in the Senate.