Sentences with phrase «vote split largely»

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In New York's 22nd congressional district, a GOP - leaning district that stretches from Binghamton to Lake Ontario, keep an eye on whether tech entrepreneur Martin Babinec, running on the largely self - funded «upstate jobs» line, splits enough votes from tea - party Republican Claudia Tenney to elect State legislator Kim Myers.

Were the Labour party to split there would be some clear practical advantages for the faction that was left in control of the Labour party — they would keep the Labour party's assets and property, their campaigning data and arguably much of the «Short money» (state funding for opposition parties based largely on votes and seats won at the previous election).

Huey's current second - place showing in a district where registered Democrats outnumber registered Republicans by almost two - to - one can largely be attributed to a split Democratic vote between Hahn, Bowen, and Democratic activist Marcy Winograd, who garnered 9.5 percent of the vote.

The 50 - to - 46 Senate vote was split largely along party lines, although five Republicans supported the measure and eight Democrats...

But the sailing isn't as smooth this time around, the AP notes, because of intra-party splits: The wave of Tea Party congressmen voted into office in November 2010 largely oppose sweeping federal laws, which makes it more difficult for Republicans to unite around a course of action.

The Senate's 68 - 31 vote was split largely along party lines, with Democrats unanimously supporting Sotomayor along with nine Republicans.

The vote in the House largely split along party lines, with Democrats opposed.