Sentence examples for fellow incumbent from inspiring English sources

Mr. Kucinich, 65, is battling Marcy Kaptur of Toledo, a fellow incumbent and fellow progressive, in a Democratic primary on Tuesday.

Mr. Altmire, who lost to a fellow incumbent, Representative Mark Critz, after they were thrown into a new district together, was able to ride his health care opposition to re-election in 2010.

The race in the San Fernando Valley between Howard L. Berman and a fellow incumbent Democrat, Brad Sherman, turned into the nastiest and most expensive of the intraparty contests.

But Mr. Perry also engendered much Democratic irritation in the fall when he violated the unwritten commandment of the Legislature, namely, "Thou shalt not campaign against a fellow incumbent, even one in the opposite party".

Fellow incumbent Charlene Tabet was elected to the school board in 2013.

This year, they said, he broke a statehouse code that legislators do not campaign against fellow incumbents, regardless of party.

Julia Carson, the Democrat who represents the Seventh District in the House, held on to her seat, but her fellow Democratic incumbent, Baron P. Hill, was in a dead heat in his race against Mike Sodrel, his Republican challenger.

The New York University graduate and founder of the environmental nonprofit, Turning Green, waged an underdog fight against fellow Democratic incumbent, Jared Huffman.

On the day, Mr Hollande's result was worse than any of his fellow European incumbents, even Britain's Conservatives and all the more embarrassing next to the first place secured by ruling parties in Germany and Italy.Mr Hollande tried to argue that "this is not just a problem for France but a problem for Europe".

Robert Duffy, the current lieutenant governor of the state, is not seeking another term, pitting Wu against a fellow non-incumbent for the nomination.

In the primary season so far, McConnell and fellow GOP incumbents have successfully out-organized and outspent such challengers from their right.