Sentence examples for in subsequent contests from inspiring English sources

If, as in Iowa, he doubles his showing in 2008 (8 percent of the vote), that can probably be a predictor of better performances in subsequent contests.

If Mr. Romney's victory instead appeared to result from groups like Cuban Americans that have more presence in Florida than in other states, Mr. Gingrich might make a credible claim toward being poised to rebound in subsequent contests.

Mike Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas who won Iowa in 2008, and Rick Santorum, the former senator from Pennsylvania who won there in 2012, were quickly overwhelmed in subsequent contests by the strength of the moderate and somewhat conservative voters, who backed McCain in 2008 and Mitt Romney in 2012.

Contests won away from home did not help him in subsequent contests.

Eight years ago, Republicans took advantage of an ideally timed wave election to gerrymander themselves some favorable seats in the House and in state chambers, giving themselves advantages that let them keep control in subsequent contests.

While attractive within the party, and effective at organizing in Iowa, these candidates had limited appeal in subsequent contests (or faced powerful opponents, as Bush '79 learned when taking his "big mo" against Reagan after Iowa).

But campaign officials said they had changed course to assure as potent a victory there as possible so that if Mr. Bush lost in New Hampshire, it would not appear that his support was eroding in states with subsequent contests.

That pattern will not be repeated in most of their subsequent contests, simply because most states exclude independents from primary elections.

Davis was sidelined in the subsequent contest.

Murphy, Boyaack and Neil Findlay stood in the subsequent contest, with Murphy elected as Lamont's successor.

In the subsequent contest of 1876, Hayes was elected after a contentious compromise over disputed electoral votes.