21.   The polls show that he is ahead of the other candidates.

22.   Stuart Ripley, after a quick recovery, and Andy Payton are among the five candidates.

23.   Unlike the other two candidates, little has been heard from the business strategy lecturer at Durham University Business School since the byelection.

24.   The three candidates never lifted it beyond a hard and drab slog.

25.   Both the other candidates have been feverishly trying to assess what damage he has caused them.

26.   Amid all the drama and anticipation, the two candidates huddled with advisers but remained outwardly calm and mostly out of sight Sunday.

27.   Although Labastida is considered the favorite of Zedillo, he faces strong challenges from the other three candidates.

28.   Although the numbers by no means put him in a position to overtake the other candidates, they suggest that he may be connecting with more voters.

29.   Among the other candidates is San Jose State assistant coach Stan Stewart, a former Loyola player.

30.   Among the other candidates, Deputy District Attorney John Lynch was leading for the right to challenge Garcetti in November.