Sentences with phrase «victory over the districts»

Synopsis: The Hunger Games saga continues in this sequel that finds a revolution brewing as Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (Josh Hutcherson) take a «Victor's Tour» of the districts, and President Snow (Donald Sutherland) plots their downfall during preparations for The Quarter Quell, which only occurs every 25 years in celebration of the Capitol's victory over the districts.

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The ruling was a victory for Edgewater residents Robert and Mildred Tong, who sued the district last summer over its refusal to engrave the religious statement on a brick for which they had paid $ 50 in a Senn Park fundraiser.

In the 41st Senate District, though the final vote count from the state Board of Elections isn't available yet, the WFP says it's likely its voters also provided a critical margin of victory for Democratic Senator - elect Terry Gipson over GOP Sen. Steve Saland.

Ryan's proposal again calls for significant changes to Medicare and Medicaid to balance the budget over the long term — a recommendation that proved toxic in the NY - 26 special election and helped propel Democratic Rep. Kathy Hochul to victory in the GOP - dominated WNY district.

As Democrats in the state Senate declare victory in the 8th district on Long Island with candidate John Brooks over incumbent GOP Sen. Michael Venditto, one observer pointed this week to the dangers of prematurely celebrating a narrow win.

Onondaga County Legislator Danny Liedka, a Republican, retained his 7th District seat (in Eastwood and part of DeWitt) with a victory over Democratic challenger Lorene Dadey.

Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas performed far better than expected in a 16 point victory over Kate Murray.

That campaign, like most Democratic primaries in New York City and State, had been staked on getting the paper's backing, and a few days after he got it, Mr. Schneiderman eked out a 2 - point victory over Nassau County district attorney Kathleen Rice, even though Ms. Rice was tacitly backed by Andrew Cuomo and much of the Democratic Party establishment.

Tuesday night, Margaret Good won a decisive seven - point victory over Republican James Buchanan in the House District 72 special election.

Republican Fred Akshar had a massive victory in his campaign to replace Republican Tom Libous in the Senate; with 84 percent of districts reporting, he had a 57 point lead over Democrat Barbara Fiala.

Bronx District 13 (Pelham Bay and the Northeast Bronx): The race to succeed term - limited James Vacca saw Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj win a surprisingly narrow victory over progressive activist Marjorie Velazquez even though Gjonaj spent over $ 700,000, more than any other Council candidate.

Brooklyn District 38 (Red Hook and Sunset Park): Progressive Carlos Menchaca won a strong re-election victory over area Assemblyman Felix Ortiz, seen as a more moderate, establishment choice.

Democrat Thomas Suozzi, a former Nassau County executive looking to make a political comeback, claimed victory over Republican Jack Martins, a Republican and a current state senator, in the 3rd Congressional District.

Washington — U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna held off a Republican primary challenge in the new 22nd Congressional District, and was on his way tonight to a convincing victory over tea party - backed Michael Kicinski, of Earlville.

Turnout was lowest in the 7th Congressional District, where incumbent Nydia Velázquez easily swept to victory over term - limited City Councilman Erik Dilan in the district spanning Manhattan's Lower East Side, Brooklyn's Sunset Park, Williamsburg, Carroll Gardens, Bushwick and parts ofDistrict, where incumbent Nydia Velázquez easily swept to victory over term - limited City Councilman Erik Dilan in the district spanning Manhattan's Lower East Side, Brooklyn's Sunset Park, Williamsburg, Carroll Gardens, Bushwick and parts ofdistrict spanning Manhattan's Lower East Side, Brooklyn's Sunset Park, Williamsburg, Carroll Gardens, Bushwick and parts of Queens.

Riding the momentum of a well - funded, well - organized campaign, Ulster's Julian Schreibman scored an almost 2 - 1 victory over Dutchess County Legislator Joel Tyner in Tuesday's Democratic primary for Congress in New York's 19th District.

With all 126 districts re-porting, incumbent District Attorney Holley Carnright has scored a substantial 7,500 - vote victory over challenger Jonathan Sennett.

Gibson, a 50 - year - old retired Army officer, beat Schreibman 53 to 47 percent (despite losing Ulster), while a Democratic tide gave Barack Obama a 52 to 46 percent margin of victory in the district over Republican Mitt Romney.

Tennessee's 6th district (D): Certification of the final vote tally is still pending after last week's GOP primary that saw state Sen. Diane Black eke out the narrowest of victories over former Rutherford County Republican Party chairwoman Lou Ann Zelenik and state Sen. Jim Tracy.

In another Saugerties legislative district, Joe Maloney widened his victory over incumbent Chris Allen.

Chris Collins» victory over David Bellavia in the Republican primary for the newly drawn 27th congressional district was a comeback of sorts for the former Erie County Executive, who lost to Democrat Mark Poloncarz last November.

Scozzafava, who maintains she is not as liberal as her critics claim, endorsed the Democrat in the race who ultimately went on to victory - the first time a Democrat won in that district in over 100 years.

State Senator, Eric Coleman, celebrates a victory over Shawn Wooden, the Hartford City Council President, in Tuesday's Democratic primary for the 2nd Senate District on August 12, 2014 in Hartford, CT. (DANIEL OWEN / Hartford Courant)

In the 2nd Senate District in the Hartford area, long - time incumbent Eric Coleman declared victory over Hartford Council President Shawn Wooden, who conceded defeat.

Dan Fishman in the Massachusetts Sixth Congressional District won 16,668 votes, over four times more than the 3,650 - vote margin of victory between Republican Richard Tisei (175,953 votes) and Democrat incumbent John Tierney (179,603 votes).

He's also ridden socially conservative candidates to victory in special elections in conservative districts in Louisiana, Mississippi and New York over the last two years.

Two years later, Mr. Zeldin re-emerged with a decisive victory over incumbent Brian Foley for New York State's 3rd Senate District, securing 57 percent of the vote.

Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez, who took over after the death of Ken Thompson in 2016, won a resounding victory in a crowded Democratic primary that fully determines the race, given no general election competition.

Michael «Mickey» Kearns, the South Buffalo Common Council member, is basking in victory one day after his unexpected landslide win over Christopher Fahey for the vacant 145th State Assembly District seat.

Later on Monday, Sen. Ruben Diaz, Sr. issued a news releasing saying that he's «encouraged by Siena polls and news reports showing that Conservative Party and pro-family candidate, Bob Turner, has a real chance for victory over his opponent, David Weprin, in this week's Special Election in New York's 9th Congressional District.

Democrat Eric D. Coleman claimed victory over Theresa Tillett, a Republican from Windsor in a district that includes parts of Hartford, Bloomfield and Windsor.

The victories show how Espaillat, who will in November likely become the first Dominican - born person elected to Congress in the heavily Democratic district, has quickly sought and achieved the role of kingmaker just a little over two months after his own close primary victory.

In the 106th Assembly District, incumbent Democrat Didi Barrett has declared victory over Republican Challenger Mike Kelsey.

Republican Elise Stefanik won a decisive victory over Democratic candidate Aaron Woolf and Green Party candidate Matt Funiciello on Tuesday, Nov. 4 in her bid to become the next representative for New York's 21st Congressional District.

But this time, Stirpe rode to a 10 point victory over Miller in unofficial results for the newly drawn 127th Assembly district.

That was the case in a special election in 2011 when Democrat Kathy Hochul won an upset victory over Republican Assemblywoman Jane Corwin in a heavily Republican district at a time when Paul Ryan, then House budget chairman, was talking about reforming and cutting Medicare.

After a six - year court battle over the district's voucher program, the stage seemed set for a major victory.

The recent groundbreaking agreement over evaluations for educators in the Los Angeles school district is a major victory for the teachers union because it limits the use of a controversial — but increasingly widespread — measurement of teacher effectiveness.

Like Tuck, Romero was backed by a mix of Silicon Valley tech activists and Republican business interests — but she failed to make the runoff and Torlakson won an easy victory over former district superintendent Larry Aceves.

Voter turnout, ballot position and hurried, low - visibility campaigns likely were more important than education issues in Val Flores» victory over Taggart Hansen in the Democratic primary for the 1st District seat on the State Board of Education.

Belize clearly lay in the Maya heartland: not only are some of the earliest sites, like that of Cuello in Orange Walk, found in the country, but the recent discovery of glyphs at Caracol, Cayo District, apparently portraying a military victory over Tikal suggests that some of the Belizean centres were supreme in the region.

Following his victory, Kirtsaeng returned to the District Court, requesting over $ 2 million in attorney's fees from Wiley under Section 505 of the Copyright Act.

Edwards Lifesciences won another major victory in its patent battle with Medtronic over transcatheter heart valve technology, when Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware...

Marshall Dennehey won a Third Circuit victory over a former teacher who appealed a summary judgment ruling in favor of the teacher's Pennsylvania school district.