Gov. Chris Christie claims that over the last 48 years every governor in the midterm of his or her first term has lost seats in the Legislature, except Jim McGreevey in 2003.
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Even if they don't win a new seat, Republicans can still declare victory on Tuesday.
Gov. Chris Christie explained how in a recent radio interview. He said that during the last 48 years every governor in the midterm of his or her first term has lost seats in the Legislature, except Jim McGreevey in 2003.
PolitiFact New Jersey researched state election history and found the governor is right. Besides McGreevey, the last governor to pick up seats in a midterm election was Robert Meyner in the 1950s.
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Gov. Chris Christie claimed every governor for the last 48 years has lost seats in the Legislature during the midterm of his or her first term, except Jim McGreevey. We rate the claim True.More Truth-O-Meter Rulings on Gov. Christie
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