The down-ballot candidates defying trends on the campaign trail

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From New York to Arizona, high-profile candidates running for races further down the ballot than the presidential race are defying expectations.

Ticket splitting is a phenomenon where voters support a party’s candidate for one office and another party’s candidate for another, such as president and representative. This appears to be occurring in five of the most closely watched congressional battles in the country.

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