21.   The announcement by the City Elections Board threw the Democratic runoff into turmoil just hours before Messinger and Sharpton met in their first one-on-one debate on Monday night.

22.   The Democratic runoff featured Betty Marshall against perennial candidate Gene Kelly.

23.   Troy Brown defeated farmer Rickey Cole in the Democratic runoff.

24.   Victor Morales, the Mesquite civics teacher who outpolled two veteran congressmen and won a spot in the Democratic runoff for the U.S. Senate, was late.

25.   Whoever wins the Democratic runoff, Cornyn will be facing a minority candidate in November.

26.   Artur Davis may want to thank New York for his stunning Democratic runoff victory over five-term Rep. Earl Hilliard in a mostly poor Alabama congressional district.

27.   Because there is no Republican nominee and a Libertarian candidate on the November ballot, victory in the Democratic runoff is tantamount to winning the election.