Even so, Mr. Scott is hoping to take advantage of the anti-incumbency sentiment that is running deep among voters in the nation.

The charges against McDade coincided with the ongoing investigation into the House "Rubbergate" scandal [see p. 38807]and the strong anti-incumbency sentiments consistently uncovered in recent opinion polls.

Voters Sought Change Local issues aside, the mood of voters here, like that on the mainland, was marked by anti-incumbency sentiment.

The longer the White House and dissenting Republican senators tussle over the issue, the greater the risk that it could backfire and feed an anti-incumbency sentiment already threatening Republicans this fall.

Political analysts concluded that the election was a referendum on the outgoing DMK government and the powerful anti-incumbency sentiment helped the ADMK colaition.

Mr. Sikorski was a prime target for anti-incumbency sentiments, with 697 overdrafts at the House bank.

A car dealer, Ms. Leonard has been billed by the Republican Governors' Association as the "perfect outsider," in this year of anti-incumbency sentiment.

If anti-incumbency sentiments have a voice, it was hers.

But with fewer vacancies in 1994 and a growing anti-incumbency sentiment, women incumbents, like men, will be hard-pressed to hold on to their seats, Professor Jeffe said.

Ms. Mayawati's rival, Mulayam Singh Yadav, seems to have suffered from anti-incumbency sentiments, which are common in Indian politics.