The possession of such excess funds may discourage otherwise viable candidates from a primary or general election challenge.

With no serious general election challenges in sight, the outcomes could well be dispositive.

Professor Hasen found that election challenges filed in court grew to 361 in 2004, up from 197 in 2000.

One columnist suggests that competitive and well financed same-party general election challenges could become the new norm for districts of this type.

All 211 legislators face election challenges on that day.

Race was also an issue in 1985, the last time Mr. Morgenthau faced a serious election challenge.

This is where it all started," she said of the election challenge, "but now we just let it go?

New Superintendent's Task The board is faced with more than 130 election challenges filed by disgruntled candidates.

He became the first person since Philip Murray to be elected president of the union without an election challenge or the death of a predecessor.

There were 4 deaths, 2 resignations, 13 election challenges, 1 new seat, and 4 seats vacant from the previous Congress.