1.   Apart from the mayoral race, there are campaigns this year for the citywide offices of public advocate and comptroller.

2.   He is a long shot, but his efforts may lay the foundations for an immigrant candidate to seek citywide office in the future.

3.   Institutionally, it provided for a citywide office that might balance the powers vested in the mayor and the speaker by the new charter.

4.   No Asian-Americans, West Indians or Latin Americans in New York City are Democratic county leaders, members of Congress or strong contenders for citywide office.

5.   No black has held a citywide elected office, and many believed it would stay that way for years to come.

6.   Of the three incumbents in citywide offices, Hevesi, a Democrat, appears to have the easiest battle to keep his job.

7.   The jump was striking in a year when none of the major candidates for citywide office were Hispanic.

8.   The primary election in New York City for citywide offices, including mayor, was canceled.

9.   Under the proposal, party primaries would be eliminated for citywide offices.

10.   What she is remembered for is not always helpful to someone running for citywide office, and it poses a central challenge to her candidacy.