Sentence examples for uncontested elections from inspiring English sources

The district's commissioners are elected in low-turnout and often uncontested elections in what Thomas R. Suozzi, the Nassau County executive, has called a crazy quilt of election dates.

Anderson rightly points out that a myriad elected offices nationwide are unfilled or filled in uncontested elections.

The California State Teachers Retirement Systemm proposed that director nominees be elected by a majority vote --instead of a plurality -- in uncontested elections.

But even uncontested elections in the city can cost $25,000 or more, with judges hiring campaign consultants and paying for campaign events and mailings.

Meanwhile, the North Castle Democratic and Republican Party leaders embarrass themselves -- and their political parties -- by insisting on the virtues of uncontested elections.

"Village Hall has become a private club, a virtual monarchy of people voted in after uncontested elections," said Mr. Gray, a 56-year-old securities bond trader.

He was due to be re-elected in an uncontested election on July 27th.

Ultimately Blatter won an uncontested election when Bin Hammam pulled out following corruption allegations.

The winner of the presidential election in Haiti, Jean-Bertrand Ariseemed seemed to have an easy ride in an uncontested election.

Last year, Mr. Fujimoto won his seventh straight four-year term, once again by default in an uncontested election.

Following an essentially uncontested election in 1963, two puppet presidents, René Schick Gutiérrez and, upon his death in 1966, Lorenzo Guerrero Gutiérrez, held office with the support of the Somozas.