Sentence examples for primary bid from inspiring English sources

Mr. Giuliani spent $57 million on his failed primary bid.

He was soundly defeated in September in a primary bid to retain his Senate seat.

(Fiorina did win her primary bid, but if that win can be credited to the ad, well, it's California).

In addition, his strong ties to former Gov. Jim Florio -- who fared poorly in his primary bid against Mr. Corzine -- does not work in his favor.

But, according to the most recent Federal Election Commission filings, Mr. Paul has $5.6 million in cash on hand for his primary bid.

A new report by the Center for Responsive Politics shows exactly how Mr. Bush spent the $73 million raised for his primary bid.

Mr. Thomson lost two primary bids to run for governor, in 1968 and 1970.

After unsuccessful primary bids for Pennsylvania senator (1976) and governor (1978), Specter claimed victory in the 1980 U.S. Senate race.

This, experts say, is how New York women's primary bids, even the losing ones, have already changed the political landscape.

Montana Republican House candidate Corey Stapleton and Texas Democratic Senate candidate Maxey Scherr, both of whom lost their primary bids, were backed by groups that raised all their funds from corporations.

Despite the fact that tea party-backed candidates have lost their primary bids in recent weeks, O'Donnell believes the movement is doing just fine.