41.   The incumbent governor is bored and looking for the first exit available.

42.   The incumbent governor, squaring off against Democrat Garry Mauro in El Paso, appeared uptight, despite having a strong lead in the polls.

43.   The year has been otherwise marked by rancor and divided loyalties, leaving Glendening as one of the few incumbent governors vulnerable to a strong challenge this year.

44.   To be sure, she is a Democrat in a state that is both increasingly Republican and persistently irascible, not having re-elected an incumbent governor for two decades.

45.   Two incumbent Republican governors, William F. Weld of Massachusetts and George V. Voinovich of Ohio, coasted to easy victories.

46.   Vietnam appointed Do Que Luong acting central bank governor after parliament refused to renominate incumbent governor Cao Si Kiem, a state bank official said.

47.   Weld has played to his advantage as an incumbent governor, polishing his image as a laid-back, affable, regular guy.

48.   When Mauro announced for governor last year, many considered his campaign to be an impossible task, taking on a highly popular incumbent governor.

49.   An incumbent regional governor appointed by President Boris Yeltsin sought a popular mandate Sunday in gubernatorial elections in the Kemerovo region.

50.   Bush immediately called Simon after the primary, and has pledged to help him raise money for the campaign against the incumbent governor, Democrat Gray Davis.