Sentence examples for heightened turnout from inspiring English sources

Since many candidates had planned their strategies around a heightened turnout from a competitive primary at the top of the ballot, for governor, Andrew M. Cuomo's withdrawal from that race last week has led to concerns over whether voters will remain energized enough in light of H. Carl McCall's all-but-assured victory to turn out in higher-than-normal numbers.

Traditionally a pocket of power for New York Republicans, the State Senate fell to a wave of heightened turnout and insurgent Democratic candidates, who dominated local races back in September's primaries.

The way to heighten turnout among Republican sympathizers – for example, white Christian evangelicals or Glenn Beck acolytes – was to get their blood boiling by focusing on hot-button issues.

Mr. Bush's order was meant to render moot a ballot initiative on affirmative action that Republicans feared would heighten black turnout in this year's presidential election.

This maddening uncertainty is heightened by the role of turnout.

That proved fatal when paired with Trump-heightened Republican turnout in usually Democratic states like Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.

The turnout was most likely heightened by the presence of a Hispanic candidate, Fernando Ferrer, the former Bronx borough president.

And races that go down to the wire typically generate higher turnout, because of the uncertainty, and heightened competition.

The early turnout was low due to the opposition boycott as well as heightened tension, with dozens of grenade attacks reported across the east African country over the past month.

VIDEO: Watch now The campaign recorded a huge turnout, a positive sign in light of the country's recent 'twin disaster' – a cholera epidemic heightened by a collapse in both the health and social services sectors.

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