Word: incumbentitis
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Pacquiao is certainly thinking of the day after boxing. In 2007 he ran for a congressional seat in General Santos City but was beaten by the incumbent, Darlene Antonino-Custodio, who hails from a wealthy family long rooted in the politics of the region. But he is almost sure to...
A strain of anti-incumbent fever swept through the electorate Nov. 3 as cranky voters replaced two Democratic governors with Republicans and elected a Democrat to an upstate New York House seat that the GOP has long controlled. Maine voters rejected a law allowing gay marriage. Republicans sought to frame...
In a coup for the GOP, former federal prosecutor Christie ousted Corzine in a heavily Democratic state where Obama won by 15 points. A sputtering economy, high property taxes and a massive public corruption scandal involving several Corzine allies all took their toll on the incumbent.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Charles D. Baker ’79, the likely contender against incumbent Gov. Deval L. Patrick ’78 in the upcoming race, spoke to students Tuesday night at an event hosted by the Harvard Republican Club, highlighting the nascent campaign’s young voter...
Preliminary results announced Tuesday night predicted that incumbent Larry W. Ward and challenger Edward J. Sullivan had won seats on the Council. However, after the remaining 22 percent of ballots, including all the write in ballots, were counted, Vice Mayor Sam Seidel and Decker secured spots, while Ward and Sullivan...