New Jersey
Chiesa to Tally 4th Shortest Senate Tenure in New Jersey History
Chris Christie’s appointee will serve just 129 days in the Senate – the fourth shortest stint among the 65 U.S. Senators to serve from New Jersey since statehood.
Read MoreHow Long Will New Jersey’s US Senate Seat Remain Vacant?
New Jersey has endured 27 vacancies throughout history totaling more than three years; four vacancies have lasted more than 100 days.
Read MoreThe Longest Republican US Senate Droughts in the Nation
It has been a combined 141 years since the GOP won a U.S. Senate race in West Virginia (1956), Hawaii (1970), and New Jersey (1972).
Read MoreMounting US Senate Retirements: Tired of DC or Just Plain Tired?
The five U.S. Senators who have announced their retirement during the 113th Congress are 10 years older on average than any ‘retiring class’ from the chamber over the last five decades.
Read MoreCould Cory Booker Oust Frank Lautenberg?
Only 1 of 25 New Jersey U.S. Senate incumbents have lost their renomination bids since the state’s first direct election in 1916.
Read MoreIs the Revolution Over? 3rd Party US House Candidacies Fall 22% from 2010
There are 97 fewer third party and independent candidates on the general election ballots for the nation’s 435 congressional district races this cycle compared to two years ago.
Read MoreBroadcast Media in Love with Republican Governors in 2012
GOP governors land the Top 10 spots for the most broadcast reports mentioning their names since January, led by Rick Perry, Chris Christie, Scott Walker, and Rick Scott.
Read MoreChris Christie and New Jersey’s 95-Year Presidential Nominee Drought
Only two states with larger populations than New Jersey have had longer droughts in producing a major party presidential nominee (Florida and North Carolina).
Read MoreThird Party U.S. House Candidates Spike to Largest Midterm Election Mark Since 1934
With an average of more than one candidate per district, it has been over 75 years since this many independent and third party U.S. House candidates appeared on midterm general election ballots
Read MoreWhich States Have the Most Living Ex-Governors?
250 ex-governors are still living in the United States; New Jersey has five times more living former governors (10) than Connecticut and Wyoming (2)
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