Sentences with phrase «win over district»

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Republican Debbie Lesko is projected to win Arizona's 8th District House special election over Democrat Hiral Tipirneni.

Republican state Sen. Debbie Lesko is projected to win Tuesday's election over Democrat Hiral Tipirneni, a physician, in Arizona's solidly red 8th District, according to NBC News.

Calvary Christian advances to regionals with a district semifinal win over Chaminade - Madonna.

Airbnb has stationed six organizers in the District to win over mom - and - pop shops that could rally the council on its behalf.

At age 14 he is 6» 1»; over the ensuing summer he grows to 6» 7» and becomes the 160 - pound «Spider Walton» who leads Helix High to 49 straight wins and two district championships.

Of the 14 players involved in Portugal's historic 1 - 0 win over France, no fewer than ten progressed through Academia Sporting in Alcochete — the prolific talent factory situated in the Setúbal District.

By providing a tasting to families before the start of the school year, the district hopes to build support for the «envelope - pushing» items and win over even the pickiest elementary and middle school students, said Coletta Hines - Newell, the district's food service director.

Using the tasting to introduce and build support for «envelop - pushing» school lunches will hopefully mean winning over even the pickiest elementary and middle school kids, said Coletta Hines - Newell, the district's food service director who also creates the recipes.

An alternate plan to build in Clarendon Hills» Prospect Park won citizen approval at the polls, but construction has been beset by disputes between the School District and the Park District over whether District 181 abided by its agreement in site development, especially measures to avert possible flooding in the area.

Martin dropped 28 pounds over eight weeks to win the School District 89 employee «Biggest Loser» competition in March.

Community leaders hope to win over Lisle Park District officials in their pursuit to build a safety village.

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.

Those who won their district have priority over those from the party list.

Consider that Republican Robert Castelli beat Democrat Peter Harckham in the February 2010 special election for the 89th Assembly District in Westchester County, while Castelli won by only 105 votes over Democrat Thomas Roach in November.

Both Carlucci and Valesky have precarious districts; Carlucci's win over Rockland County Executive Scott Vanderhoef was one of the biggest surprises of the cycle.

In 2008, this district was won by Barack Obama (D), 52 - 48 percent over John McCain (R).

No, instead, Mr. Rangel deserves some sympathy because after four decades in the House of Representatives, building a political machine that has seen scores of friends and protégés win high office, serving a district that has been represented by only two people since World War II, he is now presiding over that district's dissolution.

In 2004, John Kerry (D) won the district 52 - 48 percent over George W. Bush (R).

I've just returned from a remarkable fringe meeting at the party's annual autumn conference, in which Ian Dexter, a Ukip member, former candidate in county and district elections and potential parliamentary candidate for 2015, outlined his strategy for winning over Labour voters.

Her strategy of logging hundreds of miles in her Ford pickup through the largely rural district in upstate New York has also won over many who viewed her as an outsider during her first campaign — even some of her biggest detractors.

But the district was drawn four years ago specifically to be as advantageous to Republicans as possible, and they've since performed well there: Republican Mark Grisanti got over half the vote in a four - way race in 2012, and outgoing Democrat Marc Panepinto won with only 33 percent of the vote in 2014 when three registered Republicans and Conservatives split the remaining 67 percent.

For City Council District 2, Carlina Rivera won endorsement over Ronnie Cho, Erin Hussein and Mary Silver

Timothy D. Sini, a 37 - year - old Democrat serving as the Suffolk County Police Commissioner, handily won the race for Suffolk District Attorney Tuesday night, and said he would prepare quickly to take over an office marred by political scandal in the...

Governor Andrew Cuomo resoundingly won this congressional district in 2014, 60,000 to 44,000, over Republican Rob Astorino.

But in Mr. Silver's old Assembly district in Lower Manhattan, voters chose Alice Cancel, a Democrat, who eked out a win over Yuh - Line Niou, a Working Families Party candidate who had pegged Ms. Cancel as a creature of Mr. Silver's machine.

But it came apart for Democrats in traditional Republican strongholds, as Mary Beth Maio appears to have held on to her seat with a 798 - 656 win over Gerard Lyons in the Lloyd - Marlborough 10th District, Carl Belfiglio dumped Democrat Roscoe Pecora in Esopus, and Wayne Harris and former legislature chairman Richard Gerentine went unopposed.

(CNN)-- Democrats have their first potential challenger to recapture a New York Congressional district that was won over by the GOP for the first time in decades last year.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A new Democrat - commissioned poll predicts that in all scenarios presented, Republican District Attorney Daniel Donovan would win a special election for Congress over Democrat Assemblyman Michael Cusick if they are the two candidates.

We are partnering with Sister District to help elect Democrats in swing districts all over the U.S., and building a program to promote the youth vote to help Democrats win everywhere.

Over in the 18th Council District, Sen. Ruben Diaz won 41.92 percent of the vote.

Over the next three years the party won 55 district council seats, including 12 in Barking and Dagenham, plus its first county council seat in Lancashire and another on the London assembly.

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

Grimm had narrowly won re-election, 48 percent to 45 percent, two years before in a competitive 11th District anchored by Staten Island, and it appeared that the congressman didn't have a lot of room for error in his re-election effort in 2014 with a 19 - count indictment hanging over him.

On Feb. 7, Killian won the nomination in a vote by Republican district leaders over candidate Dan Schorr, a former inspector general in Yonkers and previous candidate for Westchester district attorney.

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.

Queens District 21 (Elmhurst, Jackson Heights and Corona): Assemblyman Francisco Moya won a close but solid win over former Senator Hiram Monserrate, who had been convicted of corruption and domestic violence.

Queens Democratic Party insiders said Kevin Kim's win over his five opponents in the Sept. 15 primary stemmed from the candidate's ability to not only galvanize his base but also to draw voters from across the district.

Colorado 3: Former state Sen. Gail Schwartz jumped into the race earlier this month, but the Democrat starts off over $ 600,000 behind GOP Rep. Scott Tipton and Romney won the district by 6 points in 2012.

Challenger Kenneth Thompson pulled off a surprise win over longtime incumbent Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes, with 55 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary.

But the DCCC has a resource problem (it was mired in debt when Israel took over), and spending money to win a district that many people believe will cease to exist after the next round of redistricting doesn't seem to make sense.

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.

In June, Upper Manhattan State Senator Adriano Espaillat finally realized his twice - deferred dream of taking over retiring Congressman Charles Rangel's seat (or, rather, he won the Democratic primary, which in that district amounts to the same thing).

Democrat Madeline Singas won her bid for Nassau County district attorney by a wide margin over her GOP opponent.

Monserrate reported only $ 350.94 in campaign expenses over the past six months in his quest to win back the seat in the council's 21st District.

A source who did a quick once - over of the Mann map said it appears Turner's home of Breezy Point - along with the entire Rockaway Peninsula — has been drawn into Rep. Greg Meeks» southern Queens district, which is majority - African American and therefore would be very tough for the freshman white Republican to win.

Manhattan District 4 (Upper East Side, Midtown, and Stuy Town): Progressive - backed Keith Powers won a dominant race over eight other candidates and will succeed Dan Garodnick.

In a particularly contentious city council race in Queens, State Assemblyman Francisco Moya won the Democratic primary over former State Sen. Hiram Monserrate in the 21st district.

Freshman Rep. Lee Zeldin (R - Shirley) easily won re-election in Suffolk County's 1st Congressional District over Democratic challenger Anna Throne - Holst.

After a rough and tumble primary win over political newcomer Rachel Barnhart, Bronson said voters in the 138th Assembly District know who he truly is and know that he's accessible.

Were Graziano to win, hypothetically, the Democratic primary, the drama would not be over for the 19th District.