Sentence examples for gaining election from inspiring English sources

In gaining election and re-election to attorney general, he succeeded in reviving the Republican Party in Missouri, and in 1976 he won the United States Senate seat being vacated by Stuart Symington, a national Democratic figure.

Meanwhile, legislators in Connecticut and a national political expert on state voter-registration laws said that Mr. Singh, by registering to vote and gaining election to political office without proving he was a citizen, has accidentally exposed a flaw in the system that may have to be corrected.

Addison was player-boss when Hereford famously knocked out Newcastle United in the FA Cup third round in 1972 before gaining election to the Football League the same season.

Lanny McDonald was the first Flame player inducted, gaining election in 1992.

Bryan believed he could use the coalition-building techniques he had applied in gaining election to Congress, uniting pro-silver forces behind him to gain the Democratic nomination and the presidency.

He was a.320 lifetime hitter and the all-time hits leader in the Doble-A Beísbol league, gaining election to the Puerto Rican baseball hall of fame in 2002.

When he gained election to the Springfield statehouse, Mr. Obama taught himself poker; politics happened around card tables.

The PGA Tour announced yesterday that no new members had gained election to the World Golf Hall of Fame through the balloting process.

Many candidates they supported, including a number backed by the Tea Party, gained election as part of the Republican takeover of the House.

When, as a result, Jack's Senate seat fell available, a "seatwarmer" was appointed until 1962, when Teddy reached 30, the minumum age required to gain election.

As gaudy as Ochocinco's statistics may look, they can't compare to some of the players currently unable to gain election.