Sentence examples for incumbency on from inspiring English sources

He does not have any obvious rivals, and he has the power of incumbency on his side.

President Obama has incumbency on his side, but there's a proportion of whites who don't want to vote for a black person.

And they are convinced that in order to do that, even with $180 million and all the advantages of incumbency on their side, they will have to make the Amway campaign work in November.

Deep disapproval of Congress and dissatisfaction with partisan division appeared no match for gerrymandering and incumbency on Tuesday, as Republicans retained a firm hold on the House of Representatives, assuring the continuation of divided government for at least another two years.

Using close election outcomes, we identify a personal effect of incumbency on the probability of seeking election, and seeking and winning office in subsequent elections for elected officials in an Open List Proportional System.

Political experts agree and note that Giuliani and Bloomberg won by slim margins in their first elections, then had incumbency on their side in subsequent polls.

The fact that John McCain is the candidate of the incumbent party is essential to his chances of victory, on account of the undeniable incumbency of that incumbent party.

On Wednesday, the advantages of incumbency were on full display, as Mr. Christie heaped still more praise on Mr. Obama, saying, "He has sprung into action immediately".

The initial disaster occurred under Mayor W. Wilson Goode, with repairs going on through the incumbency of Mayor Edward G. Rendell.

On Thursday, the advantages of incumbency were on full display, with the president meeting the emir of Qatar, Sheik Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, in the Oval Office to discuss the status of a coalition military operation in Libya, before taking Air Force One to Chicago in the afternoon.

Somerset Walpole had been an assistant to the Bishop of Truro, Edward Benson, from 1877 until 1882, when he was offered the incumbency of St Mary's Pro-Cathedral, Auckland; on Benson's advice he accepted.