1.   In New Mexico, former governor Bruce King and former state legislator Frank Bond secured the Democratic and Republican gubernatorial nominations respectively.

2.   And there were reminders of the bitterness over past fights for the gubernatorial nomination.

3.   Another unexpected beneficiary, they said, was Gray Davis, who won the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.

4.   Besides Morales and Sanchez, Houston lawyer John WorldPeace and Waxahachie businessman Bill Lyon are vying for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination.

5.   Betsy McCaughey Ross, who is competing with Vallone for the gubernatorial nomination, smiles as she promises to fight abuses by HMOs.

6.   Both Collins and DiFrancesco are said to be considering campaigns for the Republican gubernatorial nomination in four years.

7.   Both multimillionaires are competing for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination against Gray Davis, who lives on his salary as lieutenant governor.

8.   Bowers, who has been a leading candidate for the Republican gubernatorial nomination next year, said he will remain in the race.

9.   A Laredo native and fluent Spanish speaker, Sanchez would be the first Hispanic to win the gubernatorial nomination of either major party.

10.   Al Checchi, a multimillionaire businessmen seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, started his advertising by not mentioning his party and making broad bipartisan appeals.