11.   Binder has tracked the mayoral race since June when the current crop of Democratic candidates officially declared for the campaign.

12.   Bloomberg defeated Democratic candidate Mark Green in an extremely close mayoral race.

13.   A mayoral race turned on opposition to progressive education, and New York students got back behind their desks and focused on learning proper language and good citizenship.

14.   A third man, who recently pulled out of a mayoral race after threats from left-wing guerrilla groups, was also murdered, the newspaper said.

15.   Again and again, his opponents in the Oakland mayoral race have insisted, the big-picture Brown is unsuited for the smallness of Oakland City Hall.

16.   But Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer and Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger have already raised substantial campaign funds and have hired consultants in preparation for a mayoral race.

17.   But the party lost in the New York City mayoral race, with Republican Michael Bloomberg winning the contest to succeed the popular Rudolph Giuliani.

18.   By comparison, the mayoral race really is a beauty contest, no matter what Ruth Messinger says.

19.   Critics said that the timing of the error, after the Louima case became an issue in the mayoral race, was suspicious.

20.   During the last mayoral race, all three candidates clamored to take the homegrown money as donations.