Sentences with phrase «when running against an incumbent»

And it's even less the ticket when running against an incumbent.

A Fordham Law School professor who lives in Clinton in Dutchess County, Teachout surprised many when she carried Ulster County and captured more than a third of the statewide vote when running against incumbent Andrew Cuomo in the 2014 Democratic gubernatorial primary.

Council Member Joseph Golombek, who is pushing the measure, commended his colleagues for being open to reform, especially considering that it would allow challengers to «actually... raise money,» when running against incumbents.

The CCSA Advocates also endorsed Marshall Tuck for state superintendent of public instruction, as it did four years ago when he ran against incumbent Tom Torlakson.

Not exact matches

There is no incumbent that's running, so I don't think that the Republicans have the advantage that they have when they're running against incumbent Democrats who have frankly been in office too long.

He generated bad press for the administration by offering a job to Colorado Democratic Senate primary candidate Andrew Romanoff when the administration was trying to get him not to run against incumbent Michael Bennet in 2010.

Two New Yorkers also ran against each other in 1904, when Democrat Alton B. Parker challenged incumbent Republican Theodore Roosevelt.

Democrats saw a potential opening in 2014, when incumbent Republican Sen. Greg Ball declined to run for re-election, but Murphy won the seat against two - time candidate Justin Wagner.

Although he was enrolled as a Republican, the Democratic and Independence parties endorsed Gould in 2006 when he ran against — and defeated — incumbent Republican Rob Outhouse.

«It undermines democracy when there is no real challenger to step up to run against incumbents,» said Dick Dadey, the executive director of Citizens Union, a government watchdog.

«If taking press conferences is leading the region, I guess that's the case,» Walter said when asked about the challenge of running against an incumbent perceived as a leader during last November's blizzard.

Community activist Pramilla Malick decided to run for the Senate when she realized the Democrats didn't have a candidate to run against nine - term Republican incumbent John Bonacic.

«She's too smart to run that risk,» said another national Democrat of Sinema's thinking about a possible tough matchup against McCain, a deeply imbedded incumbent who will have held the seat for nearly three decades when voters head to the polls.

Elsewhere in the city, incumbents largely were returned to office, though Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, Jr., running unopposed, faced a surprisingly strong, last minute write - in challenge from Marc Fliedner, an out gay ex-prosecutor prompted to jump in when revelations surfaced about the incumbent's failure to pursue fraud charges against Ivanka and Donald Trump, Jr., in their marketing of the Trump Soho and sexual assault charges against Harvey Weinstein brought by an Italian model who captured a partial admission from the former film mogul on tape.

Back in August, Gardiner's contest for supervisor became an actual race when town Councilman Rich Koenig announced he'd run against incumbent supervisor Carl Zatz.

When the GOP couldn't find a candidate this spring to run for mayor against well - funded incumbent Stephanie Miner, Dadey started using a number of ballot maneuvers to keep the GOP line open.

What made this announcement a little unusual is that Baxter has been a lifelong Republican, until last Friday when he says he switched his party registration to run for sheriff against GOP Incumbent Patrick O'Flynn, who is seeking a 5th term.