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control proposals that are substantially similar to an NRA-backed proposal from Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn, R-Texas, which the Senate failed to advance last week on a largely partisan vote, 53-47
Patrick Murphy 47 – 40 percent and tops Rep. Alan Grayson 48 – 40 percent, according to the Quinnipiac University Swing State Poll.
Ami Bera of California topped Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones, 53-47 percent, in a preview of the general election since they were the only two candidates on the June 7 primary ballot.
Hagan voted to support background checks the previous year and ended up losing to Tillis 49 to 47 percent. Ross faces an uphill battle against the incumbent.
Also on Tuesday, the White House’s chief spokesman urged senators in both parties to support a $1.9 billion version of a Zika supplemental ; but that measure failed, 50-47, to pass a procedural
> Alex Mooney was criticized in his 2014 race because he previously served in the Maryland legislature and was chairman of that state’s Republican Party yet he narrowly won the West Virginia seat , 47
[Related: How House Republicans Can Survive Trump] Nehlen, at 47 a year older than Ryan, is a Delavan, Wisconsin, entrepreneur, and a senior vice president at a water filtration and disinfection
But Obama won the district 51-47 percent in 2012, keeping it in Democrats’ sights. California 21: Democrats can’t quit going after GOP Rep.
Rick Nolan in Minnesota’s 8th District, where the incumbent won narrowly, 49-47 percent. Mills is running again, and GOP strategists believe he has improved as a candidate.
John McCain, Ariz., had the lowest percentage of votes among them — he won only 47 percent of votes in Arizona’s 2008 Republican primary.
Kenn broadened the traditional Republican coalition by reaching out to gay and minority voters and won the race, 53-47 percent.
President Barack Obama won it 50 percent to 49 percent in 2012 and 51 percent to 48 percent in 2008 and Democrat Terry McAuliffe narrowly won the 2nd, 47 percent to 46 percent, in the 2013 gubernatorial
Utah 4th District: Democrat Doug Owens narrowly lost to Mia Love, 50 percent to 47 percent, last cycle and is back for a rematch.
“Mitch was upset,” Kenny Specht, 47, a former New York City firefighter who was in the McConnell meeting Thursday, told Roll Call.
In 2014, Nolan won 49 percent to 47 percent in an expensive contest.
In Virginia, where, at the time, about 4.6 percent of workers were employed by the federal government, 47 percent of voters pointed fingers at Republican Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli for the
Although Roemer had used his district office address for his driver’s license, the incumbent won re-election 52-47 percent.
He added, “I’m 47 years old. I would support raising my retirement age, when I get my benefits, a couple of years.”
President Barack Obama won the district 50 percent to 48 percent in 2012 and 51 percent to 47 percent in 2008. Reichert defeated now-Rep.
In the end, Nolan prevailed 48.5 percent to 47 percent. Mills as he appeared in 2014. (File Photo by Meredith Dake/CQ Roll Call) Mills has not decided whether to run again.