Sentences with phrase «was a close race»

Mr. Loken has an incumbent advantage, but it could be a close race.

It will be a close race but Obama's chance for a second term is good.

This is a close race.

Favourite cuisine is a close race between middle eastern grain salads and Thai!

It was a close race, but in the end, Shelly's (Cookies and Cups) Favorite Vanilla Cupcakes edged out Jamie of My Baking Addiction «s by a hair's breadth.

It's a close race between pies and chocolate but I think pie may have a little edge.

It was a close race, but we were able to crown the best Bonne Maman flavor of all time.

It was a close race, and it was hard to predict who was going to win.

It was a close race, but Dirk Nowitzki was named Teammate of the Year.

The AFC West is also expected to be a close race.

This could have been a close race, with Trea Turner, Addison Russell, Dansby Swanson, Orlando Arcia, and Trevor Story all scheduled to start at their position before the season started.

It's a close race for Best Actor between Denzel Washington (Fences) and Casey Affleck (Manchester by the Sea), but I think there's value on Washington (+125) even though Affleck -LRB--175) has consistently remained the favorite.

I think it will be a close race with La La Land for Best Picture.

Philadelphia and Utah fans have both struggled to assign any credit to the other team's player while stumping for their own guy, when in reality this is a close race with deserving arguments to be made for both sides.

Supporters would expect a race to be a landslide for a particular candidate, but polling showed that their challenger is improving in the polls and the election may be a close race after all.

It's just not something they expected even though I told them it was going to be a close race,» Assini recalled.

«The combination of these efforts will make all the difference in what will be sure to be a close race.»

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.

23:44 - The Liberal Democrats are briefing that it's going to be a close race but they are feeling «cautiously optimistic».

Still, having a second round of the top two plus any other candidate with say 90 % of the vote of the runner up, if no one receives a majority and making a third round consist of only the top two candidates in the second round, isn't necessarily a bad rule if it is a close race between ideologically similar runners up.

It was a close race, but Roraback's efforts could not overcome the wave that ejected New England Republicans across the ballot last fall.

But if there's any close races, we'll have to count absentee ballots to finish that up, and that's going to take a couple of weeks.»

«This appears to be a close race at this point,» said Southold Democratic chairman Art Tillman.

I think it'll be a close race.»

Later in the campaign Populus asked Lib Dem supporters in 12 Lab / Con marginal seats how would would vote, bearing in mind that their seat was likely to be a close race between Labour and the Conservatives; in nearly every seat Lib Dem supporters were as likely to vote tactically against Labour as they were against the Conservatives.

Though it was predicted to be a close race, [15] Reed won handily.

Either way, this should be a close race as New Hampshire has moved strongly in Democrats» direction in recent elections.

It was expected to be a close race, but nobody expected a dead heat.

A reminder of what is likely to be a close race against incumbent Dan Donovan in the Republican primary this June.

Though not expected to make the run - off, three minor party candidates could be a factor in what's expected to be a close race.

It's going to be a close race.»

Mr. Latimer won 57 % of the vote to Mr. Astorino's 43 % in what many had anticipated to be a close race.

The Kinderhook Republican coasted to re-election in November, handily defeating venture capitalist Sean Eldridge in what observers thought would be a close race.

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

Tension is high in Kenya as the presidential election is expected to be a close race between...

At the Calone camp Tuesday night, former assemblyman and one - time Brookhaven Democratic leader Marc Alessi of Shoreham said he «did expect that [this year's primary] would be a close race.»

And polls showed it was going to be a close race between him and Democrat Juanita Perez Williams.

«It is clear that given the results two years ago, given the poll a month ago, given all that is going on in this district and the makeup of this district that this is going to be a close race,» says Greenberg.

Fantasyland is my favorite land, but it's a close race with Haunted Mansion and New Orleans Square!

Over all it was a closer race than I thought it was going to be among our viewers in deciding the most popular dating service.

It was a close race this time around but we felt that MillionaireMatch.com still offered the best service and higher quality members when compared to other similar dating sites.

ANIMATED FEATURE FILM It's a close race between the souped - up «Cars» and the tapping «Happy Feet.»

It's a close race for # 1 though, as Guillermo del Toro (The Shape of Water) bolts up to # 2 and lands just a single point behind Christopher Nolan (Dunkirk) this month.

In theory, this should still be a close race: Lady Bird is a best picture nominee; I, Tonya is a surprising best editing nominee; and both movies have gained pop culture traction.

I actually prefer Keaton as well, but it's a close race.

SURPRISE: «Spotlight,» Best Picture While not a total shock thanks to its SAG Ensemble win and a slew of critics» prizes, it was a close race.

@speakingenglish: based on the critics awards supporting actress is the closest race.

Without devout fanbases for both, it was a close race in the end.

Terry Bergeson won re-election to a third term as Washington state's schools chief by a substantial margin in what had been expected to be a close race with Judith Billings, a former state superintendent.

It was a close race, but the «Waverly Eaglet» snatched the title from the would - be «Waverly Wizard» by one vote.