Sentence examples for up a runoff from inspiring English sources

But she fell short of claiming an outright majority, setting up a runoff against Representative J. Gresham Barrett, a four-term congressman.

On April 22 , 2012 Hollande topped the field in the first round of the presidential election, setting up a runoff against the incumbent Sarkozy on May 6.

Most candidates and political analysts doubt a clear winner will emerge on Sunday, setting up a runoff for the two leading candidates on Jan . 16and extending what has been a campaign of careful steps, as candidates have tried to balance a show of concern for the nation's calamities while trying not to appear to be exploiting them.

That set up a runoff against the runner-up, an earnest scholarship student from Tennessee.

The initial vote set up a runoff between Eugene and Corvallis, but after some ballots were invalidated due to not being cast in accordance with the law, the two winners were Eugene and Salem.

In Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city, Mayor Lee Brown seemed almost certain to wind up in a runoff.

"And, for example, if a seemingly less popular candidate ends up in a runoff, people would have another chance to really get to know that person.

But for the candidates who were likely to end up in a runoff, the only thing that was certain yesterday was a long night of waiting for returns.

Georgia's gubernatorial primary yesterday sets up a G.O.P. runoff between Karen Handel, the "Mamma Grizzly" who was endorsed by Sarah Palin last week, and Nathan Deal, who is backed by Newt Gingrich.

Control of the Senate could wind up being decided in a runoff in Louisiana in December.

A1 Gains for Iran Reformers An adviser to President Mohammad Khatami said reform candidates appeared to have won 73percentt of the parliamentary seats already decided and could control up to 90percentt after a runoff in April.