11.   If the next governor is to cut taxes, he will have to muscle large, unpopular spending cuts through the Legislature.

12.   In an earth-rattling political upset that shell-shocked politicians and prognosticators everywhere, Mr. Ventura became the next governor of Minnesota.

13.   In an earth-rattling political upset Tuesday that left politicians and prognosticators shellshocked, Ventura became the next governor of Minnesota.

14.   Incidentally, only a short while ago it was rumored in St. Petersburg that Putin might become the next governor.

15.   In the race to be the next governor of Massachusetts, there was a time when the statewide nominating conventions were crucial to winning the election.

16.   Maybe our next governor will support funding such an attraction.

17.   McGreevey, who largely set the agenda in the race, continually told voters that their next governor should focus on lowering property taxes and auto insurance rates.

18.   On Saturday, one of them will become the next governor of Louisiana.

19.   People describing their wish-list for the next governor rarely mentioned cutting taxes, and never talked about government excess.

20.   She had been practically anointed by the pundits as the next governor.