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Former mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has thrown himself into the District 1 special election race by endorsing Genethia Hudley - Hayes, one of 13 candidates running to join the LA Unified School Board.

The special election race in New York's 20th district between state Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R) and venture capitalist Scott Murphy (D) is a dead heat — literally.

Don't forget that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee ended March with nearly $ 10 million in the bank, compared with $ 2.5 million for the National Republican Congressional Committee — meaning that the DCCC would be better able to play longer and louder in a competitive special election race.

Now the relevant question is whether the Long Beach battles affect the April 19 special election race pitting Assemb.

Titone was first elected to the state Assembly in March 2007 in a special election race that was triggered by the death of John Lavelle.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced this morning that it will cease spending money in the Hawaii special election race set for later this month, a decision that almost certainly will hand Republicans a victory.

The candidates made their final push Tuesday, urging voters to cast their ballots in the 73rd Assembly District's special election race.

He beat Chris McGrath, a Republican, in a rematch of their special election race in April to succeed Dean G. Skelos.

Trump carried this north - central Ohio seat by 11 points, but after watching Republicans lose a district that backed the president by 20 points (the old Pennsylvania's 18th) and struggle to win another that he won by 21 points (Arizona's 8th), that's enough evidence to move the Aug. 7 special election race in a more competitive district.

A handful of more current House members won special election races at least 20 years ago including California Democrat Sam Farr (1993), Texas Republican Sam Johnson (1991), Oklahoma Republican Frank D. Lucas (1994), New York Democrat Jerrold Nadler (1992), Florida Republican Ileana Ros - Lehtinen (1989), New York Democrat José E. Serrano (1990), and Mississippi Democrat Bennie Thompson (1993).

The New York State AFL - CIO, representing 2 1/2 million union members, today announced the following endorsements for special election races taking place on September 13th:

The Dems agreed to work together on the coming special election races.

Not exact matches

Another Special Election, Another Litmus Test for November: What To Know About Tuesday's Race in Arizona

Last month, the special counsel's office charged 13 Russian nationals and three Russian entities with conspiring to interfere in the 2016 race by mounting an elaborate social - media disinformation campaign aimed at sowing discord before and after the election.

But the Facebook founder said the company deployed new artificial intelligence tools to detect malicious activity in elections in France, Italy and a special Senate race in Alabama.

With the close presidential election in 2016 and races in divided national and state legislatures, special

With the close presidential election in 2016 and races in divided national and state legislatures, special elections have garnered extra

The White House didn't want to open up Cotton's Arkansas Senate seat after the GOP's shocking loss in the Alabama Senate race and other special elections.

The re-election campaign committee for Gov. Andrew Cuomo donated $ 11,000 to the state Senate campaign of Democrat Barbara Fiala, who is running an uphill race for a special election to fill a vacant Binghamton - area district.

The race is one of 11 to be held in the April special election to fill vacancies in both the Senate and Assembly.

The closely watched and hotly contest Senate race, to be decided in a special election scheduled for April 19, is already one of the costliest races in recent history.

A special election being held next could add Chris McGrath, but he is locked in a tight race with Democratic Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky for the district formerly led by disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

The party is 0 - for - 2 in Tuesday's special election, failing once again to flip a suburban Senate seat that has been the source of several expensive races.

The National Republican Congressional Campaign in a statement knocked Brindisi, linking him to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi — a strategy deployed in the special election this month for a Georgia House race won by by GOP candidate Karen Handel.

The Politicker's Colin Campbell notes that the Queens Conservative vs. Republican dynamic in this race is now playing out similarly to what happened in the lead up to the NY - 9 special election last year, in which the GOP pushed for Reyes, a former attorney in the Giuliani administration, to get the nod to run for ex-Rep.

The special elections, likely to be called after the budget is approved in late March or April, would would have both sides «pledge to come together to win» those races.

The race is a closely watched special election to replace Skelos, who was removed from office in December following a conviction on corruption charges.

The chairman noted that in 2012, the governor called a special election to fill numerous vacancies around the state — including, ironically, the race for the seat vacated by now - Mayor Spano, who was succeeded by now - Assemblywoman Mayer — in early January.

The latter race was a costly special election to fill the vacancy created at the start of the year by George Latimer's departure to become Westchester County executive.

The race is one of two special elections for Senate seats taking place tomorrow.

Democrat Todd Kaminsky on Tuesday night declared victory in a key special election to fill a vacancy in the Senate that could tip the balance of power in the chamber, but his Republican opponent Chris McGrath refused to concede the race, saying the results were too close to call.

The Democrat and Republican in a special House election in the heart of Pennsylvania's Trump country were divided by a few hundred votes in a race that was too close to call early this morning — an ominous sign for Republicans in a district that the president won by nearly 20 percentage points.

Last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested that he would call a special election on April 19, which would line up local races with New York's presidential primary.

Two Senate races are being decided in the special election, but the key race will be the 37th district in Westchester County, a race between Democrat Shelley Mayer and Republican Julie Killian.

From the outset, it has been clear that next Tuesday's special election in New York's 37th State Senate District is no ordinary contest; the race in Westchester County will help determine the balance of power in Albany.

It's expected to race will be one of the more costly special elections in recent history, given the stakes and the intense focus on flipping the Senate either this spring or later in the year general election by Democrats and other advocates.

The Senate race is one of 11 special elections held that day, but the race is a key one in Westchester County with control of the chamber potentially up for grabs.

Even if this latest peace deal between Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and IDC Leader Jeff Klein holds when lawmakers return to Albany after the Easter / Passover break next week, and even if the Democrats win both the April 24 special elections (the Westchester County race is really the deciding factor there, since the Bronx seat seems a safe bet), the Republicans will still have control of the chamber as long as Felder, a conservative Democrat, continues to caucus with them.

Democrats also want to draw a sharp distinction between this race and the botched special election to fill Rep. Anthony Weiner's seat in the nearby NY - 9, which fell to Republican Bob Turner.

Because it's a special election, the timeline and procedure for the Assembly vacancy are different from a typical November race.

Whether it's won in a special election or the general, incumbency remains a dominant force in legislative races.

The race for the 37th District seat is one of 11 special legislative elections on Tuesday, April 24.

Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins says the Democratic Senate candidate in the special election in Westchester, Shelley Mayer, won by nearly 20 points in what was expected to be a close race.

Based on these performances it appears their hopes for winning any of these Long Island or Hudson Valley seats (prior to the next presidential election) are contingent on unique circumstances such as a strong third - party candidate in the race, a special election or a corruption issue.

The race to fill George Latimer's vacant state Senate seat is the highest - profile race among the 11 legislative special elections to be decided statewide.

For politicians and campaign operatives across the state, that race was a close - to - home indicator of what could happen in a special election, where turnout is abysmally low and a gap in enthusiasm among voters could make all the difference when the votes are tallied.

Democrats got the best of Republicans during the 2017 election season, outperforming expectations in special elections across the country and easily winning the only two governors races.

The race is one of two special elections for Senate seats taking place Tuesday.

The race was one of two special elections for vacated state Senate seats.

This came as no surprise, as The Cook Political Report rated this race as solid Democratic, and Booker won the 2013 special election against Republican Steve Lonegan by 10.9 percent.