31.   Democratic incumbents Hastings and Wexler faced only light competition, enabling them to spend most of their time campaigning for the Democratic ticket in South Florida.

32.   Democratic incumbents Russell Feingold and Harry Reid were still fighting for their political lives in Wisconsin and Nevada.

33.   Democratic incumbents such as Lt. Gov. Cruz Bustamante and Treasurer Phil Angelides have no primary opponents Tuesday.

34.   Democratic incumbents won new terms in Massachusetts, Michigan, West Virginia, Minnesota and Delaware.

35.   Democrats are mounting aggressive and well-financed campaigns to retain the six House seats being given up by Democratic incumbents , said Rafe Bemporad, a state party spokesman.

36.   Democratic Gov. Parris Glendening of Maryland won a rematch with Republican Ellen Sauerbrey, and Democratic incumbents won in New Hampshire and Vermont.

37.   Democratic incumbents were reelected in Michigan, West Virginia, Minnesota and Delaware.

38.   Even in GOP-dominated Texas, every Democratic incumbent who ran won re-election to Congress.

39.   Echoing some of the same themes that dominated their first meeting in April, Kerry, the Democratic incumbent, said he supported an increase in the minimum wage.

40.   Even if Pataki wins, the primary could provide an important measure of how forcefully he can challenge the three-term Democratic incumbent, Gov. Mario Cuomo.