1.   And his running mate is a middle-of-the-road, no-nonsense rising Republican star named Frank Brogan, who has already won a statewide election as Florida education commissioner.

2.   And McCall, as the only black incumbent up for election statewide, would be expected to capture the majority of the black vote.

3.   And less than two weeks ago, Ratliff said he would seek statewide election for a full, four-year term.

4.   And Wheat was facing Ashcroft, a relentless campaigner with an impressive record of statewide election victories at a time when the country was turning more conservative.

5.   As part of a property tax overhaul package, Bullock has proposed changing the homestead tax exemption, which would require a constitutional amendment and therefore a statewide election.

6.   A Massachusetts Republican cannot win statewide election without support from those constituencies.

7.   All said they regularly voted in statewide elections.

8.   All three challenges will be presented to a circuit judge in Leon County, which has jurisdiction in statewide election challenges.

9.   Burris has previously won one statewide election to become Illinois attorney general and served three terms as state comptroller.

10.   But critics say the current state system is tainted because expensive partisan campaigns are necessary for statewide election in judicial races.