Sentences with phrase «winning by acclamation»
After he was defeated in the 2015 federal election, Dykstra ran for the presidency of the Ontario Progressive Conservatives, winning by acclamation after his friend Brown brokered a deal where the other candidate, Jag Badwal, withdrew.
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State Comptroller Kevin Lembo had no challenger and won the Democratic endorsement to run for a third term by acclamation.
Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia, won the vice presidential nomination by acclamation as Mrs. Clinton's running mate.
Brodeur won the position by acclamation and will assume the role June 1, the barreau announced today.