Sentence examples for incumbent since from inspiring English sources

Mahinda Rajapaksa, the incumbent since 2005, conceded defeat even before all the votes were counted.

The incumbent since 1995 is Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, controversial ruler of Russia's semi-autonomous Caucasian state Kalmykia.

This was the first open race for mayor, without an incumbent, since the September 11 , 2001 attacks.

The desire for change comes as the city's four million voters prepare for the first mayoral election without an incumbent since 2001.

Romney and Perry will be competing to face possibly the weakest incumbent since Jimmy Carter, with the world in turmoil and the economy adrift.

Just 21 percent of registered voters turned out for last week's election — the lowest rate for a primary without an incumbent since at least 1978.

And now, another Brooklynite, not a native but not exactly a blow-in, either, has won the biggest landslide by a non-incumbent since the five boroughs were united, in 1898.

The re-election rate for House incumbents since 1950 has been about 92percentt.

The finalists are: the team of Arnold Worldwide in Boston, part of the Arnold Worldwide Partners division of Havas, and Crispin, Porter & Bogusky in Miami, the incumbents since the foundation began advertising in 1999; Campbell-Ewald in Warren, Mich., part of the Interpublic Group of Companies; GSD&M in Austin, Tex., owned by the Omnicom Group; and Wieden & Kennedy in Portland, Ore.

If de Blasio's margin of victory holds, it will surpass Abe Beame's 40-point win in 1973 as the largest by a non-incumbent since five-borough elections began in 1897.

A certain amount of confidence is needed for startups to compete against incumbents since they need to create breakthrough offerings.