1.   The local party supported her candidacy for the post of chairman.

2.   And for good measure, he tries to demonstrate his local affinity by traveling with congressional colleagues or other area officials who support his candidacy.

3.   Aznar has been seeking explicit support from the Catalans in the form of a congressional vote to support a candidacy to head the government.

4.   Besides, Torres said, California already has been generous with Gore and will continue to support his candidacy.

5.   Cleaver, who never publicly endorsed Blackwood but who supported his candidacy, declined to comment Tuesday night on the outcome.

6.   Democrats also continued to point to a statement that Dole made last year about how the Republican Party was paying for television advertisements supporting his candidacy.

7.   He said that Carlson had told him he would support his candidacy.

8.   He wished Bush well but did not endorse him or even suggest that he meant to support his candidacy in more than a superficial way.

9.   His opponent, incumbent Gov. Valery Zubov, conceded defeat Sunday night on national television and criticized the Kremlin for not doing enough to support his candidacy.