Sentence examples for a challenging election from inspiring English sources

"Obviously it's not a brilliant result for Labour, we would have hoped to have done better, but this was always going to be a challenging election in a seat with no history of voting Labour," they said.

The Greens leader, Christine Milne, acknowledged it was a "challenging" election for her party in Tasmania, but predicted the Greens would end up with at least three seats and had a chance for a fourth.

He is not eager to concede that control of the Senate could hinge on his seat — though it very well could — but he hopes the warning cry will prompt his loyal Democratic followers to rally to his side in a challenging election year.

He is the first incumbent to announce he will not run in a challenging election cycle for Democrats who will be defending a seat not only in conservative West Virginia but in Republican-leaning states like Alaska, Arkansas, Louisiana and Montana.

Yet Republicans see reasons to be optimistic about their chances of retaking the governor's mansion during a particularly challenging election year, one that has been increasingly marked by talk of a coming "blue wave" in November.

"We know this is going to be a very challenging election," he said, citing the "dead-even" contests in nine states.

The move to a more security-minded consensus comes as the Democrats and their leader in the Senate, Harry Reid of Nevada, face a challenging midterm election season.

"And now we have to think, too, about our identity in France — it's the most challenging election ever.

WASHINGTON -- Democratic senators and candidates running in the 2014 elections posted strong fundraising numbers and cash-on-hand totals in their first quarter fundraising reports for what looks like another challenging election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission filings and reports.

With Mr. Obama facing a challenging re-election bid, given continued high unemployment and conservatives' zeal to defeat him, the potential mobilization benefits of gambits like "Dinner with Barack" were illustrated by Ms. Toigo, 64.

It also has created a challenging re-election prospect for Mr. Parker, since he is running against two officials with a history of getting votes and winning elections in portions of the State Senate district, which includes Flatbush and East Flatbush.