The Peronists also won the province of Buenos Aires, the most populous in the country, with a commanding 22.3-point margin.

Vote Could Aid Union Power Such a commanding margin, they said, could strengthen labor's hand as a power broker in next year's City Hall contests.

In the 2007 election, Lalonde was re-elected in his riding by a commanding margin over PC candidate Dennis Pommainville.

The more populist lower house voted to overturn the veto earlier this year by the commanding margin of 308 to 15.

A preliminary breakdown of the vote shows that Mr. Hevesi carried New York City by a commanding 3-to-1 margin, but lost in the suburbs and upstate.

Sampras controls his rivalry with Courier by a commanding 11-3 margin, and he thoroughly controlled his quarterfinal with the overmatched Black yesterday.

Cereal-box status continued to elude Kastor last spring, after the London Marathon, which she won by a commanding two-minute margin, setting an American record of 2:19:36.

Pete Wilson was elected to a second term as California's governor tonight by a commanding margin over his challenger, Kathleen Brown, the State Treasurer.

The Mayors of Dallas and Fort Worth easily won re-election Saturday and San Antonio's former Mayor regained her office by a commanding margin.

A1 Carlos Salinas de Gortari led by a commanding margin as the first official returns from Mexico's Presidential election were announced.