Sentence examples for lost primary from inspiring English sources
As it happened, Mr. Dean lost primary after primary.
And incumbents otherwise inclined to make deals are now wary, Republicans say privately, mindful of colleagues who lost primary challenges from Tea Party candidates.
(Bob Bennett, Republican of Utah, and Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, both lost primary battles to Tea Party candidates, though Ms. Murkowski ran as an independent and kept her seat).
He made only a passing reference to the lost primary, telling them that "tonight was not the perfect result" before delving into a detailed explanation of why he would win the next primary in Florida, according to a person who attended the session.
Great-grandson Mark Dayton, loser in 1982 Senate race, ran for Minnesota governor this fall, lost primary.
Restoration plans for former coal-mining areas should focus on upgrading areas of subsidence, mining heaps and brownfields to new (secondary) habitats and green areas, both as compensation for the lost (primary) pre-mining habitats and to create new potential for the successful post-mining development of the region.
Both lost primaries this month.
Only three sitting Republican congressmen lost primaries this year.
— Mitt Romney does not fume over lost primaries.
The Long Island lawmaker who was defeated in that primary, Assemblyman David S. Sidikman, was one of three incumbents who lost primaries.
Only one incumbent was defeated in the general election, though there were some open seats and incumbents who lost primaries.
