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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for March 22, 2023
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March 22, 2023: In the 2022 midterm elections, 2,884 candidates ran for 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 35 seats in the U.S. Senate. This means that 1 in 6 candidates, or 16%, were actually elected.
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Each weekday, Scott Rasmussen’s Number of the Day explores interesting and newsworthy topics at the intersection of culture, politics, and technology.
- March 21, 2023-60 years ago, Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary closed
- March 20, 2023-41% of voters would recognize the signs of overdose and know what to do
- March 17, 2023-30.4 million Americans claim Irish ancestry
- March 16, 2023-66% of candidates in 2022 were men
- March 15, 2023-2066 years ago, Julius Caesar was assassinated
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