Sentence examples for narrow senate from inspiring English sources

Since Ms. McCaskill's narrow Senate victory in 2006, her state has drifted right.

He defended his record and won a relatively narrow Senate confirmation vote.

Since 1982, when exit polls first measured support, Republicans only once received the same share of women's votes as Democrats — in 2002 — and Democrats lost their narrow Senate majority that year.

After a record delay filled by stark partisan warfare and charges of racism, Loretta Lynch was confirmed on Thursday as the next US attorney general in a narrow Senate vote.

It refers to the narrow Senate defeat on June 8 of a Democratic bill that would have enabled patients to sue their health maintenance organizations, which had earlier been opposed by Mr. Lazio in the House.

HuffPost's poll-based forecasts give Hillary Clinton the win and the Democrats a narrow Senate majority.

Fifty-two Republicare are currently serving in the Senate, with 46 Democrats and two independents who caucus with the Democrats, so a Jones win would make the GOP senate majority even narrower.

Closed over 60 times during the past two years to correct problems!" And finally, in one of his last Senate votes, Byrd joined a narrow majority of the senate in turning back Senator Lisa Murkowski's effort to suspend Clean Air Act rules requiring the clean up of carbon dioxide pollution from, most notably, the burning of coal in power plants.

It is possible that the Republicans will win narrow control of both the house and senate, but it remains possible that the Democrats will narrowly retain control of both houses or that one party will control the house and the other will control the senate.

Findings from a recent survey of likely Democratic Primary voters in Illinois show a wide open race for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Senator Roland Burris, with Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky holding a narrow lead over all candidates, including the incumbent Senator.

PAGE A18 DEMOCRAT'S LEAD UP SLIGHTLY Al Franken's narrow lead in the race for a United States Senate seat from Minnesota grew by four votes, to 50, as the State Canvassing Board completed its tally of challenged ballots.