41.   Identity problems also plague the candidates in the remaining statewide races.

42.   If he runs, it will be his first statewide race.

43.   If he stays in the statewide race, he will soon know that he made the right decision.

44.   In his first statewide race, his manner is stiff, his platform vague and his speeches forgettable.

45.   In another statewide race, the poll showed Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the incumbent, with a wide lead over Bernadette Castro, the Republican candidate.

46.   In the only statewide race, Sen. John Breaux, a Democrat, crushed State Rep. James Donelon, a Republican.

47.   In other statewide races, Republican Santa Mendoza is seeking to become Connecticut attorney general, and Republican Eduardo Lopez is running for Rhode Island secretary of state.

48.   In other statewide races, voters showed an inclination to split the ticket.

49.   In the general election, Democrats face a disadvantage in statewide races.

50.   Irvin is expected to raise only a fraction of the money Chambliss will garner in a statewide race where expensiveTV advertising is critical.