41.   He has never held elected office and was endorsed by the governor.

42.   He won an unprecedented second consecutive four-year term on the strength of a landslide that led a GOP sweep that left Republicans holding every statewide elected office.

43.   His first elected office was that of a state assemblyman in Albany, representing the Stuyvesant Town-Peter Cooper Village area of East Side Manhattan.

44.   Historically, seats on the Supreme Court came after justices held more prominent elected offices first.

45.   Hillary Clinton never has had to be held directly accountable for her positions on education because she never has held elected office.

46.   However, she added that she is considering seeking other elected offices.

47.   If she runs, Dole would be attempting to become the first president since Dwight Eisenhower to win the White House without ever holding elected office.

48.   In elected office, Dorsey set about to create a fiefdom.

49.   In India, any candidate may run anywhere in the nation, so there was great speculation about where Mrs. Gandhi would attempt her maiden quest for elected office.

50.   In reaction to the investigation, eight women in elected office met with Safir and senior police officials Wednesday morning to express their concerns.