Last year Mr Sharpton nearly forced himself into a run-off for the Democrat nomination for mayor.
Short of a very big political upheaval they will be in the final run-off.
This prompted a shocked electorate to flock to President Jacques Chirac in the run-off.
Though it took an unexpected run-off vote, Lula won a second four-year term last October.
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That means they will face each other again in a run-off on December 28th.
That may change, however, and he might yet force Mr Toledo into a run-off.
There would be a second round run-off if neither secures 50% of ballots cast.
"The Egyptians were fertilising the land, and then fertilising the sea with the run-off, " she said.
That will not happen in the run-off, with just two presidential candidates and fewer other races.
If the polls are right, Ms Flores will face Mr Humala in a run-off.
Apoyo, a polling firm, now suggests that each would get 50% in a run-off.
The prospect of a run-off against Mr Toledo seems to have rattled Mr Fujimori.
After changing tacks several times, it is again saying it will boycott any run-off election.
But Nagin's total fell short of the majority needed to avoid facing a run-off with Lt.
He faces terrestrial defeat in a run-off against Hugo Napoleao, a less picturesque conservative.
If no candidate wins an absolute majority, a run-off will be held two weeks later.
Another incumbent fell by the wayside when Cynthia McKinney lost her primary run-off election.
After eight years abroad, he is now challenging Ms Flores for a place in any run-off.
To avoid a run-off ballot, the winning candidate had previously to secure 45% of the vote.
Mr Hahn's most likely rival in the run-off is another figure from Sacramento, Antonio Villaraigosa.
Mark Sanford comfortably saw off a rival in Tuesday night's run-off poll to become his party's candidate.
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Once the Republicans had manoeuvred Ms Landrieu into a run-off, this Senate seat was theirs to lose.
It also claimed to have won the presidential ballot outright, but official results called for a run-off.
Run-off water from the fire-fighting operation reduced oxygen levels in the canal, causing the fish to die.
If no candidate gets more than 50% of the votes, a run-off will be held next month.
Mr Anastasiades and Mr Malas, backed by the left-wing Akel party, will now contest the run-off vote.
It would mean that the accused would be free to stay for any run-off vote, she adds.
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She won in a run-off against former Sao Paulo governor Jose Serra with 55.9% of the votes.
That gave him victory by default after Carlos Menem, another former president, withdrew from a run-off ballot.
Three years later, he stood in DR Congo's first democratic elections, losing a run-off against President Joseph Kabila.
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