11.   As of midnight, final results from several races involving Republican incumbents were still not in.

12.   At the end of his second term, he was running a hard-fought race for U.S. Senate, running against Ashcroft, the Republican incumbent.

13.   Besides, he had been so relentlessly outspoken in criticism of the Republican incumbent, Wesley Powell, he did not even need to write a stump speech.

14.   Between Republican incumbents who were defeated and vulnerable Democrats who were assisted, the ads shifted the balance of power in the House, she said.

15.   Bob Smith, the Republican incumbent, had the scare of his life when early press reports gave the victory to Democratic challenger Dick Swett.

16.   Both candidates also promise big increases in spending, staff and training to topple Republican incumbents in Congress in the elections next year.

17.   Both votes come at a time when moderate Republican incumbents are increasingly worried about intra-party challenges from fundamentalist Christians.

18.   A three-term Republican incumbent, he serves on the House Judiciary Committee and was also targeted by the opponents of civil unions.

19.   A Republican incumbent, Thomas Ognibene of Queens, the council minority leader, also won.

20.   A well-financed, well-focused campaign by Siegelman outspent the Republican incumbent.