91.   More important, the Democratic incumbents in Florida, Texas and New York look vulnerable, while the Republican one in California looks surprisingly solid.

92.   Most other Democratic incumbents facing tough challenges survived easily.

93.   Most other races rating a mention by those following the House battle, including partisan observers and the political newsletter Texas Weekly, have Democratic incumbents.

94.   On the Democratic side, three lawyers with longstanding involvement in community organizations are vying to succeed Councilman Sal Albanese, the Democratic incumbent who is running for mayor.

95.   Once longtime Democratic incumbents step aside because of term limits or retirement, the GOP thinking goes, Republicans will claim those largely rural seats and take majority status.

96.   One test for Democrats was their ability to hold seats that had been opened by the retirements of Democratic incumbents who could have been easily re-elected themselves.

97.   One test for Democrats was their ability to hold seats that had been opened by the retirements of Democratic incumbents who would have been easily re-elected.

98.   On the Green Party line, Miss Vega, a supermarket checkout clerk, lost handily to the Democratic incumbent, but she is unbowed.

99.   One-party rule in the region ensured the repeated reelection of Democratic incumbents, and the seniority system in Washington elevated them to key chairmanships.

100.   Ousted Democratic incumbents reflected on the past and on the emotions that surrounded leaving Capitol Hill.