Another pattern I noticed is that partisanship proved more important than scandal. Several incumbents (from both parties) who have faced indictment charges in the last few years won, but they were certainly penalized. In the New York 27th, GOP Rep. Chris Collins won by 2 points in a district Trump won by 25 points in 2016. In the California 50th, GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter won by 8 points in a district Trump carried by 15 poitns. And Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez won re-election by 9 points in New Jersey, which went for Clinton by 14 points.