1.   And one Republican strategist suggested that Schluter was using the threat of a maverick gubernatorial bid to pressure party leaders into leaving his district unchanged.

2.   Barnes said he even discussed his gubernatorial bid with Coverdell, and never feared Coverdell would betray his confidence.

3.   Breast cancer survivor Las Vegas Mayor Jan Laverty Jones visited Washington this past weekend to compete in the National Race for the Cure and discuss her upcoming gubernatorial bid.

4.   Democrat Tony Sanchez Jr., the multimillionaire banker from Laredo, has formed an exploratory committee that could evolve into a gubernatorial bid.

5.   Donnelly briefly considered running for mayor four years ago, and flirted with the notion of a gubernatorial bid in the past.

6.   He left to make a gubernatorial bid.

7.   His gubernatorial bid has been sidetracked by his admission of a long-standing affair with a woman in his office, an apparent violation of state laws that criminalize adultery.

8.   Is Graham eyeing another gubernatorial bid?

9.   Last month, Hutchison told reporters she had talked to Republicans about a gubernatorial bid.

10.   Settling out of court in a splash would obviously advance his political ambitions at the most crucial time and give him a huge boost in his gubernatorial bid.