31.   Gould may be speaking out again this fall, as the gubernatorial race in California moves into high gear.

32.   Gov. Pete Wilson, a Republican, still leads in the gubernatorial race, although Democratic challenger Kathleen Brown is within striking distance, the poll shows.

33.   Gov. Christie Whitman almost lost the gubernatorial race last fall in large part because of widespread anger about auto insurance.

34.   Had they won, the newest entry in the gubernatorial race would have been compelled by the image-makers to change his name to Buckminster Richardson.

35.   Gov. George W. Bush and his Democratic challenger in the gubernatorial race, Garry Mauro, both have Washington fund-raisers this month.

36.   He jumped belatedly into a crowded field in the Massachusetts gubernatorial race, without the endorsement of the former president.

37.   He will replace former Virginia Gov. James Gilmore, who was ousted after the GOP lost gubernatorial races in his state and New Jersey last year.

38.   His decision to stay out of the gubernatorial races was criticized by conservatives who accused him of not being sufficiently partisan and of unilaterally disarming the GOP.

39.   However, Vallone is barred, by term limits, from seeking re-election after this term expires, another incentive for him to enter the gubernatorial race.

40.   In addition to the gubernatorial race, New Yorkers face decisions about other statewide offices, the legislature, the House of Representatives and Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.