1.   And it has an irascible electorate that has not re-elected an incumbent governor in two decades.

2.   And the younger Bush did not enlist DeLay into his gubernatorial campaign against the incumbent governor, Ann Richards, a Democrat.

3.   Another southern state, Alabama, threw out its incumbent Republican governor, Fob James, in favor of Democrat Lt. Gov. Don Siegelman.

4.   As an incumbent governor, Whitman is not expected to have much difficulty raising funds.

5.   Alabama, threw out its incumbent Republican governor, Fob James, in favor of Democrat Lt. Gov. Don Siegelman.

6.   Bush beat Richards, the incumbent Democratic governor, at a time when Texas was becoming increasingly Republican.

7.   But a Republican advantage was hard to detect, especially in the South, where Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating at least two incumbent GOP governors.

8.   But as an incumbent governor, she did not have to worry about reaching out to anyone Thursday.

9.   But in Alabama and South Carolina, where incumbent GOP governors once were considered unreachable by Democrats, challengers have used lottery proposals like rocket fuel.

10.   But Weld has played to his advantage as an incumbent governor, polishing his image as a laid-back, affable, regular guy.