21.   In Alabama, where Siegelman unseated the incumbent Republican governor, Fob James Jr., the black share of the vote declined by one percentage point.

22.   In another primary, North Carolina Republicans selected State Rep. Robin Hayes to challenge the incumbent governor, Jim Hunt, a popular Democrat seeking his fourth term.

23.   In Kentucky, Paul Patton, the incumbent Democratic governor, easily won re-election.

24.   In Mississippi, every Republican on the statewide ballot lost except the incumbent GOP governor.

25.   In Rhode Island, Myrth York relied on a LEAP organization to take the party nomination from an incumbent governor.

26.   In the other corner will be Jeb Bush, the incumbent governor and younger brother to the president.

27.   Incumbent governor of a one-party state with no party opposition begins airing campaign commercials six months before the primary.

28.   Incumbent Republican governors in Michigan, Illinois and Ohio appear poised for landslide victories.

29.   Incumbent governors Mike Huckabee in Arkansas, George W. Bush in Texas and Don Sundquist of Tennessee have moderate records and hold double-digit leads over their Democratic challengers.

30.   Last week in the Irkutsk region the incumbent governor, another Putin man, was only just re-elected.