1.   At Colby-Sawyer College earlier this week there were some signs that voters picked through his presentation and found things they liked.

2.   But California voters ultimately picked two sedate and conservative men, Republicans George Deukmejian and Pete Wilson.

3.   Gore has so little connection with his home state that Tennessee voters may pick Bush.

4.   Had voters picked hardline conservatives in those districts, Democratic candidates would have been shoo-ins because the districts are now under Democratic control, according to some party strategists.

5.   Hinchey predicted that given the choice between Clinton and Gingrich, voters will pick Democrats down the line.

6.   In New York, voters picked the peppery Ed Koch as mayor.

7.   In Texas, voters can pick a straight party ticket with a single vote.

8.   Indianapolis voters picked their first black representative, Julia Carson, to keep Democratic control of the hotly contested seat of retiring Democratic Rep. Andy Jacobs.

9.   Often, a voter will pick his third choice rather than his first, if his first choice seems likely to win.

10.   On the GOP side, voters will pick nominees for one seat on the Texas Supreme Court and three on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.