Sentence examples for general contests from inspiring English sources

The contrast with previous secretary general contests, where candidates and their sponsoring governments campaigned almost entirely behind closed doors, could not be starker.

The tournament began in 1986 as a general contest for disk jockeys.

The general contest across the park was pretty physical and there wasn't that much between the sides, but clearly the All Blacks are a superior team.

The intent is to force Democratic Party challengers to the threatened Republican senators to compete in invented primary elections, and to buy the Republicans more time to make their cases to voters before a general contest.

A fairly general contest model is presented.

Every individual is allowed to give a maximum of $5,000 to a candidate's campaign committee per election cycle -- $2,500 for a primary and $2,500 for the general contest.

Republican and Democratic voters in Connecticut nominated their party's candidates for governor and United States Senate on Tuesday, setting the stage for expensive and highly competitive general election contests that will make the state the focus of national attention heading into the midterm elections.

Some face difficult general election contests in solidly GOP districts.

He also faced grueling primary and general election contests in 2014, when his congressional longevity became a liability.

The other two Democrats up for recall, Jim Holperin and Robert Wirch, will face their opponents in general election contests on August 16.

Late shifts or 'momentum' - While significant late shifts in voter preferences are rare in general election contests, they are still possible, especially when the undecided percentage is large.