1.   Scott, who teaches political science at both Saint Francis and Ivy Tech, is making his first bid for elected office.

2.   The trappings of prominent elected offices do not shield the occupants from the challenges, temptations and failures of daily life.

3.   Although women have made steady gains in winning top elected offices, the progress has been slow.

4.   Although she has never held elected office, Dole has a golden resume.

5.   And in Iowa, a state with no women in national elected office, Lt. Gov. Joy Corning, a moderate Republican, is running for governor.

6.   And this time, the Republican will be the one touting long years of service in elected office.

7.   At present, Democrats, who once had a stranglehold on Texas politics, hold no statewide elected offices in Texas.

8.   Bayh has been described as a tailor-made candidate, a man with an apple-pie image who was born to hold elected office.

9.   Bloomberg, like Sanchez, is a wealthy businessman who was seeking elected office for the first time.

10.   A former mayor of Cincinnati, he has more experience in elected office than Ross Perot, Jesse Ventura, Steve Forbes and Florida Gov. Jeb Bush combined.