Sentences with phrase «special elections where»

Fidler already has high name recognition and a good reputation in the district, and there's not much time for Storobin to raise his profile, which will be critically important in a special election where voters are paying even less attention to a state Senate race than in November.

The last week of any campaign has the potential to make or break a race — and that is especially true in a special election where voters have paid little (or no) attention to the contest thus far.

That's the special election where the GOP nominee, Dede Scozzafava, is facing a challenge not only from Bill Owens, the Democrat's candidate, but also from Doug Hoffman, who's running on the conservative party line.

Not exact matches

Scott's candidacy is a bright spot for Republicans in a year where Democratic enthusiasm is expected to be overwhelming, as evidenced by the recent wave of recent Democratic victories in special elections in Alabama and Pennsylvania.

Quite apart from the merits of the allegations, the Democrats are anxious to be seen as tougher on harassment to sharpen their profile in next week's special election in Alabama, where Republican candidate Roy Moore still leads opinion polls despite facing multiple unsavory allegations of his own.

Yuval came to Fortune from Newsweek, where he wrote for both the print and Web editions and edited the special online election campaign coverage in 2000.

shocked the country when he defeated Republican Roy Moore in the Dec. 12 special election to replace then - GOP Sen. Luther Strange — and he's off to a fine start among voters in Alabama, where 47 percent approve of him and 25 percent disapprove.

Earlier this week, I reported on the upcoming special election in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, where Republican Rick Saccone is running against Democrat Conor Lamb to fill Republican Tim Murphy's seat.

The argument is that, while Sessions has recused himself in matters related to Russian interference in the election, that recusal does not give Rosenstein, in his supervisory role toward the Special Prosecutor, the power to execute AG authority (in that supervisory role), except in those areas where Sessions recused himself.

Obviously, the opportunities where all the factors line up aren't common (opposing party affiliation for the governor who appoints replacement or electoral outlook for a special election, someone willing to throw the party under the bus, etc).

A Kaminsky victory in the April 19 special election could scramble control of the Senate, where Republicans hold a narrow majority.

We then turn to Northern Ireland where Mr Haass was US Special Envoy, to discuss the peace process, NI's potentially important role in this election, and whether The Troubles are truly over.

Still, Reed doesn't think the special election is necessarily a harbinger for the GOP this fall, including in his district where seven Democrats are currently vying to unseat him this fall.

Where is the special election to fill that seat?

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.

Here's a round up of today's StreetsPAC endorsees: Dan Quart, Assembly District 73, Upper East Side, Midtown East, Turtle Bay (Incumbent)-- Dan Quart was first elected to the Assembly in 2011 in a special election, following eight years as a member of Manhattan Community Board 8, where he served as Transportation Committee co-chair.

Dan Quart was first elected to the Assembly in 2011 in a special election, following eight years as a member of Manhattan Community Board 8, where he served as Transportation Committee co-chair.

Democrats will likely counter the de Blasio - themed attacks don't necessarily work, pointing to the special election victory by Kaminsky where that message by the GOP was aired.

Dangerous Dozen: There are 57 open House seats up this fall, where the incumbents are not seeking re-election and there won't be a special election before November — the second - largest number since 1930.

Weprin campaigned on his experience both in his two terms on the City Council, where he served as chairman of the Finance Committee, and his short tenure as an assemblyman since he was elected to that office in a special election in February.

The fact that this special election comes in a presidential year, where voters are twice as likely to visit the polls, makes just about anything possible.

One to watch is in the northern part of New York where Rep. Bill Owens, who won a special election in 2009, will face off for the second time against Watertown Republican Matt Doheny.

The Republican wave that swept across Suffolk County Tuesday didn't stop short of Southold, where GOP incumbent Dave Bergen won a special election for an abbreviated term on the town's Board of Trustees.

At 14.5 percent of the enrolled list of voters it's larger than the likely number of voters for the special election, but it's a good place to begin and it's where things start to look better for Republicans.

The outcome of the special election will sway where campaign contributions flow.

In the special election for the Assembly on Long Island last year, where Democrat Christine Pellegrino had a surprise victory, less than 11 percent of active voters showed up to vote.

The perception that the NY26th special election is far more of the media's wishful thinking and some Democrats default position as depenedent on government than it is anything one would glean from a reading of the Siena poll, where this notion first came up.

If Mayer wins and Democrats hold onto another seat up for special election in the Bronx, where they're heavily favored on Tuesday, they would still need to convince Sen. Simcha Felder, a Democrat from Brooklyn who conferences with the Senate Republicans, to rejoin their conference.

One of the key special elections will be in Westchester, where Democrat Shelley Mayer and Republican Julie Killian are squaring off for a district that includes the Sound Shore and part of Yonkers.

This will be the 4th special election in New York State where one of the major parties picked a member of the state Assembly.

Turnout is always a key, especially in special elections, where no more than 15 percent of voters typically cast ballots.

The governor is expected to attend a fundraiser later this month for Democratic Sen. Todd Kaminksy on Long Island, where is running for a full term after winning a special election in April to fill the unexpired term of former Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Seems odd that young Christopher Myers (25) should go from driving William Hague (49) around his constituency during elections, where according to the Mirror, «although he never worked at Tory HQ in London... they became close during campaigns», to become his third Special Adviser at the Foreign Office.

The SAFE Act is likely to be a factor in the special election for Libous» Binghamton district — a GOP dominated area where opposition to the gun control law remains strong.

Democrats were practically gleeful when Mitt Romney selected the Wisconsin congressman as his runningmate — especially here in New York where his proposals, particularly when it comes to overhauling Medicare, played a key role in Democratic Rep. Kathy Hochul's upset special election victory in a GOP - dominated WNY district last spring.

In the second part of a special two - part feature, Ian Dunt continues his journey in Hampshire, where certain seats might just decide the general election.

A special election in April is also looming, which could allow Democrats in the Senate — where Republicans rule thanks to a collaboration with Mr. Felder and a group of eight rogue Democrats — to take a numerical majority.

Meanwhile, a former Governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni; Senior Special Assistant to the President, Babafemi Ojudu; a former member of the House of Representatives, Opeyemi Bamidele, and 24 other aspirants in the primary have rejected the directive by the APC National Working Committee that the aborted primary election should continue from where it stopped.

Exhibit A for moderates is the November special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District, where conservative outsider Doug Hoffman challenged moderate Republican Dede Scozzafava, who dropped out under pressure from Palin, the antitax Club for Growth and other conservatives.

I asked whether he would consider the possibility — he today announced the endorsement of Tom Long, the Queens County Conservative Party chairman and the brother Mike Long, the statewide party boss — in light of a special election in the 23rd Congressional district, where a surging Conservative candidate forced Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava from the race.

The New York special will provide a barometer of where the two parties stand on the cusp of an election year.

Election lawyer Jerry Goldfeder said the decision had potential to change the way special elections for Congressional seats are called in New York, where governors have long enjoyed almost unlimited latitude in declaring a vacancy.

Alice Cancel, the candidate on the Democratic line in the upcoming special election, read a question off a notepad inquiring who Ms. Niou voted for in 2012 and where she voted from.

So could Georgia's 6th District, the Atlanta suburbs where a fiercely contested special election — the most expensive in the history of House races — concludes on June 20.

Kaminsky challenged McGrath to debate him in a setting where voters could ask questions before the April 19 special election.

Stewart - Cousins told the New York Daily News that the proposed alliance depended on the outcome of special elections in 2018 where Democrats would need to replace two of their members — Ruben Diaz (D) and George Latimer (D)-- who resigned to take local elected positions in order to maintain a 32 - 31 numerical majority in the chamber.

It's a personal thing, done by immature hubris - soaked power people.In the NY CD 26th district, where a special election was held on May 24th, and won by a Dem.

THE BRONX — The Bronx County Democratic Committee, as well as State Senator Ruben Diaz, Assembly Member Luis Sepulveda and Councilwoman Annabel Palma announced their support for Democrat Rafael Salamanca for City Council, where he is running in the special election to replace former Council Member Maria Del Carmen Arroyo in the 17th District.

He was first elected in 2016 during a high - turnout special election to replace legendary County Legislator Bernice Spreckman, where he took 65 % of the vote.

Connor's history as a state senator is also newly relevant considering the recent resignation of Senator Daniel Squadron — who defeated Connor in the 26th Senate District in 2008 — triggering a special election process where Connor's name has been floated.