Split-ticket voting between Senate and gubernatorial races in US states has become less common over time.
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Nate Silver, “Split-ticket voting between Senate and gubernatorial races in US states has become less common over time.” (said 23 October 2026). Verdict: not researched. Reliability API, claim c_4e3baef90e07, method 0.1.0+28da144b, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_4e3baef90e07
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