The Senate Game

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Senator Dave MacKenzie (R-VT)
Issue Positions (from On the Issues)

Drugs
•Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
•Voted YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)
•Decriminalize possession of marijuana, but keep sale a criminal offense (Jul 2006)
•Legalize medical marijuana for the terminally ill (Sep 2000)

Education
•Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
•Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
•Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
•Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
•Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
•Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
•Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
•Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
•Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
•Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
•Rated 20% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)

Energy & Oil
•Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
•Voted YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax. (Apr 2009)
•Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade. (Apr 2009)
•Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (Jun 2008)
•Voted NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 2008)
•Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
•Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
•Voted YES on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
•Voted YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
•Voted YES on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
•Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
•Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
•Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
•Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
•Voted YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
•Voted NO on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
•Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
•Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
•Keep efficient air conditioner rule to conserve energy. (Mar 2004)
•Rated 90% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006)
•Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. (Jan 2007)
•$5 billion in tax credits for alternative energy projects. (Mar 2011)
•Designate sensitive ANWR area as protected wilderness. (Nov 2007)

Environment
•Authored ban on Great Lakes drilling. (Oct 2006)
•Voted YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems. (May 2013)
•Voted NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Aug 2009)
•Voted YES on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land. (Dec 2007)
•Voted YES on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
•Voted YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
•Rated 74% by the LCV, indicating moderate votes on environmental issues. (Dec 2003)

Families and Children
•Give parents tools to balance work and family. (Aug 2006)
•Rated 0% by the Christian Coalition, indicating a moderate voting record on family values. (Dec 2003)

[Bidenworth2020]

Senator Dave MacKenzie (R-VT)
Issue Positions (from On the Issues)

Drugs
•Voted NO on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)
•Voted YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests. (Sep 1998)
•Decriminalize possession of marijuana, but keep sale a criminal offense (Jul 2006)
•Legalize medical marijuana for the terminally ill (Sep 2000)

Education
•Voted YES on additional $10.2B for federal education & HHS projects. (Oct 2007)
•Voted YES on $52M for "21st century community learning centers". (Oct 2005)
•Voted YES on $5B for grants to local educational agencies. (Oct 2005)
•Voted YES on shifting $11B from corporate tax loopholes to education. (Mar 2005)
•Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
•Voted YES on funding student testing instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
•Voted YES on spending $448B of tax cut on education & debt reduction. (Apr 2001)
•Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
•Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)
•Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
•Rated 20% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes. (Dec 2003)

Energy & Oil
•Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
•Voted YES on protecting middle-income taxpayers from a national energy tax. (Apr 2009)
•Voted YES on requiring full Senate debate and vote on cap-and-trade. (Apr 2009)
•Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation. (Jun 2008)
•Voted NO on addressing CO2 emissions without considering India & China. (May 2008)
•Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies. (Jun 2007)
•Voted YES on making oil-producing and exporting cartels illegal. (Jun 2007)
•Voted YES on factoring global warming into federal project planning. (May 2007)
•Voted YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's ANWR. (Nov 2005)
•Voted YES on $3.1B for emergency oil assistance for hurricane-hit areas. (Oct 2005)
•Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025 (instead of 5%). (Jun 2005)
•Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (Mar 2005)
•Voted YES on Bush Administration Energy Policy. (Jul 2003)
•Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
•Voted YES on removing consideration of drilling ANWR from budget bill. (Mar 2003)
•Voted NO on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
•Voted YES on terminating CAFE standards within 15 months. (Mar 2002)
•Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)
•Keep efficient air conditioner rule to conserve energy. (Mar 2004)
•Rated 90% by the CAF, indicating support for energy independence. (Dec 2006)
•Sign on to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. (Jan 2007)
•$5 billion in tax credits for alternative energy projects. (Mar 2011)
•Designate sensitive ANWR area as protected wilderness. (Nov 2007)

Environment
•Authored ban on Great Lakes drilling. (Oct 2006)
•Voted YES on protecting ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems. (May 2013)
•Voted NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Aug 2009)
•Voted YES on prohibiting eminent domain for use as parks or grazing land. (Dec 2007)
•Voted YES on including oil & gas smokestacks in mercury regulations. (Sep 2005)
•Voted YES on confirming Gale Norton as Secretary of Interior. (Jan 2001)
•Rated 74% by the LCV, indicating moderate votes on environmental issues. (Dec 2003)

Families and Children
•Give parents tools to balance work and family. (Aug 2006)
•Rated 0% by the Christian Coalition, indicating a moderate voting record on family values. (Dec 2003)

nice detail! I will take this into account.

[Huey Long is a Republican]

So how is Andrew Williams doing?

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Senator Dave MacKenzie (R-VT)
Issue Positions (from On the Issues)

Foreign Policy
•Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Oct 2008)
•Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe. (May 2002)
•Voted YES on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
•Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
•Voted YES on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)

Free Trade
•Voted YES on promoting free trade with Peru. (Dec 2007)
•Voted YES on implementing CAFTA for Central America free-trade. (Jul 2005)
•Voted YES on establishing free trade between US & Singapore. (Jul 2003)
•Voted YES on establishing free trade between the US and Chile. (Jul 2003)
•Voted YES on extending free trade to Andean nations. (May 2002)
•Voted YES on granting normal trade relations status to Vietnam. (Oct 2001)
•Voted YES on removing common goods from national security export rules. (Sep 2001)
•Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
•Voted NO on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)

Government Reform
•Voted NO on Congressional pay raise. (Jul 2009)
•Voted YES on providing a US House seat for the District of Columbia. (Feb 2009)
•Voted YES on granting the District of Columbia a seat in Congress. (Sep 2007)
•Voted NO on requiring photo ID to vote in federal elections. (Jul 2007)
•Voted NO on allowing some lobbyist gifts to Congress. (Mar 2006)
•Voted YES on establishing the Senate Office of Public Integrity. (Mar 2006)
•Voted NO on banning "soft money" contributions and restricting issue ads. (Mar 2002)
•Voted YES on require photo ID (not just signature) for voter registration. (Feb 2002)
•Voted YES on banning campaign donations from unions & corporations. (Apr 2001)
•Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)

Gun Control
•Voted YES on banning high-capacity magazines of over 10 bullets. (Apr 2013)
•Voted YES on allowing firearms in checked baggage on Amtrak trains. (Apr 2009)
•Voted YES on prohibiting foreign & UN aid that restricts US gun ownership. (Sep 2007)
•Voted NO on prohibiting lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Jul 2005)
•Voted NO on banning lawsuits against gun manufacturers for gun violence. (Mar 2004)
•Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)
•Allow courts to decide legitimacy of lawsuits against gun manufacturers. (Mar 2004)

Healthcare
•Voted YES on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (May 2011)
•Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Jun 2009)
•Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
•Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare. (Jul 2008)
•Voted YES on means-testing to determine Medicare Part D premium. (Mar 2008)
•Voted YES on allowing tribal Indians to opt out of federal healthcare. (Feb 2008)
•Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility. (Nov 2007)
•Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D. (Apr 2007)
•Voted NO on limiting medical liability lawsuits to $250,000. (May 2006)
•Voted YES on expanding enrollment period for Medicare Part D. (Feb 2006)
•Voted YES on increasing Medicaid rebate for producing generics. (Nov 2005)
•Voted YES on negotiating bulk purchases for Medicare prescription drug. (Mar 2005)
•Voted YES on $40 billion per year for limited Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Jun 2003)
•Voted YES on allowing reimportation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
•Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
•Voted YES on funding GOP version of Medicare prescription drug benefit. (Apr 2001)
•Voted NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
•Voted NO on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
•Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)
•Leave assisted suicide laws to the states. (Oct 1999)
•Rated 80% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record.

Homeland Security
•Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
•Voted NO on cutting $221M in benefits to Filipinos who served in WWII US Army. (Apr 2008)
•Voted YES on requiring FISA court warrant to monitor US-to-foreign calls. (Feb 2008)
•Voted NO on removing need for FISA warrant for wiretapping abroad. (Aug 2007)
•Voted YES on limiting soldiers' deployment to 12 months. (Jul 2007)
•Voted YES on implementing the 9/11 Commission report. (Mar 2007)
•Voted YES on preserving habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainees. (Sep 2006)
•Voted YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees & interrogation methods. (Sep 2006)
•Voted YES on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act. (Mar 2006)
•Voted YES on extending the PATRIOT Act's wiretap provision. (Dec 2005)
•Voted YES on restricting business with entities linked to terrorism. (Jul 2005)
•Voted YES on restoring $565M for states' and ports' first responders. (Mar 2005)
•Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
•Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)

Immigration
•Voted NO on continuing federal funds for declared "sanctuary cities". (Mar 2008)
•Voted YES on comprehensive immigration reform. (Jun 2007)
•Voted YES on declaring English as the official language of the US government. (Jun 2007)
•Voted YES on eliminating the "Y" nonimmigrant guestworker program. (May 2007)
•Voted YES on building a fence along the Mexican border. (Sep 2006)
•Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program. (May 2006)
•Voted YES on allowing illegal aliens to participate in Social Security. (May 2006)
•Voted YES on giving Guest Workers a path to citizenship. (May 2006)
•Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
•Rated 35% by USBC, indicating an open-border stance. (Dec 2006)

Jobs
•Voted YES on extending unemployment benefits from 39 weeks to 59 weeks. (Nov 2008)
•Voted YES on overriding presidential veto of Farm Bill. (Jun 2008)
•Voted NO on terminating legal challenges to English-only job rules. (Mar 2008)
•Voted NO on limiting farm subsidies to people earning under $750,000. (Dec 2007)
•Voted YES on restricting employer interference in union organizing. (Jun 2007)
•Voted NO on increasing minimum wage to $7.25. (Feb 2007)
•Voted NO on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25. (Mar 2005)
•Voted NO on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
•Rated 55% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a moderate voting record on unions. (Dec 2003)
•Index the minimum wage to inflation, no change in rates. (Mar 2006)

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Senator Dave MacKenzie (R-VT)
Issue Positions (from On the Issues)

Principles & Values
•Voted YES on confirming of Sonia Sotomayor to Supreme Court. (Aug 2009)
•Voted YES on confirming Samuel Alito as Supreme Court Justice. (Jan 2006)
•Voted YES on confirming John Roberts for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. (Sep 2005)
•Voted with Republican Party 74.8% of 323 votes. (Sep 2007)
•Religious affiliation: United Methodist. (Nov 2000)
•Member of the Republican Main Street Partnership. (Nov 2007)

Social Security
•Voted NO on establishing reserve funds & pre-funding for Social Security. (Mar 2007)
•Voted YES on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
•Voted YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
•Rated 80% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record. (Dec 2003)
•Rated 98% by ARA, indicating a pro-Trust Fund stance. (Jan 2013)
•Supports means testing for Social Security benefits. (Aug 2014)

Tax Reform
•Voted NO on increasing tax rate for people earning over $1 million. (Mar 2008)
•Voted NO on allowing AMT reduction without budget offset. (Mar 2008)
•Voted YES on raising the Death Tax exemption to $5M from $1M. (Feb 2008)
•Voted YES on repealing the Alternative Minimum Tax. (Mar 2007)
•Voted YES on raising estate tax exemption to $5 million. (Mar 2007)
•Voted YES on supporting permanence of estate tax cuts. (Aug 2006)
•Voted YES on permanently repealing the `death tax`. (Jun 2006)
•Voted YES on $47B for military by repealing capital gains tax cut. (Feb 2006)
•Voted YES on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends. (Feb 2006)
•Voted YES on extending the tax cuts on capital gains and dividends. (Nov 2005)
•Voted YES on $350 billion in tax breaks over 11 years. (May 2003)
•Voted YES on reducing marriage penalty instead of cutting top tax rates. (May 2001)
•Voted YES on increasing tax deductions for college tuition. (May 2001)
•Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
•Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
•Repeal the estate tax, close income tax loopholes that favor the wealthy. (May 2013)

Technology
•Voted YES on authorizing states to collect Internet sales taxes. (May 2013)
•Voted YES on $23B instead of $4.9B for waterway infrastructure. (Nov 2007)
•Voted NO on restoring $550M in funding for Amtrak for 2007. (Mar 2006)
•Voted NO on disallowing FCC approval of larger media conglomerates. (Sep 2003)
•Opposes Internet sales taxes but believes states should be permitted to collect them. (May 2013)

War & Peace
•Voted YES on redeploying non-essential US troops out of Iraq in 9 months. (Dec 2007)
•Voted YES on designating Iran's Revolutionary Guards as terrorists. (Sep 2007)
•Voted YES on redeploying US troops out of Iraq by March 2008. (Mar 2007)
•Voted YES on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007. (Jun 2006)
•Voted YES on investigating contract awards in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Nov 2005)
•Voted YES on requiring on-budget funding for Iraq, not emergency funding. (Apr 2005)
•Voted YES on $86 billion for military operations in Iraq & Afghanistan. (Oct 2003)
•Voted YES on authorizing use of military force against Iraq. (Oct 2002)
•Voted NO on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)

Welfare & Poverty
•Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
•Voted YES on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
•Support reforms to help move able-bodied welfare recipients to work. (Mar 2009)

[Bidenworth2020]

So how is Andrew Williams doing?

in what way?

[Huey Long is a Republican]

So how is Andrew Williams doing?

in what way?

Election Polls

[Bidenworth2020]

So how is Andrew Williams doing?

in what way?

Election Polls

your race is in 2020, but here is one

60%- Andrew Williams

28%- Generic D

[Sirius_]

Do you actually have dates planned for the election?

[Bidenworth2020]

the elections go by month, at the end of this month is 2018 and so on

[Bidenworth2020]

election night...

more to come!

[wxtransit]

Glad to see this come back!

[ASPN]

Does look interesting, might jump in myself if still open to folks.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Does look interesting, might jump in myself if still open to folks.

[Mycool]

Does look interesting, might jump in myself if still open to folks.

[GM Team Member and Senator WB]

Does look interesting, might jump in myself if still open to folks.

and if I have enough free time between this and Atlasia

[Bidenworth2020]

to those who would like to join, a couple things to note

-do not pick someone up in 2018

- refer to OG rules for how to be registered

[Bidenworth2020]

to be clear, I 'm not bothering with anything other than the 4 Senate races. I will do updates as results come in, with fancy county results.

First results-

Polls have closed in America, and we are about to see the first results. We will see how Pres. Gary Peters will be affecting the races tonight, with a solid 55% approval. We start off our coverage with 2 key senate races in Vermont and Pennsylvania.

Vermont 11% in

MacKenzie- 37%
Welch- 61%

Wow, MacKenzie putting up some solid numbers considering this vote reporting is in from outer parts of Chittenden.

PA 6% in

We can now, surprisingly early,  project that Democrats have picked up the seat, going against the libertarian incumbent.

MORE TO COME!

[Bidenworth2020]

Well, we are now in the west, and have some first results from the Texas and New Mexico senate races!

Texas  7% reporting

Ellis-70%

Thornberry-28%

Good turnout in the cities for Ellis but will it be enough?

New Mexico 19% reporting

Smith- 39%

Teague- 59%

impressive standing for Smith, considering what is coming in.

[President of the great nation of 🏳️‍⚧️]

Here's a few things for my character:

Emily Charlotte Peebleton (born June 20, 1976) is an American politician who's served as the junior Senator from North Carolina since 2018. Prior to her election to the Senate in a 2017 special election, Peebleton served as the Mayor of Charlotte from 2009 to 2014, when she resigned to become Secretary of Health and Human Services under President Barack Obama (AN: Is he still President ITTL?).


The 2009 election for Mayor of Charlotte was one full of twists and turns. Incumbent Mayor Pat McCrory opted to retire, rather than seek an eighth term. Prospective frontrunner for the Democratic nomination, councilman Anthony Foxx, surprised pundits by announcing that he would run for re-election instead of mayor. With her party lacking a strong candidate, Peebleton, then a businesswoman, decided to run, winning the Democratic nomination handily. Councilman John Lassiter ran on the Republican line, also winning heavily.

Lassiter maintained a slim margin in the polls from when polls between Peebleton and Lassiter were first conducted in June 2009 to September the same year, in which it was revealed that Peebleton underwent gender reassignment surgery in 1996. Lassiter's margin increased further for one month, before a sex tape with Democratic then-Mayor Pro Tem Patsy Kinsey was released (AN: Apologies to Bagel for ripping off the fake sex tape plot point).

The final poll, taken on November 2 (Election Eve), had Peebleton and Lassiter in a dead heat. Peebleton would win with 53,589 to Lassiter's 53,332, a margin of 0.24%, the first Democrat to win an election for Mayor of Charlotte since Harvey Gantt in 1985. In sharp contrast to the 2009 election, Peebleton won the 2011 election 63%-37%, and the 2013 election 55%-45%.


The 2017 United States Senate special election in North Carolina was held on November 7, 2017. The Senate election was required, as incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Thom Tillis resigned effective upon the election of a successor, citing health concerns. State Senator Dan Bishop ran for the open seat, but was defeated by Democrat Emily Peebleton. The November general election was the first time in North Carolina history, and only the second time in U.S. history, that a major-party candidate for a U.S. Senate seat was openly transgender. The election received national attention when Bishop launched in a tirade against Peebleton and "his [sic] radical transgender agenda", a remark which proved incredibly beneficial for the Peebleton campaign (AN: the Bob Marshall effect, if you will).


Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Emily Peebleton (D)
State Senator Dan Bishop (R)

[x-Guy]

This looks fun! Can I be a Senator from NJ?

[Bidenworth2020]

This looks fun! Can I be a Senator from NJ?

yep!

[x-Guy]

Name: Xavier Johnson (R-NJ Class3)
Ideology: Conservative Leaning Centrist
Previous offices held: Bound Brook Mayor (2004-2008)
State Senator NJ 23rd legislative district (2009-2017)

Bio:

Before ever being involved in politics, Xavier Johnson worked as a professional lawyer in his field of law. However, he decided to go for it and run for Mayor in his small hometown of Bound Brook where he would easily win as a Republican in 2004 and go on to serve one term after deciding to go on and run for the New Jersey State Senate in the 23rd legislative district. He would face hard primary challenges but he would prevail nonetheless and soon win the general election and serve one and a half term as he decided to leave his seat to prepare for a senate run. During his short but impactful time in the state senate he became fairly well known in New Jersey with his constant advocacy for lowering property taxes and other various policies such as improving business and reducing the deficit in New Jersey while even being vocal when he was against Gov. Christie's policies as Governor if he found them to be worse off. He was known for reaching around the aisle when possible as well. By the time 2018 arrived Senator Bob Menendez had been indicted on serious charges against him and was formally charged thus crippling Democratic hopes in the blue state of New Jersey when the elections arrived. By the time Menendez had been found guilty, recently elected Governor Phil Murphy appointed the President of the Senate, Stephen M. Sweeney to fill in for Senator Menendez in the U.S. Senate. Sweeney was found to be neutral in terms of popularity as most of New Jersey was unaware of him and was certainly lacking compared to Menendez. The normal election was now going to be a special election and was planned to take place a month earlier than the 2018 senate elections for other states making this election to take the national spotlight. Once Johnson announced his run the race was going to tighten in terms of polling to the point of the race being labeled as a tossup due to the Menendez case looming over and the overall awareness and effective campaigning of Johnson in the garden state as well as the fact that he was more sympathetic to left leaning voters who seemed disenfranchised and was not afraid to break with the Republican party on a few issues here and there making himself more likable to New Jersey voters. By the time the elections happened many counties in New Jersey were close with Johnson winning the majority of them.
New Jersey Special Senate Election Results Oct. 2018

Xavier Johnson(R) - 51.7%
Stephen M. Sweeney(D) - 48.3%

[Bidenworth2020]

Name: Xavier Johnson (R-NJ Class3)
Ideology: Conservative Leaning Centrist
Previous offices held: Bound Brook Mayor (2004-2008)
State Senator NJ 23rd legislative district (2009-2017)

Bio:

Before ever being involved in politics, Xavier Johnson worked as a professional lawyer in his field of law. However, he decided to go for it and run for Mayor in his small hometown of Bound Brook where he would easily win as a Republican in 2004 and go on to serve one term after deciding to go on and run for the New Jersey State Senate in the 23rd legislative district. He would face hard primary challenges but he would prevail nonetheless and soon win the general election and serve one and a half term as he decided to leave his seat to prepare for a senate run. During his short but impactful time in the state senate he became fairly well known in New Jersey with his constant advocacy for lowering property taxes and other various policies such as improving business and reducing the deficit in New Jersey while even being vocal when he was against Gov. Christie's policies as Governor if he found them to be worse off. He was known for reaching around the aisle when possible as well. By the time 2018 arrived Senator Bob Menendez had been indicted on serious charges against him and was formally charged thus crippling Democratic hopes in the blue state of New Jersey when the elections arrived. By the time Menendez had been found guilty, recently elected Governor Phil Murphy appointed the President of the Senate, Stephen M. Sweeney to fill in for Senator Menendez in the U.S. Senate. Sweeney was found to be neutral in terms of popularity as most of New Jersey was unaware of him and was certainly lacking compared to Menendez. The normal election was now going to be a special election and was planned to take place a month earlier than the 2018 senate elections for other states making this election to take the national spotlight. Once Johnson announced his run the race was going to tighten in terms of polling to the point of the race being labeled as a tossup due to the Menendez case looming over and the overall awareness and effective campaigning of Johnson in the garden state as well as the fact that he was more sympathetic to left leaning voters who seemed disenfranchised and was not afraid to break with the Republican party on a few issues here and there making himself more likable to New Jersey voters. By the time the elections happened many counties in New Jersey were close with Johnson winning the majority of them.
New Jersey Special Senate Election Results Oct. 2018

Xavier Johnson(R) - 51.7%
Stephen M. Sweeney(D) - 48.3%

county map?

[x-Guy]

Name: Xavier Johnson (R-NJ Class3)
Ideology: Conservative Leaning Centrist
Previous offices held: Bound Brook Mayor (2004-2008)
State Senator NJ 23rd legislative district (2009-2017)

Bio:

Before ever being involved in politics, Xavier Johnson worked as a professional lawyer in his field of law. However, he decided to go for it and run for Mayor in his small hometown of Bound Brook where he would easily win as a Republican in 2004 and go on to serve one term after deciding to go on and run for the New Jersey State Senate in the 23rd legislative district. He would face hard primary challenges but he would prevail nonetheless and soon win the general election and serve one and a half term as he decided to leave his seat to prepare for a senate run. During his short but impactful time in the state senate he became fairly well known in New Jersey with his constant advocacy for lowering property taxes and other various policies such as improving business and reducing the deficit in New Jersey while even being vocal when he was against Gov. Christie's policies as Governor if he found them to be worse off. He was known for reaching around the aisle when possible as well. By the time 2018 arrived Senator Bob Menendez had been indicted on serious charges against him and was formally charged thus crippling Democratic hopes in the blue state of New Jersey when the elections arrived. By the time Menendez had been found guilty, recently elected Governor Phil Murphy appointed the President of the Senate, Stephen M. Sweeney to fill in for Senator Menendez in the U.S. Senate. Sweeney was found to be neutral in terms of popularity as most of New Jersey was unaware of him and was certainly lacking compared to Menendez. The normal election was now going to be a special election and was planned to take place a month earlier than the 2018 senate elections for other states making this election to take the national spotlight. Once Johnson announced his run the race was going to tighten in terms of polling to the point of the race being labeled as a tossup due to the Menendez case looming over and the overall awareness and effective campaigning of Johnson in the garden state as well as the fact that he was more sympathetic to left leaning voters who seemed disenfranchised and was not afraid to break with the Republican party on a few issues here and there making himself more likable to New Jersey voters. By the time the elections happened many counties in New Jersey were close with Johnson winning the majority of them.
New Jersey Special Senate Election Results Oct. 2018

Xavier Johnson(R) - 51.7%
Stephen M. Sweeney(D) - 48.3%

county map?

Having trouble getting my custom image on the forums. I think I'll need help.