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3. Corzine now leaves the Senate giving Republicans a chance to take that seat. (He can't buy it for someone else)

Not really. Jon-boy will appoint his replacement in the Senate. That will give him two years to serve and then he/she will run as an incumbant.

NJ voters are soooo stupid.

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Isn't it one year?

When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

-- Amendment XVII, paragraph 2

Now there is an election of U.S. Representatives in 2006; in most states, that counts as a "statewide election" to be used for filling the Senate seat.