Sentence examples for primary finisher from inspiring English sources

In a coronation of sorts on the steps of City Hall, the state's Democratic leaders, eager to retake the mayor's office after almost two decades out of power, feted Mr. de Blasio as a bold new messenger for their party — even as they praised William C. Thompson Jr., the second-place primary finisher who had held out nearly a week before announcing his withdrawal.

Griffin subsequently became the Conservative Party's nominee; third-placed primary finisher Foschio also threatened to enter the general election.

In the high-priced and closely watched race between two incumbent Democrats — set against each other by redistricting and by a new state law that pits the top two primary finishers against each other, regardless of party — nearly the entire California Democratic establishment has lined up behind Mr. Berman.

But Brown is no stranger to how California's "jungle primary" — which allows the top two primary finishers to advance regardless of party — can change fortunes in a hurry. .

A day after L.A. County Board of Supervisors candidate John Duran finished third in the June 3 primary, first-place finisher Sheila Kuehl sent him a dozen white roses.

The attention-grabbing ads and stunts have highlighted a seven-candidate race in which, should none get more than 50percentt of the vote in Tuesday's primary, the top two finishers will advance to a late July runoff.

Under the state's election system, the primary's top two finishers will go on to compete in November, meaning both Honda and Khanna could advance to the general election.

Alan G. Hevesi, the city comptroller and fourth-place finisher in the primary, has thrown in with Mr. Green, who is now pelting Mr. Ferrer with charges of divisiveness -- charges that Mr. Hevesi said were unwarranted while he was still in the race.

The Beshear campaign's sparring with that of former Governor Brown, the second-place finisher in the primary, opened the door for political novice Wallace Wilkinson's well-financed campaign to achieve a come-from-behind upset in the race.

The board has faced stinging criticism this week from the second-place finisher in the Democratic primary, William C. Thompson Jr., as well as the winner of the Republican primary, Joseph J. Lhota, who questioned the pace of the vote counting.

In the open primary system, the top two finishers advance to the general election regardless of party.