Sentences with phrase «votes cast while»

Akufo - Addo beat incumbent, President John Mahama 53 % of the total valid votes cast while John Mahama polled 44 %.

Nana Akufo - Addo polled 53.85 % of the total votes cast while Mahama trailed behind with 44.40 % in last Wednesday's polls.

Not exact matches

Republicans will cast their votes in Idaho, Michigan, and Mississippi, while Democrats will head to the polls in Michigan and Mississippi.

The U.S. delegation cast the only «no» vote, while Britain, Japan, and Australia were among those abstaining.

Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth, the first sitting senator to give birth while in office, brought her newborn baby to the floor to cast her «no» vote.

While Jesus» name won't appear on the ballot this fall, I imagine that every time I care for the poor, attempt to live more simply, turn the other cheek, and love my enemies, I'm casting a vote for Jesus, who will one day return to rule His Kingdom in person.

And while Day claimed that, as of Sunday, he would still vote for Spieth for PoY, the 27 - year - old Aussie hoped to give voters some pause before they cast their ballots for the kid with two majors and two other tour victories in 2015.

At the same time, a panel made up of former footballers and managers, will cast their vote, while the captain of each Premier League club will also have one vote each.

As IPPR's new report into political inequality shows, less than half of 18 — 24 - year - olds voted, compared to nearly four - fifths of the over-65s, while three - quarters of «AB» individuals cast a ballot, against just over half of «DE» registered voters.

Out of 10,781609 total valid votes cast, Mr Akufo - Addo, according to the EC polled 5,7160226 (53.85 %) while his arch-rival Mr Mahama polled 4,713,277 (44.40 %).

The final result of the poll showed that the total number of votes cast were 1,968 and while Eleka polled 1,191 his rival Prince Dayo Adeyeye scores 770.

But City & State has reported while Felder would likely caucus with his fellow Democrats, he would also probably cast a tie - breaking vote — if necessary — for Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos over Minority Leader John Sampson.

While delegates at the Banquet Hall still cast their votes inspite of the fact that the candidates had no opponents, those at the Arca Santa Hall only affirmed the return of candidates.

Twenty - six minutes later, he cast the deciding vote, pushing through a budget that restores some Say Yes to Education funding while retaining the mayor's proposed 5.38 percent property tax rate hike.

More recently, the dread of living through another five years while a Conservative / Lib - Dem coalition destroys what's left of our welfare state, or of seeing a Conservative government march alongside Ukip, has made the idea of feeding my conscience seem a selfish reason for casting a wasted vote.

While DeFrancisco and Seward are opposed to early voting, they did propose opening up absentee voting for more voters who would like to cast their votes before Election Day.

Of the 61,343 votes cast in November's general election, 52 percent — 31,705 — went to Clinton while 41 percent — 25,392 — were for Trump, according to the Erie County Board of Elections.

«It splits its ticket like no other town I've ever seen,» he said, noting that in 2016, Amherst cast its presidential vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton while turning to Republican Michael H. Ranzenhofer for state Senate.

The mayor secured just over 50 percent of the votes cast in Tuesday's Democratic primary, while Common Councilmember Frank Commisso Jr. and Council President Carolyn McLaughlin raked in 31.7 percent and 15.6 percent, respectively.

Among registered voters in New York City, 42 % would be less likely to vote for a candidate supported by the mayor while 28 % would be more likely to cast their ballot for that candidate.

New York's 29 Democratic electors may have been heartbroken while casting their votes for Hillary Clinton after her bruising loss to Donald Trump last month, but they made sure to send a final riposte to the president - elect's anti-immigrant rhetoric — by donating their Electoral College salaries, a total of $ 435, to a prominent immigrant policy and advocacy organization.

I spent the evening surrounded by family and friends while we watched as over 18,000 votes in total were cast!

Nana Akufo - Addo garnered 5,716,026 of total votes cast representing 53.85 per cent while John Dramani Mahama polled 4,731,277 votes representing 44.40 per cent.

GOP primary voters, however, seemed less fond of him — he took roughly 40 percent of the vote, while former Metropolitan Transportation Authority head Joseph Lhota received more half of ballots cast.

In theory you could use a cryptographically secure one - way hashing algorithm to guarantee anonymity here, but that still leaves the door open to tampering - e.g. by hacking voting devices so it confirms you've voted on X while actually casting a vote on Y.

When likely voters including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate are taken into consideration, 54 % report they plan to cast their ballot for Gillibrand while 42 % state they will vote for DioGuardi.

Latimer received 1,507 votes while 1,167 write - in votes were cast, according to unofficial numbers from the Westchester County Board of Elections.

The downstate Suburbs (Suffolk, Nassau, Westchester and Rockland Counties) have cast 23 - 25 percent of the state's gubernatorial vote (while it accounts for 21 percent of the state's population and 23 percent of registered voters).

Why couldn't someone like Dave Valesky — who ran unopposed as a Dem in a fairly conservative upstate district — cast the deciding 32nd vote for the GOP, while the rest of the IDC sits out?

«Rather than feel forced to cast their vote for a candidate they do not support, or choose not to vote at all, the «none of the above» ballot line has given voters the option to cast a protest vote, while encouraging continued participation in the electoral process.»

Of a total 713 votes cast, Ize - Iyamu emerged winner with 584 votes followed by Uduoeyekemwen who polled 91 votes while Edebiri garnered 38 votes.

While I am not aware of any such statistics, the only somewhat reliable way of getting such an estimate would be to compile a list of polling stations which functioned regularly throughout the entire day, voters assigned to those polling stations and the percentage of those people who actually did cast a vote.

While casting his vote, the former governor of Lagos state said, «The exercise is going smoothly, I am thanking the people of Lagos state.

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The IDC members were the only senators to vote «no» on Tier 6, while the Democrats all walked out of the chamber to avoid casting a vote one way or another.

Yet while tactical voting — casting one's vote for a second - choice candidate with a better chance of winning than one's first choice — can be both logical and desirable in plenty of ways, it is itself a second - best use of the right to vote.

UPDATE: Another Senate source informs me that while the outgoing lawmakers were allowed in the room for this debate, they did not cast votes.

In a Daily Voice poll that saw more than 15,000 votes cast, 11,790 said that the bridge should not be named after Cuomo, and 3,819 said it should not be named after any one person, while 1,214 supported the current name of the bridge.

While 37 states will cast votes for governor this November, a handful of those states matter more to the long term political fates of the two parties.

While most of the political world was still focused on Hillary's e-mails and the FBI last Friday night, an extraordinary story was unfolding in Las Vegas, where the polling place at Cardenas Market had to stay open for three extra hours to allow everyone in line during the last night of early voting to cast ballots.

Initiative statutes require valid signatures from at least 5 percent of the total votes cast for governor at the last gubernatorial election, while initiative constitutional amendments require at least 8 percent.

One of those who will cast a vote insists it's a gift for the very wealthy, while a Western New York Republican in the House says the data shows middle class families will enjoy tax relief.

While addressing journalists shortly after casting his vote, he said, «I am pleasantly surprised because this is the best turnout I have ever experienced.

(Worth noting: While fewer than 300 state committee members voted in the presidential straw poll, 421 members cast ballots in the race for state party chairman — a reminder that it's wise not to read to much into the straw poll results.)

Sen. Cory Booker (D - N.J.) applauds while exiting a voting booth after casting his vote in the 2014 general election Tuesday in Newark.

If no candidate receives 50 % of valid votes cast in the first round, the two candidates with the most votes proceed to the second round while all other candidates are eliminated.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo blasted Reps. Chris Collins and Tom Reed as modern - day «Benedict Arnolds» for casting crucial votes needed for a controversial tax overhaul he contends will harm middle - class New Yorkers while enriching the wealthy.

Monarchists are slightly more likely to be Leave voters, with those who cast a ballot in 2016 splitting 56 % / 44 % in favour of Brexit, while those oppose Britain having a Royal family voted 65 % / 35 % in favour of Remain.

Not much, given that the 120,000 votes cast for Mr. Cuomo on the WFP line, while well clear of the threshold of 50,000 needed to assure that it remained on the ballot, resulted in its being dropped from the fourth to the fifth position, behind the Green Party, which got three times as many votes for Mr. Hawkins this time as in 2010.

While only two people commented, it stirred discussion among councilors that led to the mayor casting the deciding vote.