Sentence examples for her incumbency from inspiring English sources

Despite her incumbency and the party support she has received, the Jamaican-born Ms. Rhodd-Cummings said she was taking her challenger seriously.

More generally, Gillard's opponents continue to keep alive a question of legitimacy about her incumbency because of the way she won her prime ministership some 28 months ago.

It was the latest episode in which Ms. Quinn's deal-making acumen deprived Mr. de Blasio of a potent line of attack, showcasing the power that her incumbency as speaker gives her to outmaneuver opponents in the race for mayor.

On Thursday, Ms. Quinn, wielding the powers of her incumbency, trumpeted the override as evidence of her ability to achieve concrete reforms while her rivals declaimed from the sidelines.

But Mr. Farrell has argued that her incumbency will likely leave her out of sync with other elected citywide officials, who will be eligible for re-election in 2005, when Ms. Fields is barred from running again for borough president.

Ms. Love is sure to have big coattails from Mitt Romney to ride, and her party is giving her strong support, but incumbency is not without its benefits, even in this district.

3. Incumbency: The incumbent-party candidate is the sitting president.

3. Incumbency: The incumbent party's candidate is the sitting president.

Beavers requested that Mayor Daley appoint his daughter to replace him, in order for her to have the incumbency advantage in the February 27 , 2007municipal elections.

That's not a mandate, that's a sign people are fed up!" Johnson is less naive about the power of incumbency since her first forays into electoral politics.

The power of incumbency is now her main advantage.