Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 47 hotly contested 41 bitterly contested 41 Partisan 41 closely contested 40 dueling 40 fiercely contested 39 intraparty 39 internecine 38 bitterly fought 38 rancorous 38 skirmishes 36 gubernatorial 36 postelection 36 bitter 35 battlegrounds 35 raging 35 Dueling 34 statehouses 34 acrimonious 34 partisan 34 congressional 34 nastiest 34 contested 34 raged 33 fractious 33 midterm election 33 gubernatorial candidates 33 contentious 33 erupted 33 midterm congressional 33 protracted 33 mudslinging 33 marred 33 bloodiest 33 simmering 33 girding 33 Gubernatorial 33 battles 32 Sectarian 32 nasty 32 presidential hopefuls 32 midterm elections 32 Republicans 32 tempers flared 32 fierce 31 continued unabated 31 statehouse 31 aplenty 31 Democrats 31 Heated 31 fiercest 31 homestretch 31 roiling 31 bloody 31 Overshadowed 31 looming 31 bitter rivals 31 fistfights 31 jockeyed 31 sporadic 31 galore 30 testy 30 figured prominently 30 stalemated 30 mired 30 Election Day 30 unsettled 30 headline grabbing 30 scuffles 30 warring 30 battleground 30 Democratic 30 seesawing 30 tempestuous 30 pockmarked 30 seemingly endless 30 Tense 30 showdowns 30 tightly contested 30 governorships 30 clashing 29 loom 29 races 29 midterm 29 Sens. Hillary Clinton 29 figure prominently 29 Factions 29 tea partiers 29 tense 29 duels 29 titanic 29 ensue 29 mud slinging 29 jousting 29 flared 29 rages 29 raucous 29 tempers 29 heated 29 voter discontent 29 skirmish