He resigned in connection with Leonid Kuchma's re-election for a new term.

"I don't think it will have anything to do with my re-election whatsoever," he said.

Clearly, he said, with his re-election behind him, the mayor no longer needs the party the way he once did.

With his re-election he is now Columbus's longest serving mayor.

Richard Riley was the first South Carolina governor to have two consecutive terms with his 1982 re-election.

But many also say the chances of an armed confrontation rose with Mr. Chen's re-election in the spring.

With the press coverage and his successful re-election, La Follette rose to become a national figure.

Mr. Milosevic has taken no chances with his own re-election.

He would return to city council with his re-election on January 2, 1926.

First, many believe that God put him in office for a reason, a sense that will undoubtedly grow with his clear re-election.