November 7,2017
by Jason Vigorito
Interesting Fact of the day:
Why we vote on a Tuesday: in 1845, before Florida, California, and Texas were states, or slavery had been abolished, Congress needed to pick a time for Americans to vote. We were an agrarian society. We traveled by horse and buggy. Farmers needed a day to get to the county seat, a day to vote, and a day to get back, without interfering with the three days of worship. So that left Tuesday and Wednesday, but Wednesday was market day. So, Tuesday it was. In 1875 Congress extended the Tuesday date for national House elections and in 1914 for federal Senate elections.
Why we vote in November: the month of November fit nicely between harvest time and brutal winter weather–which can be especially bad when you’re trudging along by horse and buggy.
With 95% of districts reporting, Vagianos and Ordway are losing badly.
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Thank heavens for small favors.
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State Assembly – District 40 – General
November 07, 2017 – 11:27PM ET
New Jersey – 139 of 146 Precincts Reporting – 95%
Max Winners=2
Name Party Votes Vote %
Rooney, Kevin (i) GOP 28,558 27%
DePhillips, Christopher GOP 28,236 27%
Ordway, Christine Dem 24,444 23%
Vagianos, Paul Dem 24,107 23%
Pellechia, Anthony Ind 525 0%