In a political season spiked with racially charged campaigns, a four-term black Mayor is seeking re-election here Tuesday after a quiet, nonpartisan campaign.

The nonpartisan campaigns are trying to carve a new place for voting in youth culture, said Ana Marie Cox, who writes the political Web log called Wonkette.

Rankin ran a nonpartisan campaign in a Democratic state during a period of national hostility toward parties in general.

Mr. Ueberroth, a Republican running a nonpartisan campaign, reported $103,000, and Ms. Huffington $105,500.

Five months ago, Gov. George E. Pataki coasted to a third term after a nonpartisan campaign that appealed not just to his Republican base, but to many moderates and liberals as well.

This time, Mr. Pataki ran a nonpartisan campaign tailored to appeal to everyone, including labor leaders and business executives.

Mr. Swartz is working with immigrant groups across the country to organize a nonpartisan campaign that will help immigrants obtain citizenship.

The goal of the nonpartisan campaign was to persuade 18- to 24-year-olds to vote; toward this end, the animation featured stark photographs - of an electric chair or a child holding a gun for example.

A Republican, he has a reputation of bipartisanship, a theme he plans to hammer by running a nonpartisan campaign.

The nonpartisan campaign, which will require a runoff if no one tops 50 percent of the vote, has grown increasingly personal, with the candidates hurling insults and accusing one another of shameful tactics.