Jay Nixon (D) solidly defeated Kenny Hulshof (R) with 58.40 percent of the total statewide vote.

With its heavily African American population, Barack Obama solidly defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton in Louisiana.

Gov. Tommy G. Thompson, a Republican with a national reputation for welfare reform in his state, solidly defeated his Democratic opponent, Ed Garvey, a lawyer and former executive director of the National Football League Player Association.

Running on the independent platform, Montague solidly defeated Martin's candidate, Claude A. Swanson, for the Democratic nomination for Governor of Virginia.

In the general election, however, she solidly defeated her Democratic challenger Anita Lombardi Riley, who only received 27% of the vote.

In the Massachusetts race for governor, Acting Gov. Argeo Paul Cellucci solidly defeated the State Treasurer, Joseph D. Malone, for the Republican Party nomination.

Mr. Wu, a three-term incumbent, apologized for engaging in what he called "inexcusable behavior," and in the end he solidly defeated Ms. Ameri, the founder and president of a telecommunications consulting firm.

For the first two years Confederate forces solidly defeated the U.S. Army, with a few exceptions.

Bulgaria solidly defeated the two most recent champions, Argentina and Germany, on its way to the semifinals.

Dole started out strong by solidly defeating then-Vice President George H.W. Bush in the Iowa caucus-Bush finished third, behind television evangelist Pat Robertson.