We often judge other people by their faces. It appears that some people judge candidates for elected office by their faces. Researchers showed head‑and‑shoulders photos of the two main candidates in 3232 races for the U.S. Senate to many subjects (dropping subjects who recognized one of the candidates) to see which candidate was rated “more competent” based on nothing but the photos. On Election Day, the candidates whose faces looked more competent won 2222 of the 3232 contests. If faces don’t influence voting, half of all races in the long run should be won by the candidate with the better face. Is there evidence that the candidate with the better face wins more than half the time?