Good Day for Physicists in the U.S. Polls

Illinois

Incumbent Bill Foster (Democrat), a physicist formerly of the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, ran against businessman Jim Oberweis (Republican).

Result: Foster 57.4%, Oberweis 42.6%

Michigan

Incumbent Vern Ehlers (Republican), a physicist, ran against businessman Henry Sanchez (Democrat).

Result: Ehlers 61.1%, Sanchez 35.4%

New Jersey

Incumbent Rush Holt (Democrat), a physicist, competed against businessman Alan Bateman (Republican).

Result: Holt 62.5%, Bateman 36.0%

Tennessee

Incumbent Bart Gordon (Democrat), chair of the House Committee on Science and Technology, ran unopposed for re-election.

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